Preston vs Huddersfield match stats & report
1–1 After penalties
Preston stats & fixtures · Huddersfield stats & fixtures
Preston drew with Huddersfield 1–1 in the League Cup (Round of 128) on 8 August 2026. Huddersfield had 54% of the ball.
Preston vs Huddersfield match statistics
- 46% Ball possession 54%
- 10 Total shots 10
- 3 Shots on target 2
- 2 Shots off target 7
- 5 Blocked shots 1
- 10 Shots inside the box 9
- 7 Corners 5
- 11 Fouls 16
- 3 Offsides 1
- 3 Yellow cards 2
- 1 Red cards 0
- 342 Passes 399
- 75% Pass accuracy 82%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 4' Yellow card L. Gooch Huddersfield
- 21' Red card L. Gibson Preston
- 37' Yellow card Andrija Vukčević Preston
- 38' Goal R. Balker (assist L. Sørensen) Huddersfield
- 69' Yellow card A. McCann Preston
- 90' Yellow card J. Erabi Preston
- 90' Goal J. Erabi (assist D. Burgzorg) Preston
- 90+1' Yellow card L. Sørensen Huddersfield
Penalty shoot-out: 4–3
The Ghost's call
The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.
What matters
- Preston have kept 0 clean sheets in 10.
- Huddersfield win 6.9 corners a game — 95th percentile in this competition.
- Huddersfield score 1.9 a game — 91st percentile in this competition.
Team news & lineups
Preston
Bench L. Nicholls , Andrew Moran , M. Wilson , L. Lindsay , J. Storey , D. Burgzorg , J. Erabi , G. Gryba , Ed Nolan
Huddersfield
Bench N. Tzanev , M. McGuane , J. Low , E. Brierley , J. Taylor , B. Mumba , I. Bowat , George Sebine , J. Smith-Sway
Form now
Each side's form as of , from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.
Preston at home
2–1–7 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 0 / 10
- Corners
- 6.5 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.9 per game
30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Huddersfield away
6–2–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 0.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 6.9 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.1 per game
19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Preston vs Huddersfield head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Preston v Huddersfield | 4–1 | |
| Huddersfield v Preston | 1–3 |
Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.