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Championship · 20 December 2015

Leeds 1 – 0 Preston North End

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The match · Details
Attendance
22,641
Competition
Championship
Venue
Home
Elland Road
Manager
Steve Evans
Captain
Liam Cooper
Won 1–0 v Preston North End

1 goal scorers unavailable

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

Goal timings aren’t recorded for this match, so the goal does not appear on the timeline below.

  1. 64' Substitution — Souleymane Doukara on for Luke Murphy, 64'
  2. 82' Substitution — Mirco Antenucci on for Chris Wood, 82'
  3. 90+4' Substitution — Kalvin Phillips on for Stuart Dallas, 90'+4
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

11
  1. GK Marco Silvestri
  2. DF Giuseppe Bellusci
  3. DF Liam Cooper C
  4. DF Charlie Taylor
  5. DF Scott Wootton
  6. DF / WG Sam Byram
  7. DF / WG Stuart Dallas
    ↓ 90'+4 Kalvin Phillips
  8. MF Liam Bridcutt
  9. MF Lewis Cook
  10. MF Luke Murphy
    ↓ 64' Souleymane Doukara
  11. FW Chris Wood
    ↓ 82' Mirco Antenucci

Substitutes

3
  1. MF Kalvin Phillips
    ↑ 90'+4 for Stuart Dallas
  2. FW Mirco Antenucci
    ↑ 82' for Chris Wood
  3. FW Souleymane Doukara
    ↑ 64' for Luke Murphy
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Preston North End
Possession: Leeds 59%, Preston North End 41%
Shots: Leeds 12, Preston North End 9
On target: Leeds 2, Preston North End 7
Shots in box: Leeds 6, Preston North End 4
Shots out box: Leeds 7, Preston North End 5
Blocked: Leeds 2, Preston North End 1
Corners: Leeds 8, Preston North End 5
Fouls: Leeds 0, Preston North End 0
Offsides: Leeds 3, Preston North End 1
Yellows: Leeds 1, Preston North End 5
Passes: Leeds 439, Preston North End 300
Pass acc.: Leeds 75%, Preston North End 66%
Saves: Leeds 7, Preston North End 2
The other side

Preston North End line-up

Starting XI

  1. J. Pickford
  2. P. Huntington
  3. T. Clarke
  4. G. Cunningham
  5. M. Vermijl
  6. A. Reach
  7. J. Welsh
  8. A. Browne
  9. P. Gallagher
  10. J. Garner
  11. W. Keane

Sent off

Jordan Pickford 31' (red)

The record

Leeds v Preston North End

Preston North End profile →
66
Played
24
Won
16
Drawn
26
Lost
Won 24, drawn 16, lost 26 of 66

First met 1924 · 94 scored, 101 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Preston North End
DateH/AScoreResult
12 Apr 2025 Championship H 2–1 Won 2–1 v Preston North End
14 Dec 2024 Championship A 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Preston North End
21 Jan 2024 Championship H 2–1 Won 2–1 v Preston North End
26 Dec 2023 Championship A 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Preston North End
26 Dec 2019 Championship H 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Preston North End