Match summary
Before kickoff, Preston North End were 14th in the table but 21st on points from the last five league games.
Leicester City vs Preston North EndResult, Lineups & H2H
King Power Stadium
Leicester City vs Preston North End in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Leicester City1W 2D 2L
Leicester CityPreston North End
5Pointsof 153
4Goals scored4
6Goals conceded11
2Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row1
1Unbeaten in a row1
2Without a win0
0Conceded in a row8
Head to head8 meetings · Aug 2009 – Aug 2025
- Leicester City wins
- 4
- Draws
- 1
- Preston North End wins
- 3
2.38goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
63%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsLeicester City 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 468 earlier results
Leicester CityPreston North End
#19Position#14
45Points39 v 39 games52
-9Goal difference-4
1.31Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.15
1.54Conceded per game1.26
#15Form table position#21
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Leicester CityPreston North End
- Substitution · Leicester City · Jannik Vestergaard · InOut: Divine Mukasa90+4'
- Substitution · Leicester City · Jeremy Monga · InOut: Stephy Mavididi88'
- Substitution · Leicester City · Jordan Ayew · InOut: Patson Daka88'
- 85'Substitution · Preston North End · Andrija Vukcevic · InOut: Thierry Small
- Goal · Leicester City · Patson Daka2-281'
- 80'Substitution · Preston North End · Michael Smith · InOut: Lewis Dobbin
- Substitution · Leicester City · Bobby De Cordova-Reid · InOut: Oliver Skipp75'
- Substitution · Leicester City · Ben Nelson · InOut: Jamaal Lascelles74'
- 67'Substitution · Preston North End · Daniel Jebbison · InOut: Milutin Osmajic
- 67'Substitution · Preston North End · Lewis Gibson · InOut: Liam Lindsay
- 67'Substitution · Preston North End · Brad Potts · InOut: Andrew Moran
- 57'Yellow Card · Preston North End · Jordan Storey
- 45'Goal · Preston North End · Ben Whiteman1-2
- 38'Goal · Preston North End · Andrew Moran1-1
- Yellow Card · Leicester City · —38'
- 21'Yellow Card · Preston North End · Andrew Hughes
- 15'Yellow Card · Preston North End · Andrew Moran
- Goal · Leicester City · Patson Daka1-04'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Leicester CityPreston North End
59%Ball Possession41%
28Shots Total8
10Shots On Target3
7Corners2
4Fouls12
1Yellow Cards4
3Offsides1
1Saves8
434Passes295
13Shots Off Target3
114Attacks88
61Dangerous Attacks23
10Shots Inside Box6
18Shots Outside Box2
2Goals2
12Free Kicks4
5Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
19Tackles20
0Assists2
351Accurate Passes198
1Injuries0
24Total Crosses10
6Accurate Crosses4
6Interceptions10
64Duels Won55
3Big Chances Created0
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 5-3-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7 | 88' | 2 | 0 | 3/4 | 9(89%) | 2 | 4/12 | |
| 8.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/7 | 36(86%) | - | 9/16 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 59(64%) | 5 | 11/15 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/6 | 21(86%) | 3 | 14/24 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 54(87%) | 3 | 5/6 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(82%) | 1 | 3/9 | |
| 6.7 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(94%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 74' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(90%) | 3 | 4/6 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 54(78%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.4 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(82%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.4 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(84%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 6.4 | 74' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 23(74%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(73%) | - | - | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 1/2 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | - | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 2/3 |
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