Preston North End vs Portsmouth

Championship

Preston

12-11-8

1-0

Final

Portsmouth

8-9-12

Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'POR

37%Possession63%

7Shots12

3On target4

2Corners14

4Saves2

15Fouls11

71'Alistair McCannPNE89'Jordan ThompsonPNE90'David CornellPNE90'Ajibola AlesePOR

Team	1H	2H	T
PNE	1	0	1
POR	0	0	0

Who won: Preston 1-0

Preston North End beat Portsmouth 1-0 on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Alfie Devine (40').

Play by play

Match ends, Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0.
90'+7'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Andrew Moran (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
A. Moran
90'+6'
Free kick won
Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'PNE
Foul
Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
90'+5'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
C. Ogilvie
90'+5'POR
Corner awarded
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by David Cornell.
90'+4'POR
Corner awarded
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
90'+4'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
G. Caballero
90'+3'
Corner awarded
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Alfie Devine.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'
Yellow card
Aji Alese (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Alese
90'
Yellow card
David Cornell (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
D. Cornell
89'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Millenic Alli with a cross.
M. Kirk
89'
Yellow card
Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
J. Thompson
88'
Free kick won
Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
87'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Dobbin
Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Lewis Dobbin.
A. Moran
86'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Segecic
Substitution, Portsmouth. John Swift replaces Adrian Segecic.
J. Swift
86'
Sub
Subbed on for Z. Swanson
Substitution, Portsmouth. Aji Alese replaces Zak Swanson.
A. Alese
85'
Foul
Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
85'PNE
Free kick won
Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83'
Offside
Offside, Portsmouth. Millenic Alli is caught offside.
81'
Free kick won
Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth).