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Thierry Small 11

Preston North End Left Back Age 22 Height 177 cm Left foot England

Deployed as Left Back in 3 of last 6 starts

51% of team minutes · 2245 minutes, 23 starts in 49 team matches 53rd percentile
3 + 1 goals and assists · 0.16 per 90 · 7% of team goals 80th percentile
6.52 average rating over 42 rated matches 3rd percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Dangerous crosserProlific scorerGets big chances Low passing volumeFew defensive actions

DNA strand · vs Championship defenders (n = 133) · 2245 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.52 3 Goals + assists /90 0.16 80 Share of team minutes 51% 53 Cards /90 0.16 58 Fouls /90 0.52 85

Defence

Defensive actions /90 4.17 1 Tackles /90 1.40 47 Tackle success 54% 21 Interceptions /90 0.36 2 Clearances /90 2.24 7 Blocked shots /90 0.16 8 Recoveries /90 3.29 37 Duel success 42% 4 Aerials won /90 0.72 7 Aerial success 78% 62 Dribbled past /90 0.36 61 Errors /90 0.08 35 Possession lost /90 15.84 16

On the ball

Passes /90 17.16 0 Pass accuracy 71% 5 Final-third passes /90 2.29 1 Accurate crosses /90 1.36 94 Long balls won /90 0.44 1

Threat

Goals /90 0.12 91 xG /90 0.09 87 Chances created /90 1.04 76 Key passes /90 1.00 82

Each rung is a percentile among Championship defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Preston North End results by his involvement

23 matches · 8–8–7 · 1.39 ppg · 1.17 scored, 1.26 conceded per game · 1784 minutes

Team 1.39 ppg when he starts (23) v 0.88 when he does not (26)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.52 6.46.76.86.56.56.35.76.26.76.24.96.56.36.96.56.16.46.46.2
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 L 0–1 v Lincoln City · Championship Defender sub 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2
2026-09-08 L 1–2 at Watford · Championship Defender sub 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-09-01 L 1–3 v Bristol City · Championship Defender sub 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 –
2026-08-29 L 0–1 at Charlton Athletic · Championship Defender sub 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-08-22 L 1–3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers · Championship Defender sub 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.1
2026-08-15 L 1–2 at Bolton Wanderers · Championship Defender sub 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-04-25 W 3–2 at Sheffield United · Championship Right Midfield 63 0.18 1.0 1.0 6.9
2026-04-22 L 1–2 at Birmingham City · Championship Defender sub 17 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.3
2026-04-18 L 0–2 v West Bromwich Albion · Championship Defender sub 44 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-04-06 D 1–1 v Queens Park Rangers · Championship Defender sub 24 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9
2026-04-03 D 2–2 at Leicester City · Championship Left Back 85 0.02 1.0 0.0 6.2
2026-03-20 W 3–1 v Stoke City · Championship Defender sub 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-03-14 L 0–2 at Norwich City · Championship Left Back 81 0.08 2.0 0.0 6.2
2026-03-11 L 0–3 at Coventry City · Championship Left Back 73 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7
2026-03-06 L 1–3 v Oxford United · Championship Defender sub 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-02-20 L 0–1 at Blackburn Rovers · Championship Defender sub 32 0.02 1.0 0.0 6.5
2026-02-14 D 2–2 v Watford · Championship Defender sub 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-02-07 W 1–0 v Portsmouth · Championship Right Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-01-31 D 1–1 at Ipswich Town · Championship Left Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-01-24 L 0–4 at Middlesbrough · Championship Defender sub 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Preston North End

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Championship current 6 0 75 12% 0 0 0.0 6.32 – –
2025/2026 · Championship 41 27 2496 60% 3 2 3.0 6.58 6th #154 (3) #170 (2)
2025/2026 · FA Cup 1 1 90 100% 0 0 0.0 6.66 – –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 8 moves

  1. 1 Jul 2025 Free transfer Charlton Athletic → Preston North End Left Back
  2. 1 Feb 2024 Free transfer Southampton U21 → Charlton Athletic Left Back
  3. 3 Jan 2024 End of loan St. Mirren → Southampton U21 Defender
  4. 26 Aug 2023 Loan Southampton U21 → St. Mirren Left Back
  5. 31 May 2023 End of loan St. Mirren → Southampton U21 Defender
  6. 31 Jan 2023 Loan Southampton U21 → St. Mirren Left Back
  7. 7 Nov 2022 End of loan Port Vale → Southampton U21 Defender
  8. 26 Jul 2022 Loan Southampton U21 → Port Vale Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

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