HIGHLIGHT Preston {1«—3 } Liverpool – score, Bradley, Gakpo and Nunez goals, channel and stream, Jota tributes

 

Live score updates, analysis and commentary from Deepdale as Liverpool take on Preston North End in their first pre-season friendly and match since Diogo Jota died

 

 

Preston and Liverpool players observe a minute’s silence for Liverpool’s late Portuguese striker #20 Diogo Jota during the pre-season friendly football match between Preston North End and Liverpool at Deepdale stadium

 

Liverpool return to action today in their first pre-season friendly of the summer, against Preston North End at Deepdale Stadium. It will be an emotional afternoon for Arne Slot’s side, who play their first game since the tragic death of forward Diogo Jota 10 days ago.

 

The Portuguese died along with his brother Andre Silva when the car they were driving through Spain veered off the road following a tyre blowout. What followed was an outpouring of grief from across the football world as Liverpool delayed their pre-season preparations so that team-mates, staff and friends could attend the funeral in Gondomar, Portugal.

 

Liverpool eventually returned to training on Tuesday, before consulting with players and staff to decide on whether this game would go ahead. The club also announced the retirement of the number 20 shirt which Jota wore.

 

The match will, then, go ahead, with both clubs planning to pay tribute to Jota and Silva before the game. Supporters attending the match have been asked to be in their seats by 2.45pm ahead of the 3pm kick-off as a mark of respect to the brothers, with tributes then getting underway at roughly 2.50pm.

 



 

Claudia Rose Maguire – wife of former Preston player Sean – will first sing a rendition of Can’t Help Falling In Love, which will then be followed by Liverpool’s anthem of You’ll Never Walk Alone.

 

While the latter is sung, North End captain Ben Whiteman will lay a wreath in front of the visiting supporters in the Bill Shankly Kop, ahead of a minute’s silence just before kick-off.

 

The ECHO will be at Deepdale for live updates and coverage of the tributes, before we turn our attentions to the match and debuts of summer signings such as Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong. There will be live commentary, score updates and analysis, but all the TV channel and streaming information you need.

 

Key Events

 

Full-time: Preston 1-3 Liverpool16:51

 

GOAL! Preston 1-3 Liverpool (Gakpo)16:46

 

GOAL! Preston 1-2 Liverpool (Lindsay)16:41

 

GOAL! Preston 0-2 Liverpool (Nunez)16:11

 

Half-time: Preston 0-1 Liverpool15:47

 

GOAL! Preston 0-1 Liverpool (Bradley)15:33

 

Liverpool team confirmed14:03

 

16:51Key Event

 

Full-time: Preston 1-3 Liverpool

 

Full-time and Bradley, Nunez and Gakpo goals have earned Liverpool a 3-1 friendly win at Preston.

 

But there was only one person this emotional occasion was about – Diogo Jota.

 

16:47Theo Squires

 

Brilliant dummy from Nunez

 

Doak with a low cross, superb dummy from Nunez, and Gakpo is on hand to get it under control and roll it into the corner.

 

16:46Key Event

 

GOAL! Preston 1-3 Liverpool (Gakpo)

 

And another!

 

16:43Theo Squires

 

Preston go close again

 

Kamara heads just wide from a corner.

 

16:42Theo Squires

 

Emphatic header

 

Lindsay pulls one back as he heads home emphatically from a corner. Nervy finish on the cards now.

 

16:41Key Event

 

GOAL! Preston 1-2 Liverpool (Lindsay)

 

One back.

 

16:39Theo Squires

 

Good save from Woodman

 

Good save from Woodman as he gets down low to deny Jebbison. Ball bounces up and hits the top of the bar. Little bit fortunate but the keeper deserved it.

 

16:36Theo Squires

 

Penalty appeals waved away

 

Doak pulled down in the box but nothing given. Away support not happy with that.

 

16:35Theo Squires

 

Scramble

 

Bit of a goalmouth scramble in the Preston box as Endo and Jones both have shots blocked.

 

16:27Ian Doyle

 

Drinks break

 

Liverpool’s defence has had a bit more work to do this half but they are keeping Preston at bay.

 

Gakpo looks pretty lively down the left for the visitors.

 

Frimpong and Kerkez have both had a few nice moments.

 

There are 21,289 in there today.

 

16:13Theo Squires

 

Fitting celebration

 

Nunez rounds the goalkeeper, sidefoots home and then celebrates with Diogo Jota’s gamer celebration – earning loud cheers in the process.

 

16:11Key Event

 

GOAL! Preston 0-2 Liverpool (Nunez)

 

And another!

 

16:04Theo Squires

 

Second half underway

 

Yep, team as we though. And we’re back underway.

 

16:04Ian Doyle

 

Second half under way

 

Liverpool are all change for this half.

 

Woodman; Frimpong, Nallo, Robertson, Kerkez; Jones, Endo; Doak, Koumas, Gakpo; Nunez

 

16:01Theo Squires

 

Team for second half

 

Not confirmed yet but we think the team for the second half will be; Woodman; Frimpong, Nallo, Robertson, Kerkez; Endo, Jones; Doak, Koumas, Gakpo; Nunez.

 

15:52Theo Squires

 

Subs incoming

 

Expect a number of subs at half-time. Ben Doak, Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez and Milos Kerkez already in their kits having removed their bibs.

 

15:47Key Event

 

Half-time: Preston 0-1 Liverpool

 

Bradley’s goal the difference so far.

 

15:42Ian Doyle

 

Preston push

 

Osmajic with the best chance for Preston as he gets a toe poke on a cross from the left at the near post but directs it wide. Was stretching a bit, to be fair.

 

15:34Theo Squires

 

Smart play from Chiesa

 

Smart play from Chiesa as he gets in a low cross, Szoboszlai gets a touch to it and Bradley is on hand to sidefoot home at the far post.

 

15:33Key Event

 

GOAL! Preston 0-1 Liverpool (Bradley)

 

It’s there!

 

15:28Ian Doyle

 

Szoboszlai shoots

 

Liverpool win a corner.

 

The ball is cleared as far as Szoboszlai on the edge of the area, with the midfielder having a powerful shot that is blocked. That was on the way in.

 

15:27Ian Doyle

 

Drinks break over

 

The Liverpool fans are still singing the Jota song. The home crowd joined in with the clapping for several minutes earlier.

 

15:23Ian Doyle

 

Ngumoha again

 

Ngumoha, who has looked very lively, has another shot blocked after breaking into the area off the left.

 

We are now having a drinks break.

 

15:20Ian Doyle

 

Chiesa opportunity

 

Chiesa races away on goal but is tackled inside the area. He retrieves the ball then sends an ambitious curler wide of the far post.

 

That all came in the 20th minute, during which the travelling Kop broke out in song saluting their forever number 20, Diogo Jota.

 

15:18Ian Doyle

 

Ngumoha effort

 

A great turn and pass from Gravenberch finds Ngumoha, who cuts into the box past a few defenders and has a shot deflected behind.

 

Nothing comes of the corner.

 

15:16Ian Doyle

 

Youngsters making mark

 

Ngumoha as had a few runs down the left flank and Liverpool’s players aren’t afraid to feed him the ball often.

 

Nyoni, in a deeper midfield role, has just shown some good positional sense and like Ngumoha appears to have physically grown over the summer.

 

Stephenson, meanwhile, has been impressive at centre-back and has clearly benefited from a season on loan as a regular with Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.

 

15:13Ian Doyle

 

Preston on the attack

 

Preston have fashioned the first real effort with Gibson striking wide from range.

 

Liverpool have responded by upping the tempo and are now looking livelier in attack.

 

15:08Ian Doyle

 

Preston threat

 

Liverpool have had almost all the ball thus far but it is Preston who had the first sight of goal of any sort.

 

Tsimikas has to deal with a cross from the left and just about to nudges it away at the far post.

 

15:05Ian Doyle

 

Game underway

 

We’ve been playing a few minutes now.

