Leicester City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26

Leicester City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 King Power Stadium 28,797 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Leicester City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

  • Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
  • Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
  • Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
  • Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

  2

  1

  1

  Leicester City FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

  Recent Form

  Leicester City FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  03 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–2	D
  21 Mar	Watford FC	A	0–0	D
  14 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–3	L
  10 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
  07 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
  28 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	0–2	L

  Preston North End FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
  20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
  14 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
  11 Mar	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
  06 Mar	Oxford United FC	H	1–3	L
  28 Feb	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L

  Season Stats

  Leicester City FC		Preston North End FC
  #23	Position	#14
  46	Points	60
  46	Played	46
  12 / 16 / 18	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
  58	Scored	55
  68	Conceded	62
  -10	GD	-7
  1.00	PPG	1.30
  26%	Win %	33%

  Key Stats

  50% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (4 games)

  100% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  13% Clean Sheets
  Leicester City FC this season

  20% Clean Sheets
  Preston North End FC this season

  Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Leicester City FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' Leicester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Patson Daka on 4.
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 345 games and scored 455 goals.
  • 14' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ben Whiteman scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrew Moran gets a card.
  • 20' It’s high time Andy King made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 21.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Thomas, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 31' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' GOAL! Andrew Moran scores on 38. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin
  • 43' Brad Potts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 45' What a strike from Ben Whiteman! The score is 1-2.
  • 50' Caleb Okoli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a card for Liam Lindsay.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Jordan Storey gets a card.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Andrew Moran is replaced by Brad Potts on 67 minute.
  • 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 74' Ben Nelson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamaal Lascelles on 74 minute.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' Michael Smith is replacing Lewis Dobbin for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 81' What an equalizer from Patson Daka!
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Andrija Vukcevic. He replaces Thierry Small on 85 minute.
  • 88' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Patson Daka departs to be replaced by Jordan Ayew.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Divine Mukasa is replaced by Jannik Vestergaard on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 2-2.

• Leicester City FC

  4-2-3-1

  Starting XI

  • 21
    Ricardo Pereira
  • 24
    Jamaal Lascelles ↓ Ben Nelson 74'
  • 8
    Harry Winks
  • 22
    Oliver Skipp ↓ Bobby Reid 74'
  • 10
    Stephy Mavididi ↓ Jeremy Monga 88'
  • 20
    Patson Daka ↓ Jordan Ayew 88'
  • 5
    Caleb Okoli
  • 33
    Luke Thomas
  • 1
    Jakub Stolarczyk
  • 7
    Abdul Issahaku
  • 29
    Divine Mukasa ↓ Jannik Vestergaard 90'

  Bench

  • 17
    Hamza Choudhury
  • 9
    Jordan Ayew ↑ 88'
  • 31
    Asmir Begovic
  • 23
    Jannik Vestergaard ↑ 90'
  • 14
    Bobby Reid ↑ 74'
  • 18
    Joe Aribo
  • 4
    Ben Nelson ↑ 74'
  • 12
    Dujuan Richards
  • 28
    Jeremy Monga ↑ 88'

  Coach Andy King

  Preston North End FC

  5-3-2

  Starting XI

  • 6
    Liam Lindsay ↓ Lewis Gibson 67'
  • 16
    Andrew Hughes
  • 14
    Jordan Storey
  • 4
    Ben Whiteman
  • 1
    Daniel Iversen
  • 2
    Pol Valentin Sancho
  • 28
    Milutin Osmajic ↓ Daniel Jebbison 67'
  • 21
    Alfie Devine
  • 26
    Thierry Small ↓ Andrija Vukcevic 85'
  • 17
    Lewis Dobbin ↓ Michael Smith 80'
  • 23
    Andrew Moran ↓ Brad Potts 67'

  Bench

  • 44
    Brad Potts ↑ 67'
  • 24
    Michael Smith ↑ 80'
  • 13
    David Cornell
  • 3
    Andrija Vukcevic ↑ 85'
  • 19
    Lewis Gibson ↑ 67'
  • 9
    Daniel Jebbison ↑ 67'
  • 42
    Odel Offiah
  • 34
    Kitt Nelson
  • 22
    Milos Lukovic

  Coach Paul Heckingbottom

• Head to Head

  2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

  Leicester City FC Form

  2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-14 Leicester City FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-03-10 Leicester City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2026-03-07 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-02-28 Leicester City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L

  Preston North End FC Form

  2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L