Preston North End 1
Elmohamady (OG) 61'
Aston Villa 1
Abraham 45+1'
Video
Reviews
- A Villa Fan: REPORT: Preston 1-1 Villa
- Villa Underground: Reflection: Preston 1-1 Aston Villa – 5 point gap to Playoffs after Bjarnason howler & Elmo OG
- Official Site: Smith on Preston draw, improvements needed for QPR, late chances, January window and Tommy Elphick’s recall
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End: Villa fail to secure a win to end the year
- Villa News & Views: Preston 1-1 Villa; feels like and indeed is, 2 points dropped, although credit to them
- Official Site: The Verdict: Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
- Sky Sports: Nmecha’s equaliser denies Villa
Timeline
- 45+1′ – GOAL: Abraham (Whelan) [0-1]
- 52′ – YELLOW CARD: Johnson
- 59′ – YELLOW CARD: Gallagher
- 59′ – YELLOW CARD: Abraham
- 61′ – GOAL: Elmohamady (OG) [1-1]
- 68′ – SUB: Bolasie off, Adomah on
- 70′ – YELLOW CARD: Hutton
- 75′ – SUB: Whelan off, Bjarnason on
- 85′ – SUB: Clarke off, Fisher on
- 90′ – SUB: Burke off, O’Reilly on
- 90+2′ – SUB: Gallagher off, Walker on
Formations
Teamsheets
Starting
| Preston North End | |
| 1 | Declan Rudd |
| 5 | Tom Clarke (Fisher 85') |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson |
| 12 | Paul Gallagher (Walker 90+2') |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson |
| 19 | Graham Burke (O'Reilly 90') |
| 23 | Paul Huntington |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen |
| 45 | Lukas Nmecha |
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 16 | James Bree |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan (Bjarnason 75') |
| 22 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Yannick Bolasie (Adomah 68') |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham |
Subs
| Preston North End | |
| 13 | Michael Crowe |
| 2 | Darnell Fisher |
| 15 | Calum Woods |
| 30 | Jack Baxter |
| 32 | Adam O'Reilly |
| 33 | Ethan Walker |
| 27 | Connor Simpson |
| Aston Villa | |
| 31 | Mark Bunn |
| 39 | Dominic Revan |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 17 | Keinan Davis |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
Previews
- Villa Underground: Match Preview – Preston v Aston Villa : Villa must maintain playoff pressure
- Villa News & Views: Preston – Villa; Bring it on!
- The Villa Blog: At Preston, the need for three points, a video and some edited facts
- A Villa Fan: PREVIEW: Preston away
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa vs. Preston: Predicted Lineup in Final Battle of 2018
- Sky Sports: Preston vs Aston Villa preview