PRESTON. Preston North End was able to reverse the score against Middlesbrough to win 2-1. It was Middlesbrough to strike first with an early goal of C. Akpom at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Storey gave the win to Preston North End in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward who had the assistance of Matthew Jones and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 61.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Preston North End was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Preston North End shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (B. Whiteman, L. Lindsay and A. Fernandez). Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (H. Hackney, J. Howson and C. Akpom).

Standings

After playing this match, Preston North End will have 25 points like Luton Town and Reading to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough will stay with 17 points like Coventry City to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Swansea City on the 1st of November with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (2 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away agasint Hull City on the 1st of November with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman (6.1), Brad Potts (7.0), Jordan Storey (7.0), Liam Lindsay (6.8), Álvaro Fernandez (7.1), Alistair McCann (6.7), Benjamin Whiteman (7.0), Alan Browne (7.2), Robbie Brady (7.4), Emil Riis Jacobsen (7.1) and Ben Woodburn (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Johnson, Ched Evans, Andrew Hughes (6.8), David Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Ryan Ledson (7.0) and Sean Maguire.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 4 changes: B. Whiteman for R. Ledson (56′), R. Brady for A. Hughes (75′), A. Fernandez for D. Johnson (86′) and A. Fernandez for C. Evans (86′).

Best player: Robbie Brady​

The most impressive player for Preston North End was Robbie Brady even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Galileo Percovich played with: Zack Steffen (6.5), Tommy Smith (6.7), Dael Fry (7.0), Darragh Lenihan (7.5), Ryan Giles (7.1), Isaiah Jones (6.2), Jonathan Howson (7.2), Hayden Hackney (6.2), Riley McGree (6.5), Chuba Akpom (8.0) and Rodrigo Muniz (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Anfernee Dijksteel, Marcus Forss (6.6), Liam Roberts, Marc Bola, Matthew Hoppe, Paddy McNair and Alex Mowatt.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 2 changes: Muniz Rodrigo for M. Forss (71′) and R. McGree for A. Mowatt (86′).

Best player: Chuba Akpom​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Chuba Akpom.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 21 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Wigan Athletic – Watford – 0-1
• West Bromwich Albion – Sheffield United – 0-2
• Preston North End – Middlesbrough – 2-1
• Norwich City – Stoke City – 3-1
• Luton Town – Sunderland – 1-1
• Hull City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-1
• Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
• Coventry City – Blackpool – 1-2
• Cardiff City – Rotherham United – 1-0
• Burnley – Reading – 2-1
• Bristol City – Swansea City – 1-1