Preston North End vs Huddersfield TownLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Carabao Cup

2026/2027

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Radinio Balker

Huddersfield Town

Goals

8.0

Goal!

1-1

Jusef Erabi

90'+3·Preston North End

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90'+2Substitution

Andrew Moran· In

Jordan Thompson· Out

Preston North End

90'+1Yellow Card

Lasse Sørensen

Huddersfield Town

90'Yellow Card

Jusef Erabi

Preston North End

84'Substitution

Ibane Bowat· In

Seán Roughan· Out

Huddersfield Town

83'Substitution

Jordan Storey· In

Pol Valentín· Out

Preston North End

72'Substitution

Jusef Erabi· In

Milutin Osmajic· Out

Preston North End

71'Substitution

Delano Burgzorg· In

Callum Lang· Out

Preston North End

71'Substitution

Jay Smith-Sway· In

Derensili Sanches Fernandes· Out

Huddersfield Town

71'Substitution

Joe Taylor· In

Ashley Fletcher· Out

Huddersfield Town

69'Yellow Card

Ali McCann

Preston North End

46'Substitution

Liam Lindsay· In

Andrija Vukcevic· Out

Preston North End

46'Substitution

Bali Mumba· In

Lynden Gooch· Out

Huddersfield Town

Goal!

0-1

Radinio Balker

38'·Huddersfield Town

⚽

37'Yellow Card

Andrija Vukcevic

Preston North End

21'Red Card

Lewis Gibson

Preston North End

VAR

8'VAR Decision

Andrew Moran

Preston North End

4'Yellow Card

Lynden Gooch

Huddersfield Town

VAR

3'VAR Decision

Marcus Harness

Huddersfield Town

VAR

1'VAR Decision

Ryan Ledson

Huddersfield Town

Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Huddersfield Town

46%Ball Possession54%

10Shots Total10

3Shots On Target2

7Corners6

11Fouls16

3Yellow Cards3

2Offsides0

1Saves2

342Passes400

2Shots Off Target7

76Attacks100

35Dangerous Attacks44

10Shots Inside Box9

0Shots Outside Box1

1Goals1

16Free Kicks11

1Shots Blocked5

5Substitutions4

0Hit Woodwork2

12Tackles11

1Assists1

1Red Cards0

11Total Crosses18

6Interceptions7

59Duels Won44

1Big Chances Created4

Preston North End

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

6.4

6.7

3.5

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.3

5.9

7.0

6.6

Substitutes

6.7

7.4

6.5

6.4

7.1

Manager: Martin Drury

Starting XI

6.8

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.4

Derensili Sanches Fernandes

7.0

Ashley Fletcher

5.9

Marcus Harness

6.7

Substitutes

6.6

6.2

6.1

5.8

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Jusef Erabi FW	7.4	48'	1	0	2/2	3(33%)	2	4/7
Andrew Hughes DF	7.1	120'	0	0	-	46(78%)	4	9/11
Delano Burgzorg FW	7.1	49'	0	1	0/2	-	-	1/3
Pol Valentín MF	7.0	83'	0	0	0/1	22(77%)	6	9/11
Alfie Devine FW	7.0	120'	0	0	-	26(73%)	2	5/9
Ali McCann MF	7.0	120'	0	0	-	27(78%)	5	10/13
Jordan Thompson MF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	40(85%)	2	5/9
Odeluga Offiah DF	6.7	120'	0	0	-	50(80%)	2	4/7
Liam Lindsay DF	6.7	74'	0	0	-	22(77%)	-	5/7
Callum Lang FW	6.6	71'	0	0	1/4	7(43%)	-	3/10
Jordan Storey DF	6.5	37'	0	0	-	4(75%)	-	2/2
Daniel Iversen GK	6.4	120'	0	0	-	51(55%)	-	1/1
Andrew Moran MF	6.4	30'	0	0	-	3	-	0/1
Andrija Vukcevic MF	6.3	46'	0	0	-	9(89%)	-	0/3
Milutin Osmajic FW	5.9	72'	0	0	0/1	2(50%)	-	1/7
Lewis Gibson DF	3.5	21'	0	0	-	30(93%)	-	2/4

Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	L4	0	4	0	15	3/15	8-9
Huddersfield Town	15	D1	3	1	15	7	7/15	9-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Preston North End — last 5 games

W4-1 vs Bamber Bridge2026-07-14
L2-3 @ Sheffield Wednesday2026-07-18
L0-1 vs Cambridge United2026-07-24
L2-3 @ Bradford City2026-07-29
L0-1 @ Stockport County2026-08-01

Huddersfield Town — last 5 games

L1-3 @ Sheffield United2026-07-21
L1-2 @ Fleetwood Town2026-07-21
W3-1 vs Oldham Athletic2026-07-24
W3-1 @ Middlesbrough2026-07-25
D1-1 vs Blackburn Rovers2026-08-01

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 19
Period covered: 2011-10-22 – 2024-04-09
Preston North End wins: 12
Draws: 2
Huddersfield Town wins: 5
Avg goals per meeting: 2.95
Over 2.5 goals: 68%
Both teams scored: 63%
Home side won: 63%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 4W 0D 1L (Preston North End view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.4 vs 2.95

Aggregated from 19 finished meetings (2011-10-22 – 2024-04-09) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 19)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-04-09	Preston North End	4-1	Huddersfield Town
2023-12-12	Huddersfield Town	1-3	Preston North End
2023-01-07	Preston North End	3-1	Huddersfield Town
2022-12-26	Preston North End	1-2	Huddersfield Town
2022-10-18	Huddersfield Town	0-1	Preston North End

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-08

Previous Meetings

Last 19 matches

Won 63%

(12/19)

Draw 11%

(2/19)

Won 26%

(5/19)

Goals

36-20

Total matches

Recent matches (5/19)

Championship•Apr 9, 2024

Preston North End

4-1

Huddersfield Town

Championship•Dec 12, 2023

Championship•Dec 26, 2022

Preston North End

1-2

Huddersfield Town

Championship•Oct 18, 2022

Huddersfield Town

0-1

Preston North End

Head to Head

Last 19 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Huddersfield Town wins

Goals Scored

36 - 20

Apr 9, 2024 • Championship

Preston North End

4-1

Huddersfield Town

Dec 12, 2023 • Championship

Carabao Cup — matches this week

Match Report

Preston North End had lost four in a row.

The head-to-head ledger counts 19 games: 12 Preston North End wins, 5 for Huddersfield Town, 2 draws, at 2.95 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 63% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 68% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%.

Deepdale, capacity 23,408, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Huddersfield Town led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.

Goal scorers

Preston North End: Jusef Erabi (90') · Huddersfield Town: Radinio Balker (38')

Key stats

Possession: Preston North End 46% · Huddersfield Town 54% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-6

More details:

Preston North End — live results and schedule Huddersfield Town — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town?

Preston North End 1-1 Huddersfield Town. Preston North End won 4-3 on penalties. Carabao Cup match played on 8 Aug 2026.

What league is Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town in?

This match is part of the Carabao Cup. The match was played at Deepdale. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Preston North End and Huddersfield Town?

In 19 meetings between 2011 and 2024: Preston North End has 12 wins, 2 draws, and 5 losses against Huddersfield Town.

Where was Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town played?

The match was played at Deepdale.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/19)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 19 matches

Fixtures

Carabao Cup — matches this week

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions