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Tuesday 26th December

Championship Table

On Tuesday 26th December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	24	19	2	3	48	17	31	59	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
2	Ipswich Town	24	16	5	3	48	33	15	53	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
3	Southampton	24	14	6	4	43	29	14	48	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
4	Leeds United	24	13	6	5	42	24	18	45	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
5	West Bromwich Albion	24	11	6	7	35	23	12	39	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
6	Sunderland	24	11	3	10	33	27	6	36	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
7	Hull City	24	10	6	8	36	31	5	36	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
8	Bristol City	24	10	5	9	30	27	3	35	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
9	Preston North End	24	10	5	9	31	41	-10	35	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
10	Watford	24	9	7	8	38	32	6	34	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
11	Cardiff City	24	10	4	10	32	30	2	34	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
12	Norwich City	24	10	4	10	41	40	1	34	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
13	Coventry City	24	8	9	7	33	25	8	33	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
14	Middlesbrough	24	10	3	11	35	35	0	33	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
15	Blackburn Rovers	24	10	1	13	35	43	-8	31	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
16	Plymouth Argyle	24	7	7	10	39	40	-1	28	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
17	Swansea City	24	7	7	10	32	37	-5	28	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
18	Stoke City	24	7	6	11	24	31	-7	27	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
19	Birmingham City	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
20	Millwall	24	6	8	10	26	31	-5	26	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
21	Huddersfield Town	24	5	10	9	24	38	-14	25	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
22	Queens Park Rangers	24	5	5	14	20	35	-15	20	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
23	Sheffield Wednesday	24	4	4	16	17	39	-22	16	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
24	Rotherham United	24	3	7	14	21	47	-26	16	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 26th December 2023 at 21:43

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Preston North End

Manager: Ryan Lowe

Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1

Number 1,
F. Woodman
Number 16,
A. Hughes
Number 6,
L. Lindsay
Number 26,
J. Whatmough
Number 23,
L. Millar
Number 4,
B. Whiteman
Number 13,
A. McCann , Yellow Card at 30 minutes
Number 44,
B. Potts , Yellow Card at 22 minutes
Number 8,
A. Browne , Captain, Yellow Card at 87 minutes, substituted for R. Ledson at 96 minutes
Number 25,
D. Holmes , Yellow Card at 80 minutes, substituted for M. Frøkjær-Jensen at 84 minutes
Number 28,
M. Osmajić , Yellow Card at 54 minutes, substituted for C. Evans at 72 minutes

away team, Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 1,
I. Meslier , Red Card at 53 minutes
Number 39,
D. Spence , substituted for W. Gnonto at 68 minutes
Number 21,
P. Struijk , Captain
Number 14,
J. Rodon , Yellow Card at 54 minutes
Number 22,
A. Gray
Number 8,
G. Kamara , substituted for I. Gruev at 68 minutes
Number 4,
E. Ampadu , substituted for P. Bamford at 90 minutes
Number 10,
C. Summerville , substituted for Mateo Joseph at 68 minutes
Number 7,
J. Piroe , substituted for K. Darlow at 55 minutes
Number 20,
D. James
Number 24,
G. Rutter

Substitutes

home team, Preston North End

Number 33,
K. Best
Number 21,
D. Cornell
Number 3,
G. Cunningham
Number 9,
C. Evans
Number 10,
M. Frøkjær-Jensen
Number 7,
W. Keane
Number 18,
R. Ledson
Number 14,
J. Storey
Number 20,
B. Woodburn

away team, Leeds United

Number 12,
J. Anthony
Number 9,
P. Bamford
Number 25,
S. Byram
Number 6,
L. Cooper
Number 28,
K. Darlow
Number 3,
J. Firpo
Number 29,
W. Gnonto
Number 44,
I. Gruev
Number 49,
Mateo Joseph

Match Stats

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v Swansea City

2

1

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v Ipswich Town

4

0

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v Watford

1

5

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v Coventry City

1

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v Huddersfield Town

1

3

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v Sunderland

1

0

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v Norwich City

0

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v Blackburn Rovers

0

2

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v Queens Park Rangers

0

2

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v Middlesbrough

3

2

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Match Facts

Preston have won just one of their last 11 league matches against Leeds United (D4 L6), a 3-1 home win in April 2018.
Leeds have won three of their last six away league visits to Deepdale against Preston North End (D2 L1), with this their first there since October 2019, a 1-1 draw with Eddie Nketiah scoring a late equaliser.
Preston and Leeds have met twice before on Boxing Day – the Whites won 4-1 in 2016 under Garry Monk, while they shared a 1-1 draw at Elland Road in 2019.
Leeds are unbeaten in their last four league games on Boxing Day (W3 D1), with this their first game on that day since a 2019 draw with Preston. The last side to beat them were Wigan Athletic in 2014
Preston North End have lost their last three home league games played on Boxing Day, suffering defeat against a Yorkshire team each time: against Leeds in 2016, Hull in 2018 and Huddersfield in 2022.

Live Text

Postat 90 minutes plus 10
Match ends, Preston North End 2, Leeds United 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 10
Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Leeds United 1.
Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Foul by Patrick Bamford (Leeds United).
Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitutionat 90 minutes plus 6
Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Alan Browne.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Alan Browne.
Substitutionat 90 minutes
Substitution, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford replaces Ethan Ampadu.
Goal!at 89 minutes
Goal! Preston North End 2, Leeds United 1. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
Bookingat 87 minutes
Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 87 minutes
Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 87 minutes
Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
Postat 86 minutes
Attempt saved. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross.
Postat 86 minutes
Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).