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2017–18 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Preston North End's third consecutive season in the Championship, in their 138th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Preston North End
2017–18 season
ManagerAlex Neil
StadiumDeepdale
Championship7th
FA Cup4th round
EFL Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sean Maguire (10)
All: Jordan Hugill
Sean Maguire (10)

Squad edit

No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Declan Rudd GK   Diss 33 85 0 Norwich City 1 July 2017 £966,000 2020
22 Chris Maxwell GK   St Asaph 33 71 0 Fleetwood Town 1 July 2016 Free 2020
28 Matthew Hudson GK   Southport 25 1 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 2020
31 Callum Roberts GK   South shields 24 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2018
Defenders
3 Greg Cunningham LB   Galway 33 110 4 Bristol City 27 July 2015 Undisclosed 2019
5 Tom Clarke CB   Sowerby Bridge 36 214 14 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 2020
14 Darnell Fisher RB   Reading 30 35 0 Rotherham United 27 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
15 Calum Woods RB   Liverpool 37 79 0 Huddersfield Town 1 July 2014 Free 2019
17 Tommy Spurr LB   Leeds 36 24 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2016 Free 2019
20 Ben Davies CB/LB   Barrow-in-Furness 28 47 1 Academy 25 January 2013 Free 2021
23 Paul Huntington CB   Carlisle 36 245 17 Yeovil Town 22 May 2012 Free 2018
32 Josh Earl LB/LW   Liverpool 25 20 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2020
Midfielders
4 Ben Pearson CM/DM   Oldham 29 84 1 Manchester United 11 January 2016 £115,000 2020
7 Daryl Horgan RM   Galway 31 44 4 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
8 Alan Browne CM   Cork 29 164 15 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 2020
10 Josh Harrop AM/CF   Stockport 28 39 4 Manchester United 3 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
11 Daniel Johnson AM   Kingston 31 149 23 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 2019
12 Paul Gallagher AM/WG   Glasgow 39 222 32 Leicester City 16 June 2015 Free 2019
19 John Welsh CM   Liverpool 39 176 3 Tranmere Rovers 14 May 2012 Free 2018
Forwards
21 Louis Moult CF   Stoke-on-Trent 31 11 2 Motherwell 1 January 2018 Undisclosed 2021
24 Sean Maguire CF   Luton 30 25 10 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
27 Connor Simpson CF   Guisborough 24 1 0 Hartlepool United 11 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
29 Tom Barkhuizen RW/SS   Blackpool 30 64 14 Morecambe 1 January 2017 Free 2020
37 Callum Robinson WG/CF   Northampton 29 121 23 Aston Villa 4 July 2016 Free 2020
39 Billy Bodin RW/CF   Swindon 32 19 1 Bristol Rovers 3 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
Out on Loan
2 Marnick Vermijl RB   Peer 32 54 4 Sheffield Wednesday 31 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
6 Andy Boyle CB   Dublin 33 12 0 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
13 Eoin Doyle CF   Dublin 36 44 7 Cardiff City 1 July 2016 Undisclosed 2019
18 Ben Pringle CM/LM   Newcastle upon Tyne 34 14 0 Fulham 4 July 2016 £255,000 2019
25 Kevin O'Connor LB   Enniscorthy 22 9 0 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020
30 Melle Meulensteen CM   Nijmegen 24 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2018
  • All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2018.

