Preston North End 4-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 7 May 2022

Result

Preston North End 4-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 7 May 2022, 11:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

Preston North End · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Preston North End 4-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Preston North End beat Middlesbrough 4-1 in the Championship on Saturday 7 May 2022. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Alan Browne opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Alan Browne (24'), an own goal by Dael Fry (35'), Emil Riis (53') and Emil Riis (74', penalty). Middlesbrough scored through Marcus Tavernier (48').

Discipline: Preston North End received 3 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 14th on 61 points from 45 and Middlesbrough 7th on 70 points from 45. Preston North End went on to finish that season 13th with 64 points, and Middlesbrough 7th with 70.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Emil Riis of Preston North End (8.8), ahead of Ben Whiteman (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Preston North End wins, 3 draws and 4 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · Alan BrownePreston North End · 1-0
  • 35'Own goal · Dael FryPreston North End · 2-0
  • 45'Yellow card · S. van den BergPreston North End
  • 45'Yellow card · L. DanielsMiddlesbrough
  • 45'Yellow card · Daniel JohnsonPreston North End
  • 45'Yellow card · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough
  • 48'Goal · Marcus TavernierMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 53'Goal · Emil RiisPreston North End · 3-1
  • 56'Yellow card · Ali McCannPreston North End
  • 58'Yellow card · Anfernee DijksteelMiddlesbrough
  • 66'Yellow card · Dael FryMiddlesbrough
  • 72'Yellow card · I. JonesMiddlesbrough
  • 73'Red card · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough
  • 73'Red card · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough
  • 74'Penalty goal · Emil RiisPreston North End · 4-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Matt CrooksMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 3, Middlesbrough 4.

Team news

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Preston North End line-up (3-1-4-2)

Daniel Iversen, Sepp van den Berg, Bambo Diaby, Liam Lindsay, Ben Whiteman, Brad Potts, Alan Browne, Ali McCann, Daniel Johnson, Emil Riis, Cameron Archer

Middlesbrough line-up (3-5-2)

Luke Daniels, Anfernee Dijksteel, Dael Fry, Paddy McNair, Isaiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Jonathan Howson, Riley McGree, Marcus Tavernier, Duncan Watmore, Andraz Sporar