Preston North End without a win in 7 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 2:1 against Blackburn Rovers.
Match Centre: Preston North End vs Portsmouth
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Preston North End
20:45
Wed 9 Dec · your time
in 39 days 22 h
Away
Portsmouth
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Portsmouth2:1Millwall
Dykes 16' (og)Waddingham 82'
Metcalfe 6'
Tue 20 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers1:1Portsmouth
James 62'
Devlin 86'
Wed 14 Oct · Championshipat home
Portsmouth3:2Sheffield United
Swanson 41'Segečić 54'Adams 89'
Tanganga 59'Cannon 67'
Stadium: Deepdale, Preston
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Preston North End concede 2.4 goals per match
Preston North End2.4
Portsmouth1.0
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Portsmouth concede 1.0.
Last meeting, 7 February 2026: Preston North End – Portsmouth 1:0
LWLW
Portsmouth have scored in 4 matches in a row
WWDW
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 7 goals in those matches.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Johnny Kenny
Preston North End · forward
2goals
1assist
7.11avg rating
Last match, West Bromwich Albion: rating 7.2.
Adrian Segečić
Portsmouth · midfielder
2goals
2assists
6.99avg rating
Last match, Millwall: rating 6.3.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Preston North End at home and Portsmouth away, as in this match.
Preston North End
all matches · 10
1W2D7L0.8scored per match2.0conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L0.7scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.3scored per match2.2conceded per match
- 24 Oct West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 1:1D
- 17 Oct WrexhamAChampionship 4:1L
- 13 Oct Birmingham CityAChampionship 4:0L
- 10 Oct MillwallHChampionship 0:1L
- 19 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Lincoln CityHChampionship 0:1L
- 8 Sep WatfordAChampionship 2:1L
- 5 Sep Blackburn RoversHChampionship 2:1W
- 1 Sep Bristol CityHChampionship 1:3L
- 29 Aug Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:0L
- 26 Aug EvertonHCarabao Cup 0:4L
- 22 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:3L
- 15 Aug Bolton WanderersAChampionship 2:1L
- 8 Aug Huddersfield TownHCarabao Cup 1:1W
- 2 May SouthamptonHChampionship 1:3L
- 25 Apr Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 2:3W
- 22 Apr Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 18 Apr West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 0:2L
- 11 Apr Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:2W
- 3 Apr Leicester CityAChampionship 2:2D
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipaway
Watford2:1Preston North End
Kayembe 69'Doumbia 76'
Lang 5'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End2:1Blackburn Rovers
Lang 9', 27'
Mills 51' (og)
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Bristol City
Wiley 51'
Twine 4'Eissat 79'Ballard 86'
Wed 26 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End0:4Everton
Barry 25', 59', 70'Johnson 72'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Thompson 90+1'
López 8', 82'Armstrong 71'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers2:1Preston North End
Dalby 14'Gale 25'
Erabi 86'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End1:1Huddersfield Town
pens 4:3
Erabi 90+3'
Balker 38'
Sat 2 May · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Southampton
Dobbin 60'
Harwood-Bellis 12'Stewart 47'Larin 90+1'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Sheffield United2:3Preston North End
Hamer 71' (p)Bamford 82'
Lindsay 5', 20'Dobbin 76'
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:1Preston North End
Stansfield 10'Osman 16'
Hughes 25'
Sat 18 Apr · Championshipat home
Preston North End0:2West Bromwich Albion
Maja 11'Dike 77'
Sat 11 Apr · Championshipaway
Charlton Athletic1:2Preston North End
Rankin-Costello 18'
Dobbin 25'Potts 65'
Fri 3 Apr · Championshipaway
Leicester City2:2Preston North End
Daka 4', 81'
Moran 38'Whiteman 45'
Portsmouth
all matches · 10