Statistics edit

As of 7 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Declan Rudd 18 0 16 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF   IRL Greg Cunningham 21 1 20 1 1 0 0 0
4 MF   ENG Ben Pearson 34 0 34 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Tom Clarke 20 2 14+4 2 2 0 0 0
7 MF   IRL Daryl Horgan 21 2 2+17 1 2 1 0 0
8 MF   IRL Alan Browne 47 8 38+6 6 2 2 0+1 0
10 MF   ENG Josh Harrop 39 4 11+27 2 1 2 0 0
11 MF   JAM Daniel Johnson 36 3 25+8 3 1+1 0 0+1 0
12 MF   SCO Paul Gallagher 34 2 22+10 2 0+1 0 1 0
14 DF   ENG Darnell Fisher 34 0 33 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF   ENG Calum Woods 18 0 11+5 0 1+1 0 0 0
17 DF   ENG Tommy Spurr 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   ENG John Welsh 11 0 5+4 0 2 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Ben Davies 35 1 33+1 1 0 0 1 0
21 FW   ENG Louis Moult 11 2 3+7 2 1 0 0 0
22 GK   WAL Chris Maxwell 31 0 30 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF   ENG Paul Huntington 47 1 45 1 2 0 0 0
24 FW   IRL Sean Maguire 25 10 19+5 10 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW   ENG Connor Simpson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   ENG Tom Barkhuizen 47 8 43+3 8 0+1 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG Josh Earl 20 0 16+3 0 1 0 0 0
37 FW   ENG Callum Robinson 43 8 31+10 8 1 0 1 0
39 FW   WAL Billy Bodin 19 1 14+3 1 2 0 0 0
Player(s) out on loan:
2 DF   BEL Marnick Vermijl 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   IRL Andy Boyle 5 0 3 0 0+1 0 1 0
25 DF   IRL Kevin O'Connor 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 1 0
Player(s) who left the club:
9 FW   ENG Jordan Hugill 29 10 26+1 8 0+1 0 1 2
16 MF   ENG Liam Grimshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW   ENG Stephy Mavididi 11 0 4+6 0 0 0 1 0

Goals record edit

As of 7 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 24   CF Sean Maguire 10 0 0 10
—   CF Jordan Hugill 8 0 2 10
3 8   CM Alan Browne 6 2 0 8
29   WG Tom Barkhuizen 8 0 0 8
37   WG Callum Robinson 8 0 0 8
6 10   AM Josh Harrop 2 2 0 4
7 11   AM Daniel Johnson 3 0 0 3
8 5   CB Tom Clarke 2 0 0 2
7   WG Daryl Horgan 1 1 0 2
12   CM Paul Gallagher 2 0 0 2
21   CF Louis Moult 2 0 0 2
11 3   LB Greg Cunningham 1 0 0 1
20   CB Ben Davies 1 0 0 1
23   CB Paul Huntington 1 0 0 1
39   LW Billy Bodin 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 55 5 2 62

Disciplinary record edit

As of 7 May 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
                               
1 4   CM Ben Pearson 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0
2 14   RB Darnell Fisher 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
3 11   AM Daniel Johnson 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
23   CB Paul Huntington 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
5 —   CF Jordan Hugill 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
6 12   CM Paul Gallagher 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
7 3   LB Greg Cunningham 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
8   CM Alan Browne 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
19   CM John Welsh 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
10 10   AM Josh Harrop 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
15   RB Calum Woods 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
20   CB Ben Davies 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
13 32   LB Josh Earl 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
39   LW Billy Bodin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
15 1   GK Declan Rudd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
29   WG Tom Barkhuizen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 5   CB Tom Clarke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6   CB Andy Boyle 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24   CF Sean Maguire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 37   WG Callum Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 105 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 108 5 0

Contracts edit

Date Position Nationality Name Contract Length Status Expires Ref.
13 September 2017 LB   Josh Earl 3 years Signed June 2020 [1]
16 October 2017 RB   Calum Woods 2 years Signed June 2019 [2]
23 October 2017 WG   Callum Robinson 3 years Signed June 2020 [3]
22 March 2018 CB   Ben Davies 3+1⁄2 years Signed June 2021 [4]
22 May 2018 RB   Darnell Fisher 3 years Signed June 2021 [5]
1 June 2018 CB   Tom Clarke 2 years Signed June 2020 [6]
6 June 2018 GK   Matthew Hudson 2 years Signed June 2020 [7]
6 June 2018 CF   Sean Maguire 3 years Signed June 2021 [8]
8 June 2018 CM    Paul Gallagher 1 year Signed June 2019 [9]

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 GK   Declan Rudd Norwich City £966,000 [10]
3 July 2017 AM   Josh Harrop Manchester United Undisclosed [11]
24 July 2017 CF   Sean Maguire Cork City Undisclosed [12]
24 July 2017 LB   Kevin O'Connor Cork City Undisclosed [13]
26 July 2017 RB   Darnell Fisher Rotherham United Undisclosed [14]
1 January 2018 CF   Louis Moult Motherwell Undisclosed [15]
3 January 2018 RW   Billy Bodin Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [16]
11 January 2018 CF   Connor Simpson Hartlepool United Undisclosed [17]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CF   Jermaine Beckford Bury Released [18][a]
1 July 2017 GK   Anders Lindegaard Burnley Released [18][b]
1 July 2017 RB   Clive Smith Free agent Released [18]
8 August 2017 CF   Stevie May Aberdeen Undisclosed fee [21]
31 August 2017 DM   Liam Grimshaw Motherwell Mutual consent [22][c]
31 January 2018 CF   Jordan Hugill West Ham United £10 Million [24]
  1. ^ Jermaine Beckford joined Bury following his release from the club.[19]
  2. ^ Anders Lindegaard joined Burnley following his release.[20]
  3. ^ Liam Grimshaw joined Motherwell following his release from the club.[23]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
4 August 2017 CF   Stephy Mavididi Arsenal 3 January 2018 [25][a]
  1. ^ Mavididi's loan was cut short, so he could join Charlton Athletic.[26]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
31 August 2017 CF   Eoin Doyle Oldham Athleitc January 2018 [27]
8 September 2017 CF   Myles Mason Sutton Coldfield Town 6 October 2017 [28]
8 September 2017 CM   Melle Meulensteen Lancaster City January 2018 [28]
8 September 2017 CM   Oscar O'Neil Bamber Bridge 6 October 2017 [28]
9 January 2018 CM   Ben Pringle Oldham Athletic 30 June 2018 [29]
25 January 2018 LB   Kevin O'Connor Fleetwood Town 30 June 2018 [30]
30 January 2018 CB   Andy Boyle Doncaster Rovers 30 June 2018 [31]
20 February 2018 FW   Michael Howard Cork City 30 June 2018 [32]

Pre-season edit

Friendlies edit

As of 7 June 2017, Preston North End have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Bamber Bridge, Stockport County, Morecambe, Accrington Stanley, Burnley, Fleetwood Town[33] and Newcastle United.[34]

7 July 2017 Bamber Bridge 0–7 Preston North End Bamber Bridge
19:00 BST Report Davies   17'
May   35'
Robinson   42'
Barkhuizen   55'
Hugill   63', 82'
Meulensteen   80'		 Stadium: Irongate
Attendance: 2,186
Referee: David McNamara
15 July 2017 Stockport County 1–2 Preston North End Edgeley
15:00 BST Oswell   26' Report Robinson   34'
Barkhuizen   40'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Joe Hull
18 July 2017 Morecambe 0–2 Preston North End Morecambe
19:30 BST Report Barkhuizen   36'
Pearson   56'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 974
Referee: Darren Handley
19 July 2017 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Preston North End Accrington
19:30 BST Edwards   58'
Pearson   88'		 Report Browne   37'
Robinson   42'
Cunnigham   75'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 989
Referee: Darren Handley
22 July 2017 Preston North End 1–1 Newcastle United Deepdale
15:00 BST Barkhuizen   33' Report Mitrović   8' Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 7,280
25 July 2017 Preston North End 1–2 Burnley Deepdale
19:45 BST Maguire   65' Report Walters   21'
Long   53'		 Stadium: Deepdale Stadium
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Rob Jones
28 July 2017 Fleetwood Town 1–5 Preston North End Fleetwood
19:30 Bolger   16' Report Huntington   45+2'
Barkhuizen   54'
Johnson   72' (pen.)
Horgan   75'
Coyle   84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,108
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Competitions edit

