Preston 1–1 Huddersfield
Preston
1–1HT 0–1
Huddersfield
Preston played Huddersfield in the League Cup on 8 August 2026 at Goodison Park. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 4'Lynden Gooch — Yellow card
- 21'Lewis Gibson — Red card
- 37'Andrija Vukčević — Yellow card
- 38'R. Balker (assist by L. Sorensen)
- 69'Ali McCann — Yellow card
- 90'Jusef Erabi — Yellow card
- 90'J. Erabi (assist by D. Burgzorg)
- 90+1'Lasse Sørensen — Yellow card
Line-ups
Preston 3-4-3
- D. Iversen
- O. Offiah
- L. Gibson
- A. Hughes
- P. Valentin
- A. McCann
- J. Thompson
- A. Vukcevic
- M. Osmajic
- A. Devine
- C. Lang
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Nicholls
- A. Moran
- M. Wilson
- L. Lindsay
- J. Storey
- D. Burgzorg
- J. Erabi
- G. Gryba
- E. Nolan
- COACHES: Paul Heckingbottom
Huddersfield 3-4-3
- M. Young
- R. Balker
- J. Whatmough
- S. Roughan
- L. Sorensen
- R. Ledson
- D. Kasumu
- L. Gooch
- D. Sanches Fernandes
- A. Fletcher
- M. Harness
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Tzanev
- M. McGuane
- J. Low
- E. Brierley
- J. Taylor
- B. Mumba
- I. Bowat
- G. Sebine
- J. Smith-Sway
- COACHES: Liam Manning
Match statistics
| Preston | Huddersfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 10 | Total shots | 10 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 0 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Corners | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 342 | Total passes | 399 |
| 256 | Accurate passes | 328 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 82% |