Preston North End vs Oxford United

Championship

Preston

12-13-11

1-3

Final

Oxford Utd

8-11-17

Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'OXF

70%Possession30%

13Shots15

4On target7

9Corners5

4Saves3

9Fouls10

22'Ciaron BrownOXF90'+4'Jordan StoreyPNE

Team	1H	2H	T
PNE	1	0	1
OXF	1	2	3

Who won: Oxford Utd 3-1

Oxford United beat Preston North End 3-1 on Friday, March 6, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Milutin Osmajic (12'). Goals for Oxford Utd: Michal Helik (5'), Will Lankshear (54') and Ciaron Brown (61').

What it means

Oxford Utd has dropped 4 of the last 5.
Preston has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Oxford Utd

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Jamie CummingG
2Ciaron BrownCD-L
3Michal HelikCD-R
4Jack CurrieLB
5Sam LongRB
6Jamie DonleyAM
7Cameron BrannaganLM
8Yunus KonakRM
9Will LankshearF
10Myles Peart-HarrisAM-L
11Stanley MillsAM-R

Preston24th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1David CornellG
2Lewis GibsonCD-L
3Jordan StoreyCD-R
4Andrew HughesLB
5Odeluga OffiahRB
6Alfie DevineAM
7Jordan ThompsonLM
8Benjamin WhitemanRM
9Milutin OsmajicF
10Lewis DobbinAM-L
11Callum LangAM-R

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-1

Last meeting: Oxford Utd 3, Preston 1 (Aug 31)

Last 5

OXF

Wvs WBA2-1
L@ STK1-2
T@ MID0-0
Lvs SUN0-1
Lvs NOR0-3

PNE

Lvs MIL0-2
T@ SWA1-1
L@ BLK0-1
Tvs WAT2-2
Wvs POR1-0

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Game info

Venue: Deepdale, Preston, England · Attendance 14,009
Officials: Andrew Kitchen

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