Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow live coverage as Preston North End face Queens Park Rangers in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth's fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
Follow live updates from today's game in the live blog below.
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Attempt missed. Yang Min-Hyeok (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
18 April 2025 15:40
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18 April 2025 15:39
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli replaces Koki Saito because of an injury.
18 April 2025 15:39
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Delay in match because of an injury Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers).
18 April 2025 15:34
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Attempt missed. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
18 April 2025 15:32
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Attempt missed. Robert Brady (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
18 April 2025 15:31
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ronnie Edwards.
18 April 2025 15:31
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
18 April 2025 15:29
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Brady.
18 April 2025 15:28
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harrison Ashby.
18 April 2025 15:27
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