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EFL Cup · J2

Preston North End

1-1

Final

08/08/2026 · 7:00 AM

4-3 on penalties

Huddersfield Town

Jusef Erabi 90+3'

Radinio Balker 38'

Penales 4-3

Alfie Devine Jusef Erabi Ali McCann Delano Burgzorg

Bali Mumba Jay Smith-Sway Joe Taylor

Win chance

36%Preston North End

PNE 36%Draw 29%HUD 35%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Radinio Balker

Huddersfield Town · DF

8.4

Min90'Goals1Passes86%

Best performers

90'+10'

Penalty Shootout ends, Preston North End 1(4), Huddersfield Town 1(3).

90'+9'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1(4), Huddersfield Town 1(3). Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

90'+8'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(3). Joe Taylor (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

90'+7'

Penalty saved. Andrew Moran (Preston North End) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Young (Huddersfield Town).

90'+6'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(2). Jay Smith-Sway (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

90'+6'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(1). Ali McCann (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

90'+5'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1(2), Huddersfield Town 1(1). Bali Mumba (Huddersfield Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

90'+4'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1(2), Huddersfield Town 1. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

90'+3'

Penalty saved. Marcus Harness (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).

90'+2'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1(1), Huddersfield Town 1. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

90'+1'

Penalty saved. Ryan Ledson (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).

Penalty Shootout begins Preston North End 1, Huddersfield Town 1.

GoalAlfie Devine scores for Preston North End

GoalJusef Erabi scores for Preston North End

GoalAli McCann scores for Preston North End

GoalDelano Burgzorg scores for Preston North End

GoalBali Mumba scores for Huddersfield Town

GoalJay Smith-Sway scores for Huddersfield Town

GoalJoe Taylor scores for Huddersfield Town

90'+6'

Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Huddersfield Town 1.

90'+5'

ChanceAttempt missed. Marcus Harness (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.

90'+3'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 1, Huddersfield Town 1. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.

90'+3'

ChanceAttempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

90'+2'

SubSubstitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Jordan Thompson.

90'+1'

YellowLasse Sørensen (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+1'

Foul by Lasse Sørensen (Huddersfield Town).

90'+1'

Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'

Corner to Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

90'

YellowRyan Ledson (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.

89'

Joe Taylor (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

89'

Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).

87'

Corner to Preston North End. Conceded by Matt Young.

87'

ChanceAttempt saved. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Young (Huddersfield Town).

87'

Foul by Lasse Sørensen (Huddersfield Town).

87'

Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

86'

ChanceMarcus Harness (Huddersfield Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Lasse Sørensen.

86'

Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.

84'

SubSubstitution, Huddersfield Town. Ibane Bowat replaces Seán Roughan.

83'

Corner to Preston North End. Conceded by Lasse Sørensen.

83'

SubSubstitution, Preston North End. Jordan Storey replaces Pol Valentín.

82'

Foul by Bali Mumba (Huddersfield Town).

82'

Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'

Foul by Jay Smith-Sway (Huddersfield Town).

81'

Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

81'

ChanceAttempt missed. Joe Taylor (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

77'

Lasse Sørensen (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77'

Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End).

76'

Foul by Ryan Ledson (Huddersfield Town).

76'

Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Corner to Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Pol Valentín.

72'

SubSubstitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Milutin Osmajic.

71'

SubSubstitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Callum Lang.

71'

SubSubstitution, Huddersfield Town. Jay Smith-Sway replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.

71'

SubSubstitution, Huddersfield Town. Joe Taylor replaces Ashley Fletcher.

69'

YellowAli McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

69'

Marcus Harness (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

69'

Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).

68'

Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Huddersfield Town).

68'

Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66'

Corner to Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.

66'

Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.

65'

Offside, Preston North End. Alfie Devine is caught offside.

63'

Corner to Preston North End. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.

62'

Corner to Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.

62'

Attempt blocked. Pol Valentín (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.

61'

Corner to Preston North End. Conceded by Seán Roughan.

60'

Foul by Marcus Harness (Huddersfield Town).

60'

Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Corner to Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.

59'

ChanceAttempt saved. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Young (Huddersfield Town). Assisted by Pol Valentín with a cross.

57'

Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a through ball.

55'

Foul by Seán Roughan (Huddersfield Town).

55'

Callum Lang (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

51'

Corner to Preston North End. Conceded by Seán Roughan.

51'

Attempt blocked. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

49'

Corner to Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Pol Valentín.

48'

Corner to Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Pol Valentín.

Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Huddersfield Town 1.

45'

SubSubstitution, Huddersfield Town. Bali Mumba replaces Lynden Gooch.

45'

SubSubstitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Andrija Vukcevic.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Huddersfield Town 1.

45'+2'

ChanceAttempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

45'

Offside, Huddersfield Town. Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.

39'

Offside, Preston North End. Callum Lang is caught offside.

38'

GoalGoal! Preston North End 0, Huddersfield Town 1. Radinio Balker (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Sørensen with a cross following a set piece situation.

37'

YellowAndrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

37'

David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

37'

Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).

36'

Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).

36'

Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jack Whatmough (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

32'

Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

32'

Foul by Seán Roughan (Huddersfield Town).

27'

Offside, Preston North End. Callum Lang is caught offside.

25'

Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Foul by Marcus Harness (Huddersfield Town).

23'

ChanceAttempt missed. Radinio Balker (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross following a corner.

22'

Corner to Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.

