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Preston North End 1-1 Huddersfield Town · Carabao Cup

Preston North End drew 1-1 with Huddersfield Town in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Preston North End and Huddersfield Town met in the Carabao Cup at Goodison Park in Liverpool on Saturday, 8 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Preston North End: J. Erabi 90'. Huddersfield Town: R. Balker 38'.

How the match went

Huddersfield Town saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Preston North End had 10 shots with 3 on target, Huddersfield Town 10 with 2 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 7 to Preston North End and 6 to Huddersfield Town. Preston North End conceded 11 fouls, Huddersfield Town 16. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Preston North End, 3 for Huddersfield Town) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Preston North End started in a 3-4-3: Daniel Iversen, Odeluga Offiah, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Pol Valentín, Ali McCann, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukčević, Milutin Osmajić, Alfie Devine, Callum Lang.

Huddersfield Town started in a 3-4-3: Matthew Young, Radinio Balker, Jack Whatmough, Sean Roughan, Lasse Sørensen, Ryan Ledson, David Kasumu, Lynden Gooch, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Ashley Fletcher, Marcus Harness.

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Minute by minute

  1. 21'Red card! L. Gibson (Preston North End) is sent off for violent conduct.
  2. 38'Goal! Preston North End 0-1 Huddersfield Town. R. Balker (Huddersfield Town) scores, assisted by L. Sørensen.
  3. 45'Half-time. Preston North End 0-1 Huddersfield Town.
  4. 90+3'Goal! Preston North End 1-1 Huddersfield Town. J. Erabi (Preston North End) scores, assisted by D. Burgzorg.
  5. 90'Full-time. Preston North End 1-1 Huddersfield Town.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town.
  2. 1'Attempt missed. C. Lang (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  3. 4'Yellow card for L. Gooch (Huddersfield Town) for foul.
  4. 19'Attempt missed. M. Harness (Huddersfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  5. 21'Red card! L. Gibson (Preston North End) is sent off for violent conduct.
  6. 22'Attempt blocked. R. Ledson (Huddersfield Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  7. 22'Off the woodwork! A. Fletcher (Huddersfield Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  8. 23'Attempt missed. R. Balker (Huddersfield Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.20.
  9. 35'Attempt missed. J. Whatmough (Huddersfield Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
  10. 37'Yellow card for A. Vukčević (Preston North End) for foul.
  11. 38'Goal! Preston North End 0-1 Huddersfield Town. R. Balker (Huddersfield Town) scores, assisted by L. Sørensen.
  12. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  13. 45+2'Attempt saved. A. Fletcher (Huddersfield Town), header. xG 0.05.
  14. 45'Half-time. Preston North End 0-1 Huddersfield Town.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 46'Substitution, Preston North End: L. Lindsay comes on for A. Vukčević.
  17. 46'Substitution, Huddersfield Town: B. Mumba comes on for L. Gooch.
  18. 51'Attempt blocked. M. Osmajić (Preston North End), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.13.
  19. 57'Attempt blocked. C. Lang (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  20. 59'Attempt saved. C. Lang (Preston North End), header. xG 0.08.
  21. 62'Attempt blocked. P. Valentín (Preston North End), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  22. 66'Attempt blocked. C. Lang (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  23. 69'Yellow card for A. McCann (Preston North End) for foul.
  24. 71'Substitution, Preston North End: D. Burgzorg comes on for C. Lang.
  25. 71'Substitution, Huddersfield Town: J. Smith-Sway comes on for D. S. Fernandes.
  26. 71'Substitution, Huddersfield Town: J. Taylor comes on for A. Fletcher.
  27. 72'Substitution, Preston North End: J. Erabi comes on for M. Osmajić.
  28. 81'Attempt missed. J. Taylor (Huddersfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  29. 83'Substitution, Preston North End: J. Storey comes on for P. Valentín.
  30. 84'Substitution, Huddersfield Town: I. Bowat comes on for S. Roughan.
  31. 86'Off the woodwork! M. Harness (Huddersfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  32. 86'Attempt blocked. D. Burgzorg (Preston North End), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  33. 87'Attempt saved. J. Erabi (Preston North End), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  34. 90'Yellow card for J. Erabi (Preston North End) for argument.
  35. 90'Yellow card for R. Ledson (Huddersfield Town) for time wasting.
  36. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  37. 90+1'Yellow card for L. Sørensen (Huddersfield Town) for foul.
  38. 90+2'Substitution, Preston North End: A. Moran comes on for J. Thompson.
  39. 90+3'Goal! Preston North End 1-1 Huddersfield Town. J. Erabi (Preston North End) scores, assisted by D. Burgzorg.
  40. 90+3'Attempt missed. D. Burgzorg (Preston North End), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  41. 90+5'Attempt missed. M. Harness (Huddersfield Town), header. xG 0.04.
  42. 90'Full-time. Preston North End 1-1 Huddersfield Town.
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