Preston 1:1 Huddersfield: Match Result

Match report

Prostons Hold Up in Penalty Shootout After Gibson Red Card

Prostons and Huddersfield drew 1-1 after extra time in the Round of 128 of the League Cup on 8 August 2026. The result sent the tie to penalties, where Huddersfield converted five of their six attempts while Prostons missed two. R. Balker put Prostons ahead in the 38th minute after a lively opening spell.

Lewis Gibson was sent off in the 21st minute and that changed the shape of things. Prostons had already seen L. Gooch and A. Vukcevic booked before the dismissal, and J. Erabi added a second yellow for Prostons in the 90th minute. Huddersfield picked up three yellows of their own, including one for A. McCann in the 69th minute.

Erabi equalised for Prostons in the 90th minute and the game went to extra time. The shootout was a mess. Prostons missed R. Ledson and M. Harness, while Huddersfield missed A. Moran. In the end Huddersfield advanced with a 5-3 verdict on spots.

Huddersfield had more of the ball at 54 per cent and launched 100 attacks compared to Prostons 76. They created four big chances against Prostons one, but only two shots found the target. Prostons were sharper inside the box with ten shots inside the penalty area, yet their shooting accuracy sat at 30 per cent.

Prostons have now gone five matches without a win in all competitions, taking in losses to Stockport, Bradford, and M

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 3 – 2

Shots off target 2 – 7

Expected goals 0.93 – 0.72

🟨 4' L. Gooch — Yellow card 🟥 21' L. Gibson — Red card 🟨 37' A. Vukcevic — Yellow card ⚽ 38' R. Balker — Goal ⇄ 46' A. Vukcevic — Substitution ⇄ 46' L. Gooch — Substitution 🟨 69' A. McCann — Yellow card ⇄ 71' A. Fletcher — Substitution ⇄ 71' D. Sanches Fernandes — Substitution ⇄ 71' C. Lang — Substitution ⇄ 72' M. Osmajic — Substitution ⇄ 83' P. Valentin — Substitution ⇄ 84' S. Roughan — Substitution 🟨 90' J. Erabi — Yellow card 🟨 90+1' L. Sorensen — Yellow card ⇄ 90+2' J. Thompson — Substitution ⚽ 90+3' J. Erabi — Goal

Penalty shootout

4 : 3

Preston

Huddersfield

Match events

4' 0:0 Huddersfield Yellow card L. Gooch
21' 0:0 Preston Red card L. Gibson
37' 0:0 Preston Yellow card A. Vukcevic
38' 0:1 Huddersfield Goal R. Balker assist: L. Sorensen
46' 0:1 Preston Substitution A. Vukcevic off: L. Lindsay
46' 0:1 Huddersfield Substitution L. Gooch off: B. Mumba
69' 0:1 Preston Yellow card A. McCann
71' 0:1 Huddersfield Substitution A. Fletcher off: J. Taylor
71' 0:1 Huddersfield Substitution D. Sanches Fernandes off: J. Smith-Sway
71' 0:1 Preston Substitution C. Lang off: D. Burgzorg
72' 0:1 Preston Substitution M. Osmajic off: J. Erabi
83' 0:1 Preston Substitution P. Valentin off: J. Storey
84' 0:1 Huddersfield Substitution S. Roughan off: I. Bowat
90' 0:1 Preston Yellow card J. Erabi
90+1' 0:1 Huddersfield Yellow card L. Sorensen
90+2' 0:1 Preston Substitution J. Thompson off: A. Moran
90+3' 1:1 Preston Goal J. Erabi assist: D. Burgzorg

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

3 Shots on target 2

2 Shots off target 7

0.93 Expected goals 0.72

1 Big chances 4

76 Attacks 100

7 Corners 6

11 Fouls 16

16 Free kicks 11

3 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 3

1 Red cards 0

14 Goal kicks 6

23 Throw-ins 36

All statistics

34 Aerial duels 34

45 Backward passes 63

5 Blocked shots 1

27 Clearances 46

17 Crosses 24

10 Dribbles 12

0.72 Expected assists 0.49

86 Failed passes 71

1 Goalkeeper saves 2

6 Interceptions 7

7 Key passes 7

70 Long passes 62

50 Passes into the final third 75

173 Passes in the opposition half 228

186 Passes in own half 196

0.30 Shot accuracy 0.20

0 Shots from outside the box 1

10 Shots inside the box 9

18 Aerial duels won 16

4 Successful crosses 5

4 Successful dribbles 3

20 Successful long passes 27

12 Successful tackles 11

256 Successful passes 329

22 Tackles 14

342 Total passes 400

Line-ups

Preston

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Daniel Iversen	1
16	Andrew Martyn Hughes	16
19	Lewis Gibson	19
24	Odeluga Joshua Offiah	24
2	Pol Valentín Sancho	2
3	Andrija Vukčević	3
8	Alistair Edward McCann	8
15	Jordan Andrew Thompson	15
7	Alfie Devine	7
10	Callum Joseph Lang	10
28	Milutin Osmajić	28

Substitutes
#	Player	number
21	Lee Anthony Nicholls	21
6	Liam James Lindsay	6
14	Jordan Ben Storey	14
32	Ed Nolan	32
23	Andrew Moran	23
9	Jusef Erabi	9
30	George Gryba	30
36	Max Wilson	36
37	Delano Burgzorg	37

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Huddersfield

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Matthew Young	1
6	Jack David Vincent Whatmough	6
12	Radinio Roberto Balker	12
23	Seán Patrick Roughan	23
2	Lasse Sørensen	2
4	Ryan Graham Ledson	4
7	Lynden Jack Gooch	7
18	David Ayomide Kasumu	18
10	Marcus Anthony Myers-Harness	10
11	Ashley Michael Fletcher	11
30	Derensili Sanches Fernandes	30

Substitutes
#	Player	number
33	Nikola Chivarov Tzanev	33
5	Joe Low	5
15	Ibane Bowat	15
19	Bali Mumba	19
27	J. Smith-Sway	27
14	Ethan Brierley	14
17	Marcus McGuane	17
9	Joseph William John Taylor	9
26	G. Sebin	26