 

Stephenson as expected is at left-back, with Nyoni in one of the three midfield roles.

 

Szoboszlai at present looks the more advanced, though.

 

14:43Ian Doyle

 

The Jota chant

 

A first airing of what is likely to be many renditions of the Diogo Jota chant has just come from the away end.

 

The Liverpool players are about to wrap up their preparations ahead of the friendly. It’s a very, very warm day here.

 

14:32Ian Doyle

 

Fans gathering

 

There have been a large collection of Liverpool supporters around the stadium and now they are starting to file in.

 

There will be a series of tributes before the game celebrating Diogo Jota and Andre Silva – and it is certain the travelling Kop will have their own special tributes planned.

 

14:08Theo Squires

 

Liverpool absentees

 

So no Florian Wirtz for Liverpool today, and no Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Diaz and Mac Allister.

 

Harvey Elliott and Tyler Morton also miss out as they’re not back in training yet, while Stefan Bajcetic is injured.

 

14:03Key Event

 

Liverpool team confirmed

 

Liverpool starting XI vs PNE: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Stephenson, Gomez, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nyoni, Ngumoha; Chiesa.

 

Subs: Woodman, Pecsi, Endo, Nunez, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Doak, Kerkez, Frimpong, Nallo, Koumas, Morrison, Pilling.

 

13:39Theo Squires

 

Temporary shirt numbers

 

Liverpool’s new signings will be wearing temporary squad numbers for forthcoming pre-season fixtures.

 

Pending their permanent official shirt numbers being confirmed later this summer, the six additions to Arne Slot’s team ahead of 2025-26 will use the following jerseys.

 

55 – Giorgi Mamardashvili

 

56 – Freddie Woodman

 

57 – Milos Kerkez

 

58 – Florian Wirtz

 

59 – Jeremie Frimpong

 

60 – Armin Pecsi

 

13:27Ian Doyle

 

Welcome to Deepdale

 

Hello there from Preston.

 

As Theo says, an emotional day awaits.

 

And it is undoubtedly going to be a difficult one for the Liverpool players for a number of reasons. Not least remembering their former colleague while attempting to start focusing their minds on the future.

 

13:22Theo Squires

 

Forever number 20

 

Hello everybody. It’s going to be an emotional day at Deepdale today.

 

The stadium had barely come into sight when I saw my first Diogo Jota shirt of the day. It has not been the last.

 

Preston have put together a really nice tribute programme in honour of the Portuguese, while there are a number of tributes planned ahead of kick-off.

 

07:58Joe Rimmer

 

Diogo Jota tributes planned

 

There will be a number of Diogo Jota tributes throughout this match, with it set to be an emotional occasion for all those involved.

 

Supporters attending the match have been asked to be in their seats by 2.45pm ahead of the 3pm kick-off as a mark of respect to the brothers, with tributes then getting underway at roughly 2.50pm.

 

Claudia Rose Maguire – wife of former Preston player Sean – will first sing a rendition of Can’t Help Falling In Love, which will then be followed by Liverpool’s anthem of You’ll Never Walk Alone.

 

While the latter is sung, North End captain Ben Whiteman will lay a wreath in front of the visiting supporters in the Bill Shankly Kop, ahead of a minute’s silence just before kick-off.

 

During the minute’s silence, digital tributes will be displayed on the big screen and across LEDs at Deepdale.

 

Both sets of players will also wear black armbands in honour of Jota and Silva, who was a player at Penafiel.

 

Preston have also created a commemorative edition of the matchday programme that features written tributes to the brothers.

 

The 16-page matchday programme will be free to all supporters with a match ticket on the day. There will be multiple members of staff around the ground handing out the programmes.

 

07:57Joe Rimmer

 

What to look out for this afternoon

 

As mentioned earlier, these pre-season friendlies are often very interesting, with new signings getting their first chance of a runout, fringe players featuring and different tactics trialled.

 

Helpfully, Theo Squires has put together a piece looking at the different things to lookout for today when you’re tuning it to watch the game