2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2020–21 season
Manager	Alex Neil; (until 21 March); Frankie McAvoy; (interim, from 21 March)
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	13th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Sinclair (9); All: Scott Sinclair (9)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season was the club's 141st season in existence and their sixth consecutive season in the Championship. They also took part in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Squad

As of 8 May 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Declan Rudd	GK	(1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 33)	192	0	2017	Norwich City	£966,000	2023
22	Daniel Iversen	GK	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 26)	23	0	2021	Leicester City	Loan	2021
25	Connor Ripley	GK	(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31)	10	0	2019	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	2022
Defenders
2	Sepp van den Berg	CB	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22)	16	0	2021	Liverpool	Loan	2021
5	Patrick Bauer	CB	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 31)	56	5	2019	Charlton Athletic	Free	2022
6	Liam Lindsay	CB	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 28)	13	2	2021	Stoke City	Loan	2021
14	Jordan Storey	CB	(1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 26)	76	2	2018	Exeter City	Undisclosed	2022
15	Joe Rafferty	RB/LB/DM	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 30)	65	1	2019	Rochdale	Undisclosed	2022
16	Andrew Hughes	LB/CB	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32)	98	4	2018	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	2022
23	Paul Huntington	CB	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 36)	305	18	2012	Yeovil Town	Free	2022
37	Greg Cunningham	LB/CB	(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33)	122	5	2021	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	2023
Midfielders
7	Tom Bayliss	CM/DM/RM	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)	20	1	2019	Coventry City	£2,000,000	2023
8	Alan Browne	CM/DM/AM/RB	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)	292	35	2014	Free Agent	Free	2024
11	Daniel Johnson	AM/CM	(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 31)	254	48	2015	Aston Villa	£50,000	2023
12	Paul Gallagher	CM/LM/RM	(1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 39)	315	45	2015	Leicester City	Free	2021
17	Benjamin Whiteman	CM/AM/RM	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)	23	1	2021	Doncaster Rovers	Undislosed	2024
18	Ryan Ledson	CM/DM	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 26)	83	2	2018	Oxford United	Undisclosed	2023
21	Jayson Molumby	CM/DM	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 24)	16	0	2021	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	2021
30	Jack Baxter	DM/CM	(2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 23)	0	0	2017	Academy	Trainee	2022
42	Anthony Gordon	LW/AM/RW	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23)	11	0	2021	Everton	Loan	2021
44	Brad Potts	CM/RM/AM	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 29)	91	9	2019	Barnsley	Undisclosed	2022
Forwards
9	Louis Moult	CF/SS	(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 32)	40	8	2018	Motherwell	Undisclosed	2021
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen	CF	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26)	39	3	2020	Randers	Undisclosed	2024
24	Sean Maguire	CF/SS/RW	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30)	129	22	2017	Cork City	Undisclosed	2023
26	Ched Evans	CF	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35)	21	5	2021	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	2023
29	Tom Barkhuizen	RW/LW/CF	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 30)	195	38	2017	Morecambe	Free	2022
31	Scott Sinclair	LW/SS/AM	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35)	58	12	2020	Celtic	Undisclosed	2022
39	Billy Bodin	LW/RW/AM	(1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32)	44	4	2018	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	2021
Out on loan:
3	Josh Earl	LB/CB	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 25)	43	0	2017	Academy	Trainee	2023
10	Josh Harrop	AM/LM	(1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28)	92	13	2017	Manchester United	Undisclosed	2023
20	Jayden Stockley	CF	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 30)	71	9	2019	Exeter City	£750,000	2022
32	Adam O'Reilly	CM	(2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23)	1	0	2016	Ringmahon Rangers	Undisclosed	2023
35	David Nugent	CF	(1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39)	132	38	2019	Derby County	Free	2021
	Graham Burke	SS	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 30)	15	2	2018	Shamrock Rovers	Undisclosed	2021

All appearances and goals up to date as of 8 May 2021.

