Updated 16 August 2025, after full time.
Preston 2-1 Leicester in the Championship at Deepdale, Preston on 16 August 2025. Scorers: Alfie Devine, Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Jeremy Monga for Leicester. In their last 3 meetings, Preston have won 0, Leicester 2, with 1 draw.
Preston 2-1 Leicester was the final score in the Championship on Saturday 16 August 2025 at Deepdale. Scorers: Alfie Devine, Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Jeremy Monga for Leicester. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Preston vs Leicester was played at Deepdale in Preston on Saturday 16 August 2025, the home ground of Preston, which holds 23,408 people. It finished Preston 2-1 Leicester in the Championship, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Preston have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Stoke in the Championship on 31 October.
Leicester have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 5, with results reading W W L W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-2 draw at home to Stevenage in the League One on 31 October.
Across the last 3 meetings Preston have won 0, Leicester have won 2 and 1 was drawn, with Preston scoring 2 goals to Leicester's 8. The most recent was Leicester City 2-2 Preston North End on 3 April 2026 in the Championship.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Emil Riis leads Leicester with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Leicester player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Leicester player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Gavin Ward refereed Preston vs Leicester, averaging 21.1 fouls and 3.7 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2026 | Championship | Leicester City vs Preston North End | 2-2 |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Leicester City | 0-3 |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Championship | Leicester City vs Preston North End | 3-0 |
| Stat | Preston | Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 40% | 60% |
| Shots | 14 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 6 | 4 |
| Fouls | 11 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Tackles | 25 | 11 |
| Passes | 267 | 417 |
Preston: A. Devine 7', M. Osmajic 85'. Leicester: J. Monga 67'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 24 |
| Passes | 312 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 16 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 11 of 24 |
| Shots | 15.4 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 2 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.7 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 613.7 | 1 of 24 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 of 24 |