22'

Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

22'

ChanceAshley Fletcher (Huddersfield Town) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lasse Sørensen with a cross following a set piece situation.

21'

RedLewis Gibson (Preston North End) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

21'

Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).

21'

Matt Young (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

20'

Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20'

Foul by David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town).

19'

ChanceAttempt missed. Marcus Harness (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Ledson.

17'

Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).

17'

Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

17'

Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).

17'

Lynden Gooch (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

15'

Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).

15'

Lynden Gooch (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Huddersfield Town).

11'

Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Foul by David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town).

Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Huddersfield Town).

Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Huddersfield Town).

Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).

Marcus Harness (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Callum Lang (Preston North End).

Seán Roughan (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

YellowLynden Gooch (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Lynden Gooch (Huddersfield Town).

ChanceAttempt missed. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a headed pass.

First Half begins.

Match ends, Preston North End 1(4), Huddersfield Town 1(3).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Daniel Iversen	90'	0	0	1	1	2	0	28/51 55%	5.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
16Andrew Hughes	90'	5	3	2	9	4	36/46 78%	7.4
24Odeluga Offiah	90'	5	1	1	4	2	40/50 80%	6.6
19Lewis GibsonC	21'	1	0	0	2	0	29/30 97%	4.6
6Liam LindsayS	45'	7	0	0	5	4	17/22 77%	6.6
14Jordan StoreyS	7'	1	0	0	2	2	3/4 75%	6.3

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
2Pol Valentín	83'	1	1	9	3	2	16/22 73%	7.0
15Jordan Thompson	89'	1	0	5	3	1	34/40 85%	6.9
8Ali McCann	90'	1	1	10	4	3	21/27 78%	6.7
3Andrija Vukcevic	45'	0	0	0	2	0	8/9 89%	5.4
23Andrew MoranS	1'	0	0	0	0	0	0/3 0%	6.0

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
7Alfie Devine	90'	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	19/26 73%	6.6
10Callum Lang	71'	0	0	4	1	0	1	3	3/7 43%	6.3
28Milutin Osmajic	72'	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1/2 50%	5.3
9Jusef ErabiS	18'	1	0	2	2	0	0	4	1/3 33%	7.8
37Delano BurgzorgS	19'	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	0/0	7.7

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Matt Young	90'	0	0	2	1	3	2	10/19 53%	6.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	G	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
12Radinio Balker	90'	1	7	2	0	5	3	37/43 86%	8.4
6Jack Whatmough	90'	0	22	0	0	5	4	56/61 92%	7.8
23Seán Roughan	84'	0	6	2	4	6	2	43/54 80%	7.4
19Bali MumbaS	45'	0	0	1	0	1	0	11/13 85%	5.9
15Ibane BowatS	6'	0	0	0	0	0	0	6/7 86%	5.9
27Jay Smith-SwayS	19'	0	0	0	0	0	0	2/4 50%	5.7

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	A	KP	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
2Lasse Sørensen	90'	1	3	4	2	2	37/41 90%	8.2
18David Kasumu	90'	0	0	3	7	1	28/32 88%	6.3
4Ryan LedsonC	90'	0	2	2	4	0	37/48 77%	6.0
7Lynden Gooch	45'	0	1	2	2	0	7/8 88%	5.8

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
30Derensili Sanches Fernandes	71'	0	0	1	1	6	17/22 77%	7.0
10Marcus Harness	90'	3	0	0	1	5	21/30 70%	6.2
11Ashley Fletcher	71'	2	1	0	0	1	12/15 80%	4.9
9Joe TaylorS	19'	1	0	0	0	2	3/3 100%	5.9

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

PNEHUD

1 Iversen 16 Hughes 24 Offiah 19 Gibson

8 McCann

7 Devine 1 Young 6 Whatmough

12 Balker

18 Kasumu 2 Sørensen 4 Ledson

10 Harness

Preston North End

Graham AlexanderHead coach

Daniel Iversen1 · POR

Andrew Hughes16 · DEF

Odeluga Offiah24 · DEF

Lewis Gibson19 · DEF

Pol Valentín2 · MED83'

Ali McCann8 · MED

Jordan Thompson15 · MED90+2'

Andrija Vukcevic3 · MED45'

Callum Lang10 · DEL71'

Milutin Osmajic28 · DEL72'

Alfie Devine7 · DEL

Substitutes

Liam Lindsay6 · SUB45'

Delano Burgzorg37 · SUB71'

Jusef Erabi9 · SUB72'

Jordan Storey14 · SUB83'

Andrew Moran23 · SUB90+2'

Lee Nicholls21 · SUB

Max Wilson36 · SUB

Ed Nolan32 · SUB

George Gryba30 · SUB

Huddersfield Town

Martin DruryHead coach

Matt Young1 · POR

Jack Whatmough6 · DEF

Seán Roughan23 · DEF84'

Radinio Balker12 · DEF

Lynden Gooch7 · MED45'

David Kasumu18 · MED

Lasse Sørensen2 · MED

Ryan Ledson4 · MED

Ashley Fletcher11 · DEL71'

Derensili Sanches Fernandes30 · DEL71'

Marcus Harness10 · DEL

Substitutes

Bali Mumba19 · SUB45'

Joe Taylor9 · SUB71'

Jay Smith-Sway27 · SUB71'

Ibane Bowat15 · SUB84'

Nik Tzanev33 · SUB

Marcus McGuane17 · SUB

Ethan Brierley14 · SUB

Joe Low5 · SUB

George Sebine26 · SUB

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