National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Preston North End or Tottenham Hotspur that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face game!
Preston North End form and stats
Preston was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the FA Cup.Preston North End's struggle is real here at Deepdale with only 13 points collected from 14 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-7.
Happy days for Preston North End in their previous game, a fixture away at Birmingham City that ended with a 2-1 victory. Lindsay was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Lindsay won 9 of 12 duels.
Preceding that match was a Championship defeat to Norwich City (0-4).Preston North End have scored {8 league goals} here from 14 matches, not a lot. Preston have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.5-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Tottenham Hotspur, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Fulham last time out. Midfielder Højbjerg was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Højbjerg hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 51 successful passes (of 61 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Manchester City's place.Spurs has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. 16 goals have been conceded by Tottenham Hotspur in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() H. Kane 16 goals | ![]() C. Evans 6 goals | ![]() E. Riis Jakobsen 5 goals |
Preston North End missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Preston North End | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 18 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | ||
| 13.4 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 13 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Watford | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 44 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 43 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Millwall | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 38 |
| 14 | Reading | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -11 | 37 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 35 |
| 16 | Hull City | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -11 | 34 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -22 | 25 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
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