Preston are averaging 9.9 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 20.8 total fouls on average. That puts them 6th of 24 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Blackburn, a profile of referee Anthony Backhouse, and a full match-by-match log.
Liam Lindsay leads with 12 fouls across 8 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 75% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Preston player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Preston are averaging 9.9 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 10.9 for a match-total of 20.8. That ranks 6th of 24 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Preston pick up one yellow card every 0.202 fouls.
Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Blackburn the page weights each Preston defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Preston fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Anthony Backhouse is the referee for this fixture — they average 20.5 fouls and 4 yellow cards per match this season. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Brady | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Ben Whiteman | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Caleb Wiley | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Pol Valentín | defender | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Liam Lindsay | defender | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 75% |
| Alistair Edward McCann | midfielder | 4 | 4 | 1 | 75% |
| Andrew Hughes | defender | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Andrew Moran | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 67% |
| Odeluga Offiah | defender | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Callum Lang | attacker | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 67% |
| Léo Leroy | midfielder | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Jordan Storey | defender | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Andrija Vukcevic | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 57% |
| Delano Burgzorg | attacker | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 50% |
| Stanley Mills | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Jordan Andrew Thompson | midfielder | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 44% |
| Milutin Osmajic | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Lewis Gibson | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Lewis Dobbin | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Brad Potts | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Harry Clarke | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Alfie Devine | midfielder | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 20% |
| Jusef Erabi | attacker | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Daniel Iversen | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Thierry Small | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Bristol City | Home | 1-3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Alfie Devine (3) |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Charlton Athletic | Away | 1-0 | 21 | 11 | 32 | Callum Lang (5) |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Everton | Home | 0-4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Pol Valentín (1) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1-3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | Andrew Hughes (3) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 2-1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Pol Valentín (2) |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 1-1 | 11 | 16 | 27 | Andrija Vukcevic (2) |
| 2 May 2026 | Southampton | Home | 1-3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Liam Lindsay (3) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Sheffield United | Away | 2-3 | 11 | 12 | 23 | Andrija Vukcevic (4) |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Birmingham City | Away | 2-1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | Andrew Hughes (3) |
| 18 Apr 2026 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 0-2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | Andrew Moran (3) |