Championship edit

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 10 14 67 45 +22 76 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
6 Derby County 46 20 15 11 70 48 +22 75
7 Preston North End 46 19 16 11 57 46 +11 73
8 Millwall 46 19 15 12 56 45 +11 72
9 Brentford 46 18 15 13 62 52 +10 69
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Result summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 16 11 57 46  +11 73 9 8 6 26 22  +4 10 8 5 31 24  +7

Last updated: 7 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLWDDWWDWDDLLLLDWDWWWDDWLDDWWDDDLWWLWLLLWWDWW
Position7912771054446579101413111310109898910119777999888101011118977
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[35][36]

5 August 2017 1 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
15:00 BST Pearson   22'
Hugill   67'
Johnson   79' (pen.)		 Report Forestieri   33'
Bannan   55'
Pudil   74'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,267
Referee: Tony Harrington
12 August 2017 2 Leeds United 0–0 Preston North End Leeds
15:00 BST Vieira   74' Report Pearson   31'   60'
Cunningham   68'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,880
Referee: Scott Duncan
15 August 2017 3 Derby County 1–0 Preston North End Derby
19:45 BST Johnson   45'
Vydra   58' (pen)
Weimann   90+3'		 Report Robinson   36'
Huntington   57'
Browne   74'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,371
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 August 2017 4 Preston North End 1–0 Reading Preston
15:00 BST Pearson   12'
Hugill   22'
Fisher   38'		 Report Moore   19'
Evans   45+1'
Gunter   90+2'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,174
Referee: Andy Madley
26 August 2017 5 Middlesbrough 0–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Clayton   65' Report Pearson   63'
Harrop   89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,295
Referee: Darren England
9 September 2017 6 Preston North End 1–1 Barnsley Preston
15:00 BST Maguire   23'
Hugill   36'		 Report Potts   26'
McCarthy   50'
Pearson  87'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,813
Referee: Peter Banks
12 September 2017 7 Preston North End 3–0 Cardiff City Preston
19:45 BST Fisher   7'
Harrop   38',   75'
Welsh   64'
Maguire   70'
Browne   78'		 Report Gunnarsson   24'
Bamba   39'
Peltier   82'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,796
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 September 2017 8 Birmingham City 1–3 Preston North End Birmingham
15:00 BST Davis   23'
Colin   35'
Maghoma   54'		 Report Hugill   27'   60'
Earl   31'
Johnson   56'   57'
Barkhuizen   67'
Welsh   70'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,168
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 September 2017 9 Preston North End 0–0 Millwall Preston
15:00 BST Barkhuizen   17'
Huntington   45+1'
Fisher   84'		 Report Wallace   78' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,363
Referee: Darren Bond
26 September 2017 10 Hull City 1–2 Preston North End Hull
19:45 BST Larsson   24'
Dawson   36'
McGregor   37'
Campbell   37'
Bowen   50'		 Report Barkhuizen   37'
Fisher   61'
Robinson   88'
Johnson   90+2'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 15,443
Referee: James Linington
30 September 2017 11 Preston North End 2–2 Sunderland Preston
15:00 BST Fisher   23'
Harrop   55'
Hugill   57'		 Report Honeyman   28'
McGeady   59'
Steele   68'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,621
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
14 October 2017 12 Fulham 2–2 Preston North End Fulham
15:00 BST Cairney   67'
Norwood   74' (pen.)
Odoi   90+5'		 Report Hugill   18'
Maguire   25'
Earl   39'
Johnson   51'
Woods   73'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,435
Referee: Darren England
21 October 2017 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Preston North End Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Cavaleiro   44'
Bonatini   59' (pen.), 63'
Douglas   73'
Roderick   85'
Saïss   90+2'		 Report Browne   48'   90+1'
Hugill   65'   90'
Huntington   71'
Coady   76' (o.g.)
Johnson   90+2'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 27,352
Referee: Stephen Martin
28 October 2017 14 Preston North End 2–3 Brentford Preston
15:00 BST Huntington   25'
Maguire   41'
Barkhuizen   66'
Woods   82'		 Report Yennaris   25'
Sawyers   56'
Watkins   69'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,005
Referee: David Coote
1 November 2017 15 Preston North End 0–2 Aston Villa Preston
19:45 GMT Browne   55' Report Chester   12'
Snodgrass   33'
Davis   63'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,212
Referee: Peter Bankes
4 November 2017 16 Ipswich Town 3–0 Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 GMT McGoldrick   25'   49'
Waghorn   45+1'
Celina   64'		 Report Hugill   23'
Welsh   45'
Pearson   84'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,390
Referee: Andrew Madley
17 November 2017 17 Preston North End 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Preston
19:45 GMT Huntington   77'
Boyle   86'		 Report Henry   2'
Ameobi   53'
Beevers   67'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,213
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 November 2017 18 Bristol City 1–2 Preston North End Bristol
19:45 GMT Wright   23'
Woodrow   90+4'		 Report Gallagher   45'
Woods   45+3'
Pearson   64'
Robinson   78'
Hugill   90+4'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 17,355
Referee: Darren Bond
25 November 2017 19 Norwich City 1–1 Preston North End Norwich
15:00 GMT Maddison   34'
Vrancic   55'
Reed   63'
Oliveira   71'		 Report Daniel Johnson   6'
Fisher   41'
Barkhuizen   70'
Davies   73'
Gallagher   80'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 21,167
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 December 2017 20 Preston North End 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Preston
15:00 GMT Huntington   79'
Pearson   79'
Hugill   88'		 Report Mackie   22'
Luongo   86'
Bidwell   90'
Baptiste   90+5'   90+6'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,290
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 December 2017 21 Burton Albion 1–2 Preston North End Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Turner   47'
Buxton   53'
Brayford   85'
Akins   90+3'		 Report Fisher   21'
Clarke   66'
Horgan   83'
Gallagher   89'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,659
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 December 2017 22 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield United Preston
15:00 GMT Paul Gallagher   32'
Hugill   58'
Johnson   87'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,202
Referee: Tim Robinson
23 December 2017 23 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Huntington   75'
Pearson   86'
Gallagher   89'		 Report Vaughan   31'
Bridcutt   42'
Brereton   49',   58'
Osborn   68'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,481
Referee: Scott Duncan
26 December 2017 24 Barnsley 0–0 Preston North End Barnsley
15:00 GMT Williams   90+2' Report Calum Woods   9'
Huntington   12'
Harrop   77'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,014
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 December 2017 25 Cardiff City 0–1 Preston North End Cardiff
19:45 GMT Peltier   22'
Paterson   90+4'		 Report Barkhuizen   27'
Browne   36'
Pearson   48'
Clarke   90'
Hugill   90+4'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,751
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky TV
1 January 2018 26 Preston North End 2–3 Middlesbrough Preston
15:00 GMT Robinson   14'
Hugill   40'
Johnson   63'
Harrop   67'		 Report Ayala   13', 73'
Christie   56'
Howson   65'
Friend   72'
Gestede   89'
Randolph   90+2'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,101
Referee: David Coote
13 January 2018 27 Millwall 1–1 Preston North End Bermondsey
15:00 GMT O'Brien   43'
Gregory   70'		 Report Pearson   58'
Hugill   77'
Robinson   80'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,751
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 January 2018 28 Preston North End 1–1 Birmingham City Preston
15:00 GMT Davies   17'
Johnson   45'
Earl   88'		 Report Davis   37'
Kieftenbeld   59'
Gallagher   63'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,529
Referee: Andy Davies
30 January 2018 29 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Preston North End West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Fox   44'
Darikwa   45'
Vaughan   86'		 Report   35'   75' Bodin
  60' Barkhuizen
  83' (pen.) Johnson		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 22,044
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
3 February 2018 30 Preston North End 2–1 Hull City Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Cunningham   36'
