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PrestonPreston vs Barnsley — Championship
2-0
Barnsley
Deepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 0.7 goals a game; Barnsley had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (W W D L W). 0.7 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at Coventry · 24 Apr 2021
- W 3-0 vs Derby · 20 Apr 2021
- D 0-0 at Stoke · 17 Apr 2021
- L 0-5 vs Brentford · 10 Apr 2021
- W 0-1 at Swansea · 5 Apr 2021
- D 1-1 vs Norwich · 2 Apr 2021
Away form going in: Barnsley
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W W L W W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Rotherham · 24 Apr 2021
- W 0-1 at Huddersfield · 21 Apr 2021
- L 2-0 at Coventry · 18 Apr 2021
- W 2-0 vs Middlesbrough · 10 Apr 2021
- W 1-2 at Luton · 5 Apr 2021
- D 1-1 vs Reading · 2 Apr 2021
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Barnsley |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Brom | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | QPR | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Charlton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Norwich | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Blackburn | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 23 | Burnley | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 24 | Preston | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |