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26/12/2026, Hull City Stadium, Hull, England
Championship, English Football League

Hull Vs Preston

Hull play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Ryan (GK) , I Byrnes (CB) , A McGregor (CB) , R Eddafi (CB) , B Skene (RB) , M Wayne (LB) , A Symons (CDM) , A Zhirkov (CAM) , H Meyrick (RM) , J Bett (LM) , L Kamara (ST) And the subs are: R Burn (CB) , C Higgins (CB) , I Herriott (CM) , Z Corrao (CM) , N McClement (ST)

Preston play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Osazuwa (GK) , F McCormick (CB) , S Keefe (CB) , R Caulfield (CB) , N Sheenan (RB) , D Khelil (LB) , S MacCarthy (CDM) , J Molloy (CAM) , F Guinness (RM) , M Mulryan (LM) , S Collins (ST) And the subs are: R Adebowale (CB) , J Rezendes (CB) , R Dingwell (CM) , M Eneja (CM) , J MacAdam (ST)

Welcome to Hull City Stadium in Hull, England where Hull City will face Preston North End.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 25000.

1' - Hull kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Arthur Symons passes the ball to Harry Meyrick.  Harry Meyrick passes the ball to Aleksei Zhirkov.  Aleksei Zhirkov speeds past Frank Guinness.  

7' - Ricky Caulfield passes to Fraser McCormick.  Fraser McCormick sees Malcolm Mulryan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Malcolm Mulryan takes the ball.  Malcolm Mulryan tries to cutback, but Aleksei Zhirkov gets back and intercepts the ball!  

9' - Shaun MacCarthy sees Malcolm Mulryan making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Malcolm Mulryan is able to take the ball.  Malcolm Mulryan looks to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Malcolm Mulryan for Preston!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

10' - Hull kick the ball off for the restart.  

13' - Rasil Eddafi passes the ball to Alexander McGregor.  Alexander McGregor finds Rasil Eddafi with a short pass.  Rasil Eddafi finds Aleksei Zhirkov with a long pass.  Aleksei Zhirkov curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Shaun MacCarthy takes possession.  

17' - Shaun MacCarthy passes the ball to John Molloy.  John Molloy finds Fraser McCormick with a short pass.  Fraser McCormick passes the ball to Frank Guinness.  Frank Guinness attempts to beat Ian Byrnes using his skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

17' - Frank Guinness attempts to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is saved by John Ryan!  

19' - John Ryan chips a long ball to Ian Byrnes.  Ian Byrnes crosses the ball into the box, but Fraser McCormick intercepts and takes possession.  

20' - Fraser McCormick sees Shaun Collins making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Shaun Collins is caught offside!  

25' - Fraser McCormick finds Shaun MacCarthy with a long ball.  Shaun MacCarthy tries to unleash a long range shot...but the shot goes wide!

28' - John Ryan passes a long ball to Mark Wayne.  Mark Wayne whips in a cross, and manages to find Aleksei Zhirkov.  Aleksei Zhirkov attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a magnificent goal from Aleksei Zhirkov for Hull!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

28' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

33' - Fraser McCormick finds John Molloy with a short pass.  John Molloy slides the ball to Ricky Caulfield.  Ricky Caulfield finds Dirar Khelil with a long ball.  Dirar Khelil slides the ball to Shaun Collins.  Shaun Collins spots a run from John Molloy.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and John Molloy takes the ball.  John Molloy attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

34' - John Ryan spots a run from Harry Meyrick.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Harry Meyrick runs on to the ball.  Harry Meyrick looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! Its a goal for Hull!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

35' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

42' - Alexander McGregor plays a long pass to Arthur Symons.  Arthur Symons slides the ball to Lance Kamara.  Lance Kamara passes the ball to Arthur Symons.  Arthur Symons shoots from outside the area...but the shot is saved by James Osazuwa!  

44' - James Osazuwa sees a run from Shaun Collins.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Shaun Collins takes the ball.  Shaun Collins attempts the cutback, but John Ryan gets to the ball first and smothers it.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - With a turn of pace, James Bett beats Shaun MacCarthy.  

51' - James Bett slides the ball to Harry Meyrick.  Harry Meyrick sees a run from Lance Kamara.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Lance Kamara is caught offside!  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alexander McGregor is going to be taken off.  Ryan Burn joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Aleksei Zhirkov tries to beat Ricky Caulfield using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Aleksei Zhirkov runs with the ball!  

60' - Neil Sheenan speeds past James Bett.  

63' - Neil Sheenan passes to Shaun MacCarthy.  Shaun MacCarthy plays a long pass to John Molloy.  John Molloy sees Shaun Collins making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Shaun Collins is able to control the ball.  Shaun Collins fires a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but its over!

67' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rasil Eddafi will come off.  Colin Higgins is brought on from the bench.  

68' - Harry Meyrick uses his pace to beat Fraser McCormick.  

68' - Harry Meyrick curls in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Ricky Caulfield.  

73' - Ricky Caulfield finds Shaun MacCarthy with a short pass.  Shaun MacCarthy plays the ball to Frank Guinness.  Frank Guinness passes the ball to Shaun Collins.  Shaun Collins tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Preston!  The ball hit the crossbar and into the net!

74' - Hull kick the ball off for the restart.  

79' - Ryan Burn passes the ball to Arthur Symons.  Arthur Symons passes to Ian Byrnes.  Ian Byrnes plays a short pass to Harry Meyrick.  Ricky Caulfield dispossesses Harry Meyrick and takes possession.  Ricky Caulfield finds John Molloy with a long ball.  Ian Byrnes successfully tackles John Molloy and the ball goes loose.  Frank Guinness tackles Ryan Burn and takes the ball.  Frank Guinness spots a run from John Molloy.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and John Molloy runs on to the ball.  John Molloy tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Preston.  Neil Sheenan places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Mark Wayne takes possession.  

81' - Shaun MacCarthy dispossesses Mark Wayne and the ball goes loose.  Shaun Collins attempts a shot from distance towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Lance Kamara will come off.  Nathan McClement is going to be brought on.  

86' - Barry Skene runs with the ball, beating Frank Guinness.  

87' - Barry Skene looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by James Osazuwa!  

89' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Molloy will come off.  Robert Dingwell is going to be brought on.  



The match has ended Hull City 2 - 2 Preston North End.