Preston North End FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Preston North End FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — Championship at Deepdale.
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Plymouth Argyle FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matt Donohue
- Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
- Assistant 2 Emily Carney (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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–2 L 21 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L 18 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L 12 Apr Leeds United FC A 1–2 L 08 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D 05 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–1 W 21 Apr Coventry City FC H 3–1 W 18 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L 12 Apr Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W 09 Apr Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L 05 Apr Norwich City FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Plymouth Argyle FC has kicked off!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stefan Teitur Thordarson, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 10' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 14' What a strike from Mustapha Bundu! The score is 0-1.
- 19' It looks surprising Plymouth Argyle FC does not make any changes. Freddie Issaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
- 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Plymouth Argyle FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The referee calls foul for Stefan Teitur Thordarson. He receives a card.
- 33' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
- 38' Plymouth Argyle FC is showing some good football. However, Plymouth Argyle FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' Maksym Taloverov is replacing Julio Pleguezuelo for the Plymouth Argyle FC side.
- 46' Victor Palsson was booked on 46.
- 51' Plymouth Argyle FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' Ryan Hardie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Plymouth Argyle FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 67' Another substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC to replace Nikola Katic by Joe Edwards on 67 minute.
- 69' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Ledson is hanging Stefan Teitur Thordarson on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
- 75' Goal! Callum Wright scores his 16 goal in 145 matches.
- 76' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Andrew Hughes by Ched Evans on 76 minute.
- 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 82' Jordan Houghton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Darko Gyabi on 82 minute.
- 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Robbie Brady suffering a number of foals already.
- 90' Goal! Emil Riis Jakobsen scores his 43 goal in 378 matches.
- 90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 90.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Preston North End FC
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Andrew Hughes ↓ Ched Evans 76'
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Ryan Ledson ↑ 69'
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Ched Evans ↑ 76'
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Coach Paul HeckingbottomPlymouth Argyle FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 2
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Ryan Hardie ↓ Freddie Issaka 82'
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Nikola Katic ↓ Joe Edwards 67'
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Darko Gyabi ↓ Jordan Houghton 82'
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Muhamed Tijani ↓ Callum Wright 67'
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Jordan Houghton ↑ 82'
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Joe Edwards ↑ 67'
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Callum Wright ↑ 67'
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Freddie Issaka ↑ 82'
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Maksym Taloverov ↑ 45'
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Head to Head
Preston North End FC Form
2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-12 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC DPlymouth Argyle FC Form
2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-04-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2025-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W 2025-04-09 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W