EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 8 Aug 2026

Preston North End 1–1 Huddersfield Town

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jack Whatmough, 55.5 in 90′.

Each side's last five results before this match.

2 May 2026	L 1–3	v Southampton Championship
25 Apr 2026	W 3–2	at Sheffield United Championship
22 Apr 2026	L 1–2	at Birmingham City Championship
18 Apr 2026	L 0–2	v West Bromwich Albion Championship
11 Apr 2026	W 2–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jordan Storey Defender	13	0	0	–	68.1	–
Delano Burgzorg Forward	19	0	1	–	56.9	–
Liam Lindsay Defender	45	0	0	–	52.9	+5.8
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	47.1	−2.0
Ali McCann Midfielder	90	0	0	–	40.1	+1.3
Andrew Hughes Defender	90	0	0	–	35.5	+1.1
Odeluga Offiah Defender	90	0	0	–	34.9	+2.9
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	89	0	0	–	33.8	−1.1
Jusef Erabi Forward	18	1	0	–	31.8	–
Pol Valentín Defender	83	0	0	–	31.6	+6.0
Callum Lang Forward	71	0	0	–	30.2	−6.6
Alfie Devine Midfielder	90	0	0	–	30.2	−4.6
Andrija Vukčević Defender	45	0	0	–	25.8	+2.5
Milutin Osmajić Forward	72	0	0	–	25.0	−10.6
Lewis Gibson Defender	21	0	0	–	0.0	–
Andrew Moran Midfielder	1	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jack Whatmough Defender	90	0	0	–	55.5	–
Matthew Young Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	48.9	–
Joe Taylor Forward	19	0	0	–	48.1	–
Ryan Ledson Midfielder	90	0	0	–	47.9	–
Radinio Balker Defender	90	1	0	–	45.4	–
Sean Roughan Defender	84	0	0	–	43.5	–
Derensili Sanches Fernandes Forward	71	0	0	–	40.1	−10.8
Ashley Fletcher Forward	71	0	0	–	36.4	–
David Kasumu Midfielder	90	0	0	–	34.9	–
Lynden Gooch Midfielder	45	0	0	–	34.4	–
Ibane Bowat Defender	12	0	0	–	31.8	–
Bali Mumba Midfielder	45	0	0	–	26.5	–
Lasse Sørensen Defender	90	0	1	–	25.8	–
Marcus Harness Midfielder	90	0	0	–	23.2	–
Jay Smith-Sway Defender	19	0	0	–	0.0	–