Bodin   41'
Browne   45+1' (pen.)
Pearson   66'		 Report Bowen   29'
Clark   90+5'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,605
Referee: Steve Martin
10 February 2018 31 Brentford 1–1 Preston North End Brentford
15:00 GMT McEachran   17'
Jozefzoon   62'
Egan   90+1'		 Report Fisher   32'
Gallagher   63'
Barkhuizen   54'
Cunningham   73'   74'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,194
Referee: Simon Hooper
17 February 2018 32 Preston North End 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
15:00 GMT Browne   52' Report Costa   61' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,570
Referee: Robert Jones
20 February 2018 33 Aston Villa 1–1 Preston North End Birmingham
19:45 GMT Grabban   65' Report Barkhuizen   37' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,894
Referee: Darren England
24 February 2018 34 Preston North End 0–1 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 GMT Report Carayol   21' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,511
Referee: Scott Duncan
3 March 2018 35 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Preston North End Horwich
15:00 GMT Beevers   12',   31'
Morais   36'		 Report Cunningham   45+2'
Gallagher   46'
Barkhuizen   53'
Pearson   64'
Maguire   77', 90+2',   78'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 18,141
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 March 2018 36 Preston North End 2–1 Bristol City Preston
15:00 GMT Browne   20'
Gallagher   47'
Huntington   58'
Pearson   68'
Maguire   69'
Rudd   90+2'
Maguire   90+6'		 Report Brownhill   38'
Diédhiou   67',   90+2'
Reid   71'
Bryan   85'
Flint   90+1'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,264
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
11 March 2018 37 Preston North End 1–2 Fulham Preston
15:00 GMT Maguire   76'
Woods   85'		 Report Mitrovic   69', 90+1'
Bettinelli   90+4'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,970
Referee: Simon Hooper
17 March 2018 38 Sunderland 0–2 Preston North End Sunderland
15:00 GMT Clarke-Salter   34'   60' Report Maguire   50'
Robinson   63'
Earl   81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,543
Referee: Darren Bond
30 March 2018 39 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Preston North End Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Hutchinson   1'
Nuhiu   16',   50', 90+2'
João   52'
Forestieri   90+6'		 Report Moult   72'
Davies   90+5'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,588
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 April 2018 40 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County Preston
12:45 BST Pearson   43'
Fisher   88'		 Report Lawrence   52'
Nugent   68'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,520
Referee: Tony Harrington
7 April 2018 41 Reading 1–0 Preston North End Reading
15:00 BST Barrow   12'
Bacuna   17'
Swift   60'		 Report Davies   11'
Fisher   27'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,501
Referee: Andy Madley
10 April 2018 42 Preston North End 3–1 Leeds United Preston
19:45 BST Davies   47'
Gallagher   49' (pen.)
Maguire   52'
Browne   60',   82'
Clarke   78'		 Report Roofe   13'
O'Connor   63'
Ekuban   90'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,188
Referee: Lee Probert
14 April 2018 43 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Smith   13'
Ingram   38'
Robinson   70'
Luongo   83'		 Report Cunningham   41'
Robinson   45', 74'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,760
Referee: Robert Jones
21 April 2018 44 Preston North End 0–0 Norwich City Preston
15:00 BST Clarke   73'
Fisher   87'
Cunningham   89'		 Report Hanley   27'
Lewis   61'
Klose   88'
Maddison   89'
Pinto   90+5'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,038
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
28 April 2018 45 Sheffield United 0–1 Preston North End Sheffield
15:00 BST Fleck   44'
L. Evans   52'
Stevens   66'
Sharp   81'		 Report Fisher   28'
Harrop   31'
Browne   57'
Rudd   90+5'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,568
Referee: James Linington
6 May 2018 46 Preston North End 2–1 Burton Albion Preston
12:30 BST Robinson   26'
Bodin   35'   50'
Huntington   82'
Moult   90+3'		 Report Boyce   48'
Akpan   63'
Akins   80'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,058
Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup edit

