Leeds United 2-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Sunday 21 January 2024

Result

Leeds United 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Sunday 21 January 2024, 12:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Leeds United 2-1 Preston North End: match report

Leeds United won against Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Sunday 21 January 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Will Keane opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Leeds United's goals came from Daniel James (6') and Joël Piroe (90+4', penalty). Preston North End scored through Will Keane (2').

Discipline: Leeds United received 4 yellow cards; Preston North End received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leeds United were 4th on 51 points from 27 and Preston North End 12th on 38 points from 27. Leeds United went on to finish that season 3rd with 94 points, and Preston North End 10th with 63.

Leeds United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Junior Firpo of Leeds United (8.1), level with Daniel James (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Leeds United wins, 4 draws and 2 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Will KeanePreston North End · 0-1
  • 6'Goal · Daniel JamesLeeds United · 1-1
  • 8'Yellow card · Ben WhitemanPreston North End
  • 34'Yellow card · Ali McCannPreston North End
  • 38'Yellow card · Crysencio SummervilleLeeds United
  • 62'Yellow card · Liam LindsayPreston North End
  • 67'Yellow card · Georginio RutterLeeds United
  • 76'Yellow card · Junior FirpoLeeds United
  • 83'Yellow card · David CornellPreston North End
  • 85'Yellow card · Patrick BamfordLeeds United
  • 85'Yellow card · Ryan LedsonPreston North End
  • 86'Yellow card · Layton StewartPreston North End
  • 90+4'Penalty goal · Joël PiroeLeeds United · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Leeds United 4, draws 4, Preston North End 2.

Team news

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Leeds United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Illan Meslier, Archie Gray, Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Junior Firpo, Ilia Gruev, Glen Kamara, Daniel James, Georginio Rutter, Crysencio Summerville, Patrick Bamford

Preston North End line-up (3-5-2)

David Cornell, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Brad Potts, Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen, Ben Whiteman, Ali McCann, Liam Millar, Will Keane, Emil Riis