Preston Held by Late Own Goal as QPR Snatch Point at Deepdale

Preston North End FC were forced to settle for a 1–1 draw against Queens Park Rangers FC on Championship matchday 41, as a late own goal denied the hosts victory at Deepdale on 6 April 2026.

After a goalless first half, Preston made an immediate impact following the interval. In the 46th minute, Brad Potts broke the deadlock, finishing a move created by Alfie Devine to give the home side a 1–0 lead. The goal came shortly after a half-time substitution for Preston, with Pol Valentín Sancho replacing Odel Offiah.

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Preston appeared to be closing in on all three points, but QPR were handed a route back into the game late on. In the 82nd minute, substitute Thierry Small inadvertently turned the ball into his own net, bringing the visitors level at 1–1. The own goal came just 16 minutes after Small had entered the pitch in place of Andrija Vukčević.

The match featured a number of cautions, with QPR seeing three players booked: Jonathan Varane in the 13th minute, Kieran Morgan in the 65th, and Jake Clarke-Salter in stoppage time at 90 minutes. Preston’s Lewis Gibson was also shown a yellow card in the 76th minute.

Both managers turned to their benches in search of a decisive moment. Alongside Preston’s changes involving Pol Valentín, Small, Andrew Moran and Daniel Jebbison, QPR introduced Kwame Poku, Daniel Bennie, Isaac Hayden and Clarke-Salter across the second half.

The draw leaves both sides sharing the points in the late stages of the regular Championship season. Detailed data beyond goals, bookings and substitutions was not available at the time of writing.

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Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D