Statistics

As of 8 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Declan Rudd	23	0	22+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	NED	Sepp van den Berg	16	0	15+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	15	2	12+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	1
6	DF	SCO	Liam Lindsay	13	2	13+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Tom Bayliss	15	1	2+9	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	41	4	37+1	4	0+1	0	2+0	0
11	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	34	5	24+9	4	0+0	0	0+1	1
12	MF	SCO	Paul Gallagher	15	0	6+7	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Jordan Storey	32	1	27+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
15	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	26	0	15+7	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
16	DF	WAL	Andrew Hughes	37	0	32+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Benjamin Whiteman	23	1	20+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	38	2	31+5	2	1+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	DEN	Emil Riis Jakobsen	39	3	17+21	2	1+0	1	0+0	0
21	MF	IRL	Jayson Molumby	16	0	7+8	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	DEN	Daniel Iversen	23	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	24	0	18+3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
24	FW	IRL	Sean Maguire	33	4	15+14	3	0+1	0	2+1	1
25	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley	4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
26	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	21	5	19+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Tom Barkhuizen	47	6	29+16	4	0+0	0	1+1	2
31	FW	ENG	Scott Sinclair	40	9	33+4	9	0+0	0	0+3	0
37	DF	IRL	Greg Cunningham	11	1	10+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW	WAL	Billy Bodin	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
42	MF	ENG	Anthony Gordon	11	0	5+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Brad Potts	45	5	22+20	5	1+0	0	2+0	0
Players out on loan:
3	DF	ENG	Josh Earl	7	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Josh Harrop	8	1	1+4	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
20	FW	ENG	Jayden Stockley	19	1	4+12	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
Players who left the club:
2	DF	ENG	Darnell Fisher	16	1	14+0	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Pearson	11	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Davies	19	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 8 May 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	31	LW	Scott Sinclair	9	0	0	9
2	29	RW	Tom Barkhuizen	4	0	2	6
3	11	AM	Daniel Johnson	4	0	1	5
	26	CF	Ched Evans	5	0	0	5
	44	CM	Brad Potts	5	0	0	5
6	8	CM	Alan Browne	4	0	0	4
6	24	CF	Sean Maguire	3	0	1	4
8	19	CF	Emil Riis Jakobsen	2	1	0	3
9	5	CB	Patrick Bauer	1	0	1	2
	6	CB	Liam Lindsay	2	0	0	2
	18	CM	Ryan Ledson	2	0	0	2
11	2	RB	Darnell Fisher	1	0	0	1
	7	CM	Tom Bayliss	1	0	0	1
	10	AM	Josh Harrop	0	0	1	1
	14	CB	Jordan Storey	1	0	0	1
	17	CM	Benjamin Whiteman	1	0	0	1
	20	CF	Jayden Stockley	1	0	0	1
	37	LB	Greg Cunningham	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				1	0	0	1
Total				47	1	6	52

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
2	8		CM	Alan Browne	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1
3	2		RB	Darnell Fisher	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5	24		CF	Sean Maguire	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	23		CB	Paul Huntington	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
6	37		LB	Greg Cunningham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
8	4		DM	Ben Pearson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	15		RB	Joe Rafferty	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	17		CM	Benjamin Whiteman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CM	Jayson Molumby	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26		CF	Ched Evans	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	44		CM	Brad Potts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	3		LB	Josh Earl	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		CB	Patrick Bauer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6		LB	Liam Lindsay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6		CB	Ben Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		CM	Tom Bayliss	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	10		AM	Josh Harrop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		LB	Andrew Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	31		LW	Scott Sinclair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	42		LW	Anthony Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					51	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	57	0	3

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 October 2020	CF	Emil Riis Jakobsen	Randers	£1,350,000	^[3]
14 January 2021	CM	Ben Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	£1,600,000	^[4]
6 February 2021	LB	Greg Cunningham	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	^[5]
6 February 2021	CF	Ched Evans	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	^[5]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 January 2021	CM	Jayson Molumby	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2021	^[6]
6 January 2021	CF	Ched Evans	Fleetwood Town	6 February 2021	^[7]^[5]
7 January 2021	GK	Daniel Iversen	Leicester City	End of season	^[8]
28 January 2021	LB	Greg Cunningham	Cardiff City	6 February 2021	^[9]^[5]
1 February 2021	CB	Liam Lindsay	Stoke City	End of season	^[10]
1 February 2021	CB	Sepp van den Berg	Liverpool	End of season	^[11]
1 February 2021	AM	Anthony Gordon	Everton	End of season	^[12]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 August 2020	SS	Graham Burke	Shamrock Rovers	End of season	^[13]
2 September 2020	LW	Josh Ginnelly	Heart of Midlothian	End of season	^[14]
12 September 2020	CF	Ethan Walker	Carlisle United	8 January 2021	^[15]^[16]
30 September 2020	DM	Jack Baxter	Chorley	2 November 2020	^[17]^[18]
30 September 2020	CF	Joe Rodwell-Grant	Chorley	30 October 2020	^[17]
17 October 2020	CF	Jacob Holland-Wilkinson	Lancaster City	November 2020	^[19]
23 October 2020	GK	Mathew Hudson	Bamber Bridge	28 November 2020	^[20]
23 October 2020	CM	Adam O'Reilly	Bamber Bridge	January 2021	^[20]
30 October 2020	CF	Joe Rodwell-Grant	Bamber Bridge	December 2020	^[21]
2 November 2020	DM	Jack Baxter	Stalybridge Celtic	2 January 2021	^[18]
20 January 2021	AM	Josh Harrop	Ipswich Town	End of season	^[22]
22 January 2021	CF	Jayden Stockley	Charlton Athletic	End of season	^[23]
23 January 2021	LW	Ethan Walker	Carlisle United	End of season	^[24]
1 February 2021	LB	Josh Earl	Burton Albion	End of season	^[25]
1 February 2021	CF	David Nugent	Tranmere Rovers	End of season	^[26]
22 February 2021	CM	Adam O'Reilly	Waterford	End of season	^[27]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	LB	Jack Armer	Carlisle United	Released	^[28]^[29]
1 July 2020	CB	Tom Clarke	Salford City	Released	^[28]^[30]
1 July 2020	GK	Michael Crowe	Viking FK	Released	^[28]^[31]
1 July 2020	AM	Tyrhys Dolan	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	^[32]
1 July 2020	CF	Louis Potts	Workington	Free transfer	^[33]
1 July 2020	CF	Connor Simpson	Cork City	Released	^[28]^[34]
1 July 2020	CB	Tyler Williams	Stalybridge Celtic	Free transfer	^[35]
22 July 2020	CM	Brian McManus	Shelbourne	Free transfer	^[36]
28 August 2020	CM	Joe Nolan	Runcorn Linnets	Free transfer	^[37]
28 January 2021	RB	Darnell Fisher	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	^[38]
28 January 2021	CM	Ben Pearson	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	^[39]
1 February 2021	CB	Ben Davies	Liverpool	£500,000	^[40]

Kevin O’Connor

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 August 2020 Friendly	Salford City	1–3	Preston North End	Salford
15:00 BST	Hunter 28'	Report	Sinclair 22' Bodin 24' Harrop 86'	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Referee: Scott Oldham

25 August 2020 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Payne 89'	Report	Barkhuizen 32'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: S Bolton

1 September 2020 Friendly	Preston North End	0–0	Burnley	Preston
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

4 September 2020 Friendly	Sheffield United	2–2	Preston North End	Sheffield
14:00 BST	Lundstram 36' Sharp 58' (pen.)	Report	Johnson 54' (pen.) Stockley 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

5 September 2020 Friendly	Everton	2–0	Preston North End	Walton
15:00 BST	Kenny 7' Calvert-Lewin 65'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	12 September 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1		14	5	1	8	17	21	−4	035.71
FA Cup	January 2021		Third round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	29 August 2020	23 September 2020	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Total					17	7	1	9	23	24	−1	041.18

Last updated: 28 November 2020
Source: Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Middlesbrough	46	18	10	18	55	53	+2	64
11	Millwall	46	15	17	14	47	52	−5	62
12	Luton Town	46	17	11	18	41	52	−11	62
13	Preston North End	46	18	7	21	49	56	−7	61
14	Stoke City	46	15	15	16	50	52	−2	60
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57
16	Coventry City	46	14	13	19	49	61	−12	55

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[41]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	18	7	21	49	56	−7	61	7	5	11	21	24	−3	11	2	10	28	32	−4

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W
Position	19	16	19	14	18	15	12	13	16	12	14	12	15	18	15	15	13	15	16	15	13	11	12	13	10	11	11	11	10	13	14	14	13	14	13	15	16	16	17	16	16	17	14	14	13	12

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[42]

12 September 2020 1	Preston North End	0–1	Swansea City	Preston
15:00 BST		Report	Gibbs-White 53'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

19 September 2020 2	Norwich City	2–2	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00 BST	Pukki 31' Quintillà 47' Płacheta 85'	Report	Sinclair 14' (pen.) 82' Fisher 34' 42'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

26 September 2020 3	Preston North End	0–1	Stoke City	Preston
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen Maguire 90+1'	Report	Gregory 39' McClean 58' Smith 66' Brown 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Matt Donohue

4 October 2020 4	Brentford	2–4	Preston North End	Brentford
14:00 BST	Toney 8', 43'	Report	Sinclair 52', 60' Potts 63' Maguire 70'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

18 October 2020 5	Preston North End	0–1	Cardiff City	Preston
12:00 BST	Browne 60'	Report	Ojo 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

21 October 2020 6	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST		Report	Ledson 15' Johnson 24' (pen.) Sinclair 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

24 October 2020 7	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Campbell 8' Schindler 41' Stearman 44' Sarr 78' Koroma 87'	Report	Potts 44' Browne 51', 53' 66' Bauer 70' Maguire 90+3' Harrop 90+4'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

28 October 2020 8	Preston North End	0–2	Millwall	Preston
19:00 GMT	Johnson 71' Browne 90+1'	Report	Zohore 54' Wallace 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

31 October 2020 9	Preston North End	1–2	Birmingham City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Stockley 24' Johnson 87'	Report	McGree 2' Gardner 85'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

4 November 2020 10	Reading	0–3	Preston North End	Reading
19:45 GMT	Laurent 87'	Report	Fisher 15' Johnson 48' Sinclair 64' Riis Jakobsen 68' Browne 87' Potts 90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

7 November 2020 11	Rotherham United	2–1	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood 53' Ihiekwe 84' Crooks 86'	Report	Johnson 42' Ledson 80' Rafferty 87'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

21 November 2020 12	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 GMT	Barkhuizen 48'	Report	Windass 17' van Aken 86'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

24 November 2020 13	Preston North End	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
19:45 GMT	Browne 22' Rafferty 44'	Report	Trybull 36' Armstrong 45' (pen.) Brereton 53' Dolan 76'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

28 November 2020 14	Watford	4–1	Preston North End	Watford
15:00 GMT	Quina 9' Garner 23' Deeney 52' (pen.) Chalobah 58' Pedro 74'	Report	Barkhuizen 55'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

1 December 2020 15	Bournemouth	2–3	Preston North End	Kings Park
19:45 GMT	Cook 66' Stanislas 71' Lerma 79' Surridge 86'	Report	Barkhuizen 16' Sinclair 49' Bauer 68' Davies 73' Pearson 90+2' Ledson 90+8'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

5 December 2020 16	Preston North End	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Barkhuizen 14' McCarthy 87' (o.g.)	Report	Knight 26' McCleary 48' Kashket 75' 86' Grimmer 83'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

