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Championship · 21 January 2024

Leeds 2 – 1 Preston North End

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The match · Details
Attendance
36,570
Competition
Championship
Venue
Home
Elland Road
Manager
Daniel Farke
Captain
Ethan Ampadu
Won 2–1 v Preston North End

Daniel James 6' · Joël Piroe 90'+4

Preston North End

W. Keane 2'

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 6' Goal — Daniel James, assisted by Junior Firpo
  2. 76' Substitution — Sam Byram on for Junior Firpo, 76'
  3. 76' Substitution — Joël Piroe on for Glen Kamara, 76'
  4. 90+4' Goal — Joël Piroe (penalty), 90'+4
  5. 90+6' Substitution — Liam Cooper on for Crysencio Summerville, 90'+6
  6. 90+8' Substitution — Mateo Joseph Fernandez on for Georginio Rutter, 90'+8
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1 · 11
  1. GK Illan Meslier
  2. DF Junior Firpo
    ↓ 76' Sam Byram
  3. DF Joe Rodon
  4. DF / MF Ethan Ampadu C
  5. MF Archie Gray
  6. MF Ilia Gruev
  7. MF Glen Kamara
    ↓ 76' Joël Piroe
  8. WG Daniel James
  9. WG Crysencio Summerville
    ↓ 90'+6 Liam Cooper
  10. FW Patrick Bamford
  11. FW Georginio Rutter
    ↓ 90'+8 Mateo Joseph Fernandez

Substitutes

4
  1. DF Liam Cooper
    ↑ 90'+6 for Crysencio Summerville
  2. DF / WG Sam Byram
    ↑ 76' for Junior Firpo
  3. FW Mateo Joseph Fernandez
    ↑ 90'+8 for Georginio Rutter
  4. FW Joël Piroe
    ↑ 76' for Glen Kamara
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Preston North End
Possession: Leeds 57%, Preston North End 43%
Shots: Leeds 20, Preston North End 8
On target: Leeds 6, Preston North End 2
Shots in box: Leeds 12, Preston North End 6
Shots out box: Leeds 8, Preston North End 2
Blocked: Leeds 6, Preston North End 3
Corners: Leeds 9, Preston North End 3
Fouls: Leeds 12, Preston North End 18
Offsides: Leeds 1, Preston North End 1
Yellows: Leeds 4, Preston North End 6
Passes: Leeds 414, Preston North End 317
Pass acc.: Leeds 82%, Preston North End 71%
Saves: Leeds 1, Preston North End 3
xG: Leeds 2.56, Preston North End 1.11
The other side

Preston North End line-up

Starting XI

3-5-2
  1. D. Cornell
  2. J. Storey
  3. L. Lindsay
  4. A. Hughes
  5. B. Potts
  6. M. Frøkjær-Jensen
  7. B. Whiteman
  8. A. McCann
  9. L. Millar
  10. W. Keane
  11. E. Riis

Goals

W. Keane 2'

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
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
22 Oct 2019 Championship A 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Preston North End