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Preston North End vs Portsmouth

FA Cup
Preston
12-11-8
1-0
Final
Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTPOR
37%Possession63%
7Shots12
3On target4
2Corners14
4Saves2
15Fouls11
71'Alistair McCannPNE89'Jordan ThompsonPNE90'David CornellPNE90'Ajibola AlesePOR
Team1H2HT
PNE101
POR000

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').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.9David CornellG
  2. 27.5Alfie DevineLM
  3. 36.9Lewis GibsonCD-L
  4. 46.9Andrija VukcevicLB
  5. 56.8Jordan StoreyCD-R
  6. 66.6Odeluga OffiahRB
  7. 76.6Lewis DobbinCF-R
  8. 86.3Thierry SmallRM
  9. 96.2Benjamin WhitemanCM-L
  10. 106.2Milos LukovicCF-L
  11. 116.2Ebrima AdamsLM
  12. 126.1Michael SmithSUB

Team stats

PNEPOR
15Fouls11
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
2Corner Kicks14
4Saves2
36.7Possession63.3
7SHOTS12
3ON GOAL4
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
174Accurate Passes333
253Passes424
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses7
11Crosses35
0.2Cross %0.2
54Long Balls73
13Accurate Long Balls29
0.2Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots7
8Effective Tackles6
15Tackles12
0.5Tackle %0.5
13Interceptions5
36Effective Clearances13
36Clearances13

Player of the game

David Cornell

PNE · 4 saves, clean sheet

7.9

Deserved to win

6%
PNE · 0.07 xG
83%
Draw
11%
POR · 0.12 xG

Portsmouth deserved better: 11% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0.
  3. 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

  4. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+6'PNE

    Foul

    Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).

  6. 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

  7. 90'+5'POR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by David Cornell.

  8. 90'+4'POR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Pol Valentín.

  9. 90'+4'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  10. 90'+3'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Alfie Devine.

  11. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  12. 90'

    Yellow card

    Aji Alese (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Alese

  13. 90'

    Yellow card

    David Cornell (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

    D. Cornell

  14. 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

  15. 89'

    Yellow card

    Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Thompson

  16. 88'

    Free kick won

    Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 88'

    Foul

    Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).

  18. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Dobbin

    Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Lewis Dobbin.

    A. Moran

  19. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Segecic

    Substitution, Portsmouth. John Swift replaces Adrian Segecic.

    J. Swift

  20. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Z. Swanson

    Substitution, Portsmouth. Aji Alese replaces Zak Swanson.

    A. Alese

  21. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).

  22. 85'PNE

    Free kick won

    Ebou Adams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  23. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Portsmouth. Millenic Alli is caught offside.

  24. 81'

    Free kick won

    Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth).

Leaders

PNEPOR
Total Shots
Alfie Devine
3
Millenic Alli
2
Accurate Passes
Alistair McCann
31
Regan Poole
68
Saves
David Cornell
4
Nicolas Schmid
2