Preston vs Hull City match stats & report

0–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 28 · Deepdale, Preston · Ref Stephen Martin, England

Preston stats & fixtures · Hull City stats & fixtures

Preston lost to Hull City 0–3 in the Championship on 20 January 2026. Expected goals finished 0.95–1.56. Preston had 55% of the ball.

Preston vs Hull City match statistics

PrestonHull City

55% Ball possession 45%
0.95 Expected goals (xG) 1.56
17 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 9
6 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 11
6 Corners 6
13 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
397 Passes 329
81% Pass accuracy 76%
6 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

33' Goal L. Millar (assist B. Akintola) Hull City
45' Goal A. Famewo (assist O. McBurnie) Hull City
45+2' Yellow card O. Offiah Preston
49' Goal O. McBurnie (assist Y. Hirakawa) Hull City
51' Yellow card L. Coyle Hull City
57' Yellow card J. Lewis Preston
59' Yellow card J. Egan Hull City
90+5' Red card M. Osmajić Preston
90+8' Yellow card J. Lundstram Hull City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Preston

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Paul Heckingbottom

12 J. Walton

42 O. Offiah 19 L. Gibson 14 J. Storey

4 B. Whiteman

26 T. Small 15 J. Thompson 21 A. Devine 2 Pol Valentín

24 M. Smith 28 M. Osmajić

Bench D. Cornell , L. Lindsay , J. Lewis , B. Potts , K. Nelson , A. McCann , M. Frøkjær-Jensen , L. Dobbin , D. Jebbison

Hull City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Sergej Jakirovic

1 I. Pandur

23 A. Famewo 15 J. Egan 4 C. Hughes 2 L. Coyle

27 R. Slater 25 M. Crooks

7 L. Millar 20 A. Hadžiahmetović 11 B. Akintola

9 O. McBurnie

Bench D. Phillips , J. Lundstram , Y. Hirakawa , M. Jacob , J. Ndala , J. Gelhardt , J. Debayo , H. Parker , C. McCarthy

Form guide

Preston at home

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Hull City away

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Preston vs Hull City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
30 Sep 25	Hull City v Preston	2–2
21 Apr 25	Hull City v Preston	2–1
26 Dec 24	Preston v Hull City	1–0
2 Mar 24	Preston v Hull City	0–0
28 Oct 23	Hull City v Preston	1–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Preston vs Hull City head-to-head record