4W3D3L1.2scored per match1.1conceded per match
at home · 10
5W3D2L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.2scored per match1.4conceded per match
- 24 Oct MillwallHChampionship 2:1W
- 20 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 1:1D
- 17 Oct Norwich CityAChampionship 0:1W
- 14 Oct Sheffield UnitedHChampionship 3:2W
- 11 Oct SouthamptonAChampionship 1:0L
- 19 Sep Blackburn RoversHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Charlton AthleticAChampionship 0:0D
- 5 Sep Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:0W
- 1 Sep Derby CountyHChampionship 0:2L
- 29 Aug Bristol CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 22 Aug Lincoln CityAChampionship 1:3W
- 15 Aug Queens Park RangersHChampionship 1:3L
- 8 Aug West Ham UnitedACarabao Cup 3:1L
- 2 May Birmingham CityHChampionship 1:1D
- 25 Apr Stoke CityAChampionship 1:3W
- 21 Apr Coventry CityAChampionship 5:1L
- 18 Apr Leicester CityHChampionship 1:0W
- 14 Apr Ipswich TownHChampionship 2:0W
- 11 Apr MiddlesbroughAChampionship 0:1W
- 6 Apr Oxford UnitedHChampionship 2:2D
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Portsmouth2:1Millwall
Dykes 16' (og)Waddingham 82'
Metcalfe 6'
Tue 20 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers1:1Portsmouth
James 62'
Devlin 86'
Wed 14 Oct · Championshipat home
Portsmouth3:2Sheffield United
Swanson 41'Segečić 54'Adams 89'
Tanganga 59'Cannon 67'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Portsmouth2:2Blackburn Rovers
Swanson 4'Bishop 74'
Afolayan 11'Morishita 56'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Portsmouth2:0Cardiff City
Shaughnessy 31'Milovanović 52'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipaway
Bristol City2:1Portsmouth
Tolaj 31'Knight 56'
Milovanović 90+5' (p)
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Lincoln City1:3Portsmouth
Hackett 32' (p)
Kavuma-McQueen 7'Segečić 16'Adams 69'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Portsmouth1:3Queens Park Rangers
Devlin 15'
Chair 33', 45+2'Saito 40'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
West Ham United3:1Portsmouth
Castellanos 43', 50'Bowen 45'
Segečić 33'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Stoke City1:3Portsmouth
Cissé 48'
Segečić 32', 66', 82'
Tue 21 Apr · Championshipaway
Coventry City5:1Portsmouth
Wright 12'Mason-Clark 47', 76'Poole 50' (og)Kesler-Hayden 90+1'
Segečić 69'
Tue 14 Apr · Championshipat home
Portsmouth2:0Ipswich Town
Shaughnessy 42'Bishop 44'
Mon 6 Apr · Championshipat home
Portsmouth2:2Oxford United
Anderson 9'Dozzell 87'
Spencer 48'Lankshear 81'
Head to head
4 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 7 Feb 2026 · Championship
Preston North End 1:0 Portsmouth
Devine 40'
2wins
2wins
0 draws2.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4
- 7 Feb 2026Championship Preston North End1:0Portsmouth Devine 40' Details
- 30 Aug 2025Championship Portsmouth1:0Preston North End Dozzell 41' Details
- 15 Mar 2025Championship Preston North End2:1Portsmouth Porteous 76' · Thórdarson 87' · Bishop 83' Details
- 9 Nov 2024Championship Portsmouth3:1Preston North End Murphy 36' · Ogilvie 45' · Bishop 89' · Riis 50' Details
2wins
0wins
0 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
0wins
2wins
0 draws2.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Preston North End (3-4-1-2, last: West Bromwich Albion) · Portsmouth (4-2-3-1, last: Millwall).
DIIversen
OOOffiah
JSStorey
AHHughes
SMMills
LLLeroy
BPPotts
AVVukcevic
ADDevine
JKKenny
DBBurgzorg
NSSchmid
TDDevlin
RPPoole
MDDia
ZSSwanson
MPPack
IMMohamed
AKKamara
ASSegečić
RMKavuma-McQueen
MMMilovanović
Preston North EndPortsmouth
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Volt matchup
35.6
49.8
Preston North EndPortsmouth
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- Kick-off
- Wednesday 9 December, 20:45Your time · in 39 days 22 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Deepdale Preston · show map
- Rest
- Preston North End 46 days · Portsmouth 46 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 24. Preston North End (5 pts) and 11. Portsmouth (18 pts) Matchday 20 of 46