Updated 6 March 2026, after full time.
Preston 1-3 Oxford Utd in the Championship at Deepdale, Preston on 6 March 2026. Scorers: Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Ciaron Maurice Brown, Michal Helik, Will Lankshear for Oxford Utd. In their last 3 meetings, Preston have won 1, Oxford Utd 1, with 1 draw.
Preston 1-3 Oxford Utd was the final score in the Championship on Friday 6 March 2026 at Deepdale. Scorers: Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Ciaron Maurice Brown, Michal Helik, Will Lankshear for Oxford Utd. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Preston vs Oxford Utd was played at Deepdale in Preston on Friday 6 March 2026, the home ground of Preston, which holds 23,408 people. It finished Preston 1-3 Oxford Utd in the Championship, with kick-off at 20:00 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.
Oxford Utd have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 3, with results reading D W D W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw away to Barnsley in the League One on 31 October.
Across the last 3 meetings Preston have won 1, Oxford Utd have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Preston scoring 4 goals to Oxford Utd's 5. The most recent was Oxford United 1-2 Preston North End on 13 December 2025 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.
Mark Harris leads Oxford Utd with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Oxford Utd player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Oxford Utd player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Andrew Kitchen refereed Preston vs Oxford Utd, averaging 22.1 fouls and 3.4 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.29 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2025 | Championship | Oxford United vs Preston North End | 1-2 |
| 4 Jan 2025 | Championship | Preston North End vs Oxford United | 1-1 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Championship | Oxford United vs Preston North End | 3-1 |
| Stat | Preston | Oxford Utd |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 70% | 30% |
| Shots | 13 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Corners | 9 | 5 |
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 14 | 29 |
| Passes | 486 | 208 |
Preston: M. Osmajic 12'. Oxford Utd: M. Helik 5', W. Lankshear 54', C. Brown 61'.
| 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 | 9 of 24 |
| Goals against | 0.9 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots | 14.3 | 13 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 9 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 16.2 | 10 of 24 |
| Passes | 424 | 7 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.3 | 15 of 24 |