PREVIEW | Preston North End vs Portsmouth - team news, lineups, predictions

Preston North End and Portsmouth go head-to-head at Deepdale this Saturday in the EFL Championship.Preston North End currently have 44 points and lie in 9th position. Last time out, Paul Heckingbottom...

PREVIEW | Preston North End vs Portsmouth - team news, lineups, predictions
PREVIEW | Preston North End vs Portsmouth - team news, lineups, predictions

Preston North End and Portsmouth go head-to-head at Deepdale this Saturday in the EFL Championship.

Preston North End currently have 44 points and lie in 9th position. Last time out, Paul Heckingbottom's team drew 1-1 against Ipswich Town (EFL Championship 2025/26).

Portsmouth have picked up 33 points and currently lie in 19th position. In their last match, John Mousinho's team prevailed 3-0 against West Bromwich (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Portsmouth winning 1-0.

Predicted lineups

Preston North End: Dai Cornell, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Odel Offiah, Pol Valentín, Jordan Thompson, Benjamin Whiteman, Thierry Small, Ali McCann, Daniel Jebbison, Alfie Devine

Portsmouth: Nicolas Schmid, Zak Swanson, Regan Poole, Connor Ogilvie, Terry Devlin, Andre Dozzell, Ebou Adams, Millenic Alli, Conor Chaplin, Adrian Segecic, Harvey Blair

Unavailable

Preston North End

  • Robbie Brady - Injury

Portsmouth

  • Thomas Waddingham - Injury

Last starting XIs

Preston North End ( vs Ipswich Town 2026-01-31): Dai Cornell, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Odel Offiah, Pol Valentín, Jordan Thompson, Benjamin Whiteman, Thierry Small, Ali McCann, Daniel Jebbison, Alfie Devine

Portsmouth ( vs West Bromwich 2026-01-31): Nicolas Schmid, Terry Devlin, Connor Ogilvie, Regan Poole, Zak Swanson, Andre Dozzell, Ebou Adams, Adrian Segecic, Conor Chaplin, Millenic Alli, Colby Bishop

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