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Ali McCann 8

Preston North End Central Midfield Age 26 Height 176 cm Right foot Scotland

Deployed as Central Midfield in 9 of last 10 starts

35% of team minutes · 1563 minutes, 18 starts in 49 team matches 51st percentile
1 + 1 goals and assists · 0.12 per 90 · 4% of team goals 26th percentile
6.79 average rating over 24 rated matches 50th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Tackles oftenBusy defenderReads the game Card-proneGives away fouls

DNA strand · vs Championship midfielders (n = 161) · 1563 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.79 50 Goals + assists /90 0.12 26 Share of team minutes 35% 51 Cards /90 0.35 20 Fouls /90 1.67 20

Creation

Chances created /90 1.15 42 Key passes /90 1.04 46 Big chances created /90 0.12 39 Assists /90 0.06 44 Passes /90 40.13 61 Pass accuracy 84% 70 Final-third passes /90 4.15 37 Accurate crosses /90 0.29 41 Long balls won /90 0.92 28

Defence

Defensive actions /90 7.08 93 Tackles /90 3.45 98 Tackle success 65% 76 Interceptions /90 1.44 86 Recoveries /90 4.89 69 Duel success 48% 42 Possession lost /90 10.25 82

Threat

Goals /90 0.06 38 xG /90 0.14 61 Shots /90 0.75 23 Dribbles /90 0.58 44 Dribble success 50% 61 Touches /90 58.27 66

Each rung is a percentile among Championship midfielders 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

18 matches · 4–5–9 · 0.94 ppg · 0.72 scored, 1.22 conceded per game · 1459 minutes

Team 0.94 ppg when he starts (18) v 1.23 when he does not (31)

"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 6.79 6.56.76.16.46.48.56.67.07.16.76.67.06.77.16.77.06.86.46.86.2
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-08-22 L 1–3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers · Championship Central Midfield © 90 0.06 1.0 0.0 6.2
2026-08-15 L 1–2 at Bolton Wanderers · Championship Central Midfield © 90 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.8
2026-03-11 L 0–3 at Coventry City · Championship Central Midfield 46 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-02-28 L 0–2 v Millwall · Championship Central Midfield 75 0.19 1.0 0.0 6.8
2026-02-24 D 1–1 at Swansea City · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.25 2.0 2.0 7.0
2026-02-20 L 0–1 at Blackburn Rovers · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-02-14 D 2–2 v Watford · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1
2026-02-07 W 1–0 v Portsmouth · Championship Central Midfield 76 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-01-31 D 1–1 at Ipswich Town · Championship Attacking Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.0
2026-01-24 L 0–4 at Middlesbrough · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.04 1.0 0.0 6.6
2026-01-20 L 0–3 v Hull City · Championship Midfielder sub 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-01-17 L 0–1 v Derby County · Championship Central Midfield 79 0.15 1.0 1.0 7.1
2026-01-09 L 0–1 v Wigan Athletic · FA Cup Central Midfield © 90 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.0
2026-01-04 W 2–0 at Bristol City · Championship Midfielder sub 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-01-01 W 3–0 v Sheffield Wednesday · Championship Central Midfield 90 1 1 0.47 3.0 2.0 8.5
2025-12-29 L 1–2 at Wrexham · Championship Midfielder sub 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2025-12-26 D 0–0 at Stoke City · Championship Central Midfield 67 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2025-12-20 D 1–1 v Norwich City · Championship Midfielder sub 20 0.73 1.0 0.0 6.1
2025-10-21 L 0–1 v Birmingham City · Championship Central Midfield 63 0.31 1.0 0.0 6.7
2025-10-18 L 1–2 at West Bromwich Albion · Championship Midfielder sub 21 0.05 1.0 0.0 6.5

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

Preston North End

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Championship current 2 2 180 29% 0 0 0.1 6.52 – –
2025/2026 · Championship 26 20 1743 42% 1 1 2.6 6.8 52th #317 (1) #264 (1)
2025/2026 · FA Cup 1 1 90 100% 0 0 0.0 6.97 – –

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 · 3 moves · €1.4m in fees

  1. 31 Aug 2021 Transfer St. Johnstone → Preston North End €1.4m Central Midfield
  2. 5 May 2019 End of loan Stranraer → St. Johnstone Midfielder
  3. 14 Feb 2019 Loan St. Johnstone → Stranraer Midfielder

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

Compare Ali McCann with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.