9 December 2020 17	Preston North End	3–0	Middlesbrough	Preston
19:00 GMT	Hughes 62' Sinclair 81' Jakobsen 83'	Report	Howson 22'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Andrew Madley

12 December 2020 18	Luton Town	3–0	Preston North End	Luton
15:00 GMT	Collins 20', 29', 66'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

15 December 2020 19	Barnsley	2–1	Preston North End	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Mowatt 54' Adeboyejo 80' Styles 84' Thomas 90'	Report	Maguire 2' Browne 63' Johnson 71'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

18 December 2020 20	Preston North End	1–0	Bristol City	Preston
20:00 GMT	Johnson 21' (pen.) Fisher 51'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

26 December 2020 21	Derby County	0–1	Preston North End	Derby
15:00 GMT	Waghorn 20'	Report	Fisher 43' Browne 90+6'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

29 December 2020 22	Preston North End	2–0	Coventry City	Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 18' Hughes 31' Maguire 53' 89' Earl 63'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

2 January 2021 23	Preston North End	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00 GMT	Ledson 24'	Report	Sow 21' Figueiredo 52' Grabban 70' (pen.) Taylor 90+6'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

16 January 2021 24	Bristol City	2–0	Preston North End	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Diédhiou 8' Palmer 61' Vyner 77'	Report	Fisher 83'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

20 January 2021 25	Birmingham City	0–1	Preston North End	Bordesley
19:45 GMT	Friend 22' Gardner 90'	Report	Sinclair 61'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

24 January 2021 26	Preston North End	0–0	Reading	Preston
12:30 GMT	Molumby 65' Huntington 82' Ledson 87' Whiteman 87'	Report	João 83'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

30 January 2021 27	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Preston North End	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Palmer 45' Urhoghide 86'	Report	Whiteman 54'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

6 February 2021 28	Preston North End	1–2	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Evans 37', 65'	Report	Rafferty 1' (o.g.) Barlaser 26' Wiles 55' Ihiekwe 72' Crooks 90+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

12 February 2021 29	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Armstrong 45+1' (pen.)		Cunningham 19' Lindsay 43' Ledson 61'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

16 February 2021 30	Preston North End	0–1	Watford	Preston
19:00 GMT		Report	Pedro 51' (pen.) Cleverley 63'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

20 February 2021 31	Cardiff City	4–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Moore 2' (pen.) Murphy 46' Flint 65' Pack 70' Harris 77' Bennett 90+1'	Report	Gallagher 64' Evans 66'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

24 February 2021 32	Preston North End	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
19:45 GMT		Report	Johansen 70' Dickie 72'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

27 February 2021 33	Preston North End	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Potts 23' Evans 67' Gordon 75' Cunningham 77' Sinclair 80'	Report	Edmonds-Green 35' Bacuna 57' Pipa 75'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

2 March 2021 34	Millwall	2–1	Preston North End	Bermondsey
19:00 GMT	Malone 39' Bennett 86' Evans 90+4'	Report	Evans 12' Molumby 58'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

6 March 2021 35	Preston North End	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson 33', 70' Cunningham 73'	Report	Danjuma 37'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

13 March 2021 36	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Preston North End	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Tafazolli 27' Horgan 38' McCleary 56'	Report	Maguire 58'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

16 March 2021 37	Middlesbrough	2–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT	Storey 22' (o.g.) Tavernier 51' Fisher 66'	Report	Browne 36' Potts 62' Alex Neil	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

20 March 2021 38	Preston North End	0–1	Luton Town	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Iversen 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

2 April 2021 39	Preston North End	1–1	Norwich City	Preston
15:00 BST	Ledson 9' Potts 90+4'	Report	Buendía 17'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

5 April 2021 40	Swansea City	0–1	Preston North End	Swansea
15:00 BST	Guéhi 45' Lowe 64'	Report	Grimes 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

10 April 2021 41	Preston North End	0–5	Brentford	Preston
15:00 BST	Ledson 45+3'	Report	Mbeumo 9' Forss 26' Toney 75' Canós 82' Marcondes 90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

17 April 2021 42	Stoke City	0–0	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST	Chester 53' Clucas 67' Souttar 87'	Report	Ledson 62'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

20 April 2021 43	Preston North End	3–0	Derby County	Preston
19:00 BST	Whiteman 18' Evans 73' Ledson 87'	Report	Byrne 86'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

24 April 2021 44	Coventry City	0–1	Preston North End	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Hamer 44' Dabo 76' McFadzean 80'	Report	Browne 67' (pen.) Ledson 76' Evans 90+3'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

1 May 2021 45	Preston North End	2–0	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 BST	Storey 38' Evans 49' Whiteman 58'	Report	Helik 45+1' Dike 72'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

8 May 2021 46	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Preston North End	West Bridgford
12:30 BST	Garner 17' Samba 53'	Report	Bayliss 53' Ledson 63' Lindsay 67'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[43]

9 January 2021 Third round	Wycombe Wanderers	4–1	Preston North End	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Onyedinma 3' Jacobson 9' (pen.) Knight 25' Allsop 42' Horgan 61' Adeniran 64' Samuel 82'	Report	Riis 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[44] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[45]

29 August 2020 First round	Preston North End	4–0	Mansfield Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen 14' Maguire 22' Bauer 29' Harrop 65'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

15 September 2020 Second round	Derby County	1–2	Preston North End	Derby
18:30 BST	Buchanan 27' Knight 51' te Wierik 55' Shinnie 65' Evans 88'	Report	Huntington 59' Browne 73' Fisher 75' Barkhuizen 79' Johnson 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

23 September 2020 Third round	Preston North End	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Preston
19:00 BST	Bayliss 10'	Report	Jahanbakhsh 57' Mac Allister 75'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Notes

References

^ "Club Statement: Alex Neil". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "Preston appoint interim boss Frankie McAvoy as new head coach". BBC Sport. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Emil Riis Jakobsen Signs Four Year Deal With Preston North End". Preston North End F.C. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "Ben Whiteman Joins On Permanent Deal". Preston North End F.C. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Greg Cunningham And Ched Evans Sign Permanent Deals". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Jayson Molumby Joins On Loan For The Season". Preston North End F.C. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "Ched Evans Signs On Loan". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ "Preston North End Sign Daniel Iversen On Loan". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ "Greg Cunningham: Preston North End re-sign defender on loan from Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Preston North End Complete Liam Lindsay Loan Signing". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Liverpool Centre Half Sepp Van Den Berg Signs On Loan". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Anthony Gordon Beats The Deadline To Join From Everton". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Graham Burke Extends Stay At Shamrock Rovers". Preston North End F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Josh Joins Jambos". Preston North End F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ "Preston forward joins the Blues". Carlisle United F.C. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "Preston forward recalled". Carlisle United FC. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "PNE Duo Join Chorley". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Jack Baxter Joins Stalybridge Celtic On Youth Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Preston Youngster Holland-Wilkinson Heads To Lancaster On Loan". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "PNE Duo Join Bamber Bridge". Preston North End. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "Joe Rodwell-Grant Joins Bamber Bridge". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Town complete loan deal for Preston attacker Harrop". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "Jayden Stockley Joins Charlton Athletic On Loan". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Preston striker returns to Brunton Park". Carlisle United - Official Site. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Burton Albion Sign Josh Earl On Loan From Preston". Burton Albin FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "David Nugent joins the Club on loan until the end of the season". Tranmere Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Adam O'Reilly joins Waterford on loan". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Preston North End Captain Tom Clarke To Depart Deepdale". Preston North End F.C. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "United complete their sixth signing". Carlisle United F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Tom Clarke: Salford sign former Preston captain on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "Viking har signert ny keeper" [Viking have signed a new goalkeeper]. www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Blackburn Rovers swoop to snap up released Preston North End youngster". Lancs Live. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "Louis Potts: Made To Feel Welcome". Workington A.F.C. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "Connor Simpson Signs for City". Cork City F.C. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ "Tyler Williams To Join Celtic At The End Of The Month". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "Shels snap up teenage midfielder Brian McManus from Preston". RTÉ. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Preston teenager Joe Nolan joins the ranks at The Millbank". Runcorn Linnets FC. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "Darnell Fisher Joins Middlesbrough". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Ben Pearson Joins AFC Bournemouth". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Ben Davies: Liverpool agree £1.6m fee with Preston for defender". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After third round Draw". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Club Statement: Alex Neil". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[2] "Preston appoint interim boss Frankie McAvoy as new head coach". BBC Sport. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[3] "Emil Riis Jakobsen Signs Four Year Deal With Preston North End". Preston North End F.C. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[4] "Ben Whiteman Joins On Permanent Deal". Preston North End F.C. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[Loans_permanent-5] "Greg Cunningham And Ched Evans Sign Permanent Deals". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[6] "Jayson Molumby Joins On Loan For The Season". Preston North End F.C. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[7] "Ched Evans Signs On Loan". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[8] "Preston North End Sign Daniel Iversen On Loan". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[9] "Greg Cunningham: Preston North End re-sign defender on loan from Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[10] "Preston North End Complete Liam Lindsay Loan Signing". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[11] "Liverpool Centre Half Sepp Van Den Berg Signs On Loan". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[12] "Anthony Gordon Beats The Deadline To Join From Everton". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[13] "Graham Burke Extends Stay At Shamrock Rovers". Preston North End F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[14] "Josh Joins Jambos". Preston North End F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[15] "Preston forward joins the Blues". Carlisle United F.C. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[16] "Preston forward recalled". Carlisle United FC. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

[Duo_loaned_to_Chorley-17] "PNE Duo Join Chorley". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[Jack_Baxter_Joins_Stalybridge_Celtic_On_Youth_Loan-18] "Jack Baxter Joins Stalybridge Celtic On Youth Loan". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

[19] "Preston Youngster Holland-Wilkinson Heads To Lancaster On Loan". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

[Duo_loaned_to_Bamber-20] "PNE Duo Join Bamber Bridge". Preston North End. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[21] "Joe Rodwell-Grant Joins Bamber Bridge". Preston North End FC. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[22] "Town complete loan deal for Preston attacker Harrop". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[23] "Jayden Stockley Joins Charlton Athletic On Loan". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[24] "Preston striker returns to Brunton Park". Carlisle United - Official Site. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[25] "Burton Albion Sign Josh Earl On Loan From Preston". Burton Albin FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[26] "David Nugent joins the Club on loan until the end of the season". Tranmere Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[27] "Adam O'Reilly joins Waterford on loan". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[Retained_List-28] "Preston North End Captain Tom Clarke To Depart Deepdale". Preston North End F.C. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[29] "United complete their sixth signing". Carlisle United F.C. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[30] "Tom Clarke: Salford sign former Preston captain on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[31] "Viking har signert ny keeper" [Viking have signed a new goalkeeper]. www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[32] "Blackburn Rovers swoop to snap up released Preston North End youngster". Lancs Live. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[33] "Louis Potts: Made To Feel Welcome". Workington A.F.C. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[34] "Connor Simpson Signs for City". Cork City F.C. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[35] "Tyler Williams To Join Celtic At The End Of The Month". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[36] "Shels snap up teenage midfielder Brian McManus from Preston". RTÉ. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[37] "Preston teenager Joe Nolan joins the ranks at The Millbank". Runcorn Linnets FC. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[38] "Darnell Fisher Joins Middlesbrough". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[39] "Ben Pearson Joins AFC Bournemouth". Preston North End FC - Official Site. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[40] "Ben Davies: Liverpool agree £1.6m fee with Preston for defender". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[41] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[42] "Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[43] "Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After third round Draw". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[44] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[45] "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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