In the FA Cup, PNE entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers.[37]

6 January 2018 Third round Wycombe Wanderers 1–5 Preston North End High Wycombe
15:00 GMT O'Nien   45+1' Report Harrop   2', 85'
Browne   38', 78' (pen.)
Horgan   50'
Boyle   89'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,928
Referee: Peter Bankes
27 January 2018 Fourth round Sheffield United 1–0 Preston North End Sheffield
Sharp   80' (pen) Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 15,680
Referee: Graham Scott

EFL Cup edit

On 16 June 2017, Preston North End were drawn an away tie against Accrington Stanley in the first round.[38]

8 August 2017 First round Accrington Stanley 3–2 Preston North End Accrington
19:45 BST Richards-Everton   20'
Clark   86'
Kee   90+3'		 Report Hugill   70', 90+1' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,879
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Summary edit

Games played 49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 EFL Cup)
Games won 20 (19 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)
Games drawn 16 (16 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)
Games lost 13 (11 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 EFL Cup)
Goals scored 64 (57 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 2 EFL Cup)
Goals conceded 51 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 3 EFL Cup)
Goal difference +13
Clean sheets 15 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)
Yellow cards 105 (102 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)
Red cards 5 (5 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 EFL Cup)
Worst Discipline Ben Pearson 13  , 1    , 0  )
Best result 5–1 vs Wycombe Wanderers, 6 Jan 18
Worst result 0–3 vs Ipswich Town, 4 Nov 17
Most appearances Paul Huntington (47)
Top scorer Sean Maguire (10)
Points 73

Notes edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Calum Woods: Preston North End defender signs new contract". BBC Sport. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Callum Robinson: Preston North End forward signs deal until summer of 2020". BBC Sport. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Ben Davies: Preston North End defender signs new three-and-a half-year deal". BBC Sport. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Darnell Fisher: Preston defender signs contract extension with Championship side". BBC Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Tom Clarke: Preston North End captain agrees new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Matthew Hudson Agrees New Two-Year Deal". Preston North End. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Sean Maguire Extends Stay With Preston North End". Preston North End. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Gallagher signs new deal at PNE". Preston North End. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Declan Rudd: Preston North End re-sign Norwich City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Josh Harrop: Preston North End sign Manchester United attacker on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Sean Maguire To Join PNE". Preston North End Official Site. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Preston North End Agree To Sign Cork City's Kevin O'Connor". Preston North End Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Darnell Fisher Signs For Preston North End". Preston North End Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Preston North End Reach Agreement Over Louis Moult Transfer". Preston North End Official Site. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Preston North End Sign Billy Bodin From Bristol Rovers". Preston North End Official Site. 3 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Connor Simpson: Preston North End sign Hartlepool striker". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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  19. ^ "Bury sign Jermaine Beckford on free transfer after Preston release". SkySports. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Anders Lindegaard: Burnley sign goalkeeper on deal until end of season". BBC. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Aberdeen sign Stevie May on permanent deal". Preston North End Official Site. 8 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Liam Grimshaw Cancels Contract". Preston North End Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Defenders Liam Grimshaw and Peter Hartley join Motherwell". BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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  28. ^ a b c "Young Trio Set For Loan Spells". Preston North End Official Site. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  29. ^ "Ben Pringle: Preston midfielder loaned to Oldham Athletic until end of the season". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  30. ^ "Kevin O'Connor: Fleetwood Town sign defender from Preston North End on loan". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  31. ^ "Andy Boyle: Doncaster Rovers sign Preston defender on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  32. ^ "Michael Howard Signs Professional Deal And Cork City Loan". PNEFC. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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  37. ^ "PNE To Travel To Wycombe In FA Cup third round". Preston North End Official Site. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  38. ^ "PNE Face Accrington Stanley In Carabao Cup first round". Preston North End Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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