Middlesbrough – Preston 4–0

	1H	2H	T
MID	1	3	4
PRE	0	0	0

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Preston 4–0 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough in Championship. A. Gilbert opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Preston have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽A. Gilbertassist A. Bangura

28'

2H

⚽H. Hackney

51'

H. Hackney

58'

⚽A. Gilbertassist C. Brittain

66'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

66'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

75'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

⚽H. Hackney

89'

Momentum

MID

⚽⚽⚽⚽

PRE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJan 24, 2026 · 12:30

VenueRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Attendance25,209 / 35,013 (72%)

RefereeA. Madley

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

65Ball possession %35

3.2Expected goals (xG)0.6

16Total shots10

9Shots on target3

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

10Corner kicks4

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

555Passes489

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

R. Brady

7.9

Lineups

MID 4-3-37.16Formation7.104-3-3 PRE

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL