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2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season

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Preston North End
2018–19 season
ManagerAlex Neil
StadiumDeepdale
Championship14th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:Alan Browne
Callum Robinson(12)

All: Callum Robinson (13)
Highest home attendance19,912 vs.Blackburn
(24 November 2018,League)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 10,849 vs.Reading
(15 September 2018)
All: 5,095 vs.Middlesbrough
(25 Sep 2018,EFL Cup R3)
Average home league attendance14,160
Biggest win4–0 vs.Wigan Athletic
(6 October 2018,League)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs.Leeds United
(18 September 2018,League)

The2018–19 seasonisPreston North End's 139th season in existence, and their fourth consecutive season in theChampionship.Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in theFA CupandEFL Cup.The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Season review[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Paul Huntington, the club's longest-serving current player since he arrived fromYeovil Townin July 2012, signed a new three-year contract. He made 46 appearances last season. Other new contracts were signed during the summer by Alan Browne, Tom Clarke, Darnell Fisher, Paul Gallagher and Sean Maguire.[1][2]

StrikerEoin Doyletransferred toBradford Cityon 1 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-year contract.[3]On the same day, Preston announced that Billy Bodin had a knee ligament injury and would be out of action for up to six months. Sean Maguire, who had recently renewed his contract, was out for "the first few weeks of the season" with a hamstring injury.[4]

August[edit]

Preston signed two forwards on season-long loans fromManchester City.They are Lukas Nmecha, who is an England U-21 striker, and Brandon Barker, an England U-20 winger.[5][6]Both made their debuts in the club's second EFL Championship match, away toSwansea Cityon 11 August.

Daryl Horgan transferred toHibernianon 10 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract.[7]Horgan had appeared a substitute in the opening match againstQPR.

Squad[edit]

No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End
Goalkeepers
1 Declan Rudd GK England Diss 33 123 0 Norwich City 1 July 2017 £966,000 2020
13 Michael Crowe GK WalesNorway Bexleyheath 28 1 0 Ipswich Town 1 July 2018 Free 2020
25 Connor Ripley GK England Middlesbrough 31 2 0 Middlesbrough 9 January 2019 Undisclosed 2022
Defenders
2 Darnell Fisher RB England Reading 30 73 0 Rotherham United 27 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020
3 Josh Earl LB/LW England Liverpool 25 36 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2021
5 Tom Clarke CB England Sowerby Bridge 36 236 15 Huddersfield Town 22 May 2013 Free 2020
6 Ben Davies CB/LB England Barrow-in-Furness 28 88 2 Academy 25 January 2013 Free 2021
14 Jordan Storey CB England Yeovil 26 31 1 Exeter City 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2022
15 Joe Rafferty RB Republic of IrelandEngland Liverpool 30 5 0 Rochdale 23 January 2019 Undisclosed 2022
16 Andrew Hughes LB Wales Cardiff 32 34 4 Peterborough United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
23 Paul Huntington CB England Carlisle 36 271 17 Yeovil Town 22 May 2012 Free 2021
31 Tom Stead DF England 24 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2019
50 Kevin O'Connor LB Republic of Ireland Enniscorthy 22 9 0 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2020
Andy Boyle CB Republic of Ireland Dublin 33 12 0 Dundalk 1 January 2017 Free 2019
Midfielders
4 Ben Pearson CM/DM England Oldham 29 116 1 Manchester United 11 January 2016 £115,000 2021
8 Alan Browne CM Republic of Ireland Cork 29 204 28 Free agent 1 January 2014 Free 2021
10 Josh Harrop AM/CF England Stockport 28 50 4 Manchester United 3 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
11 Daniel Johnson AM Jamaica Kingston 31 186 31 Aston Villa 23 January 2015 £50,000 2021
12 Paul Gallagher AM/WG Scotland Glasgow 39 264 38 Leicester City 16 June 2015 Free 2020
17 Josh Ginnelly LW England Coventry 27 5 0 Walsall 1 January 2019 Undisclosed 2021
18 Ryan Ledson CM England Liverpool 26 28 0 Oxford United 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
21 Brandon Barker WG England Manchester 27 20 2 Manchester City 7 August 2018 Loan 2019
30 Jack Baxter CM England Chorley 23 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2019
32 Adam O'Reilly CM Republic of Ireland 23 1 0 Ringmahon Rangers November 2016 Undisclosed 2020
44 Brad Potts CM England Hexham 29 10 2 Barnsley 3 January 2019 Undisclosed 2020
Forwards
7 Callum Robinson WG/CF Republic of IrelandEngland Northampton 29 149 35 Aston Villa 4 July 2016 Free 2020
9 Louis Moult CF England Stoke-on-Trent 32 38 7 Motherwell 1 January 2018 Undisclosed 2021
20 Jayden Stockley CF England Poole 30 17 4 Exeter City 3 January 2019 £750,000 2022
24 Sean Maguire CF Republic of Ireland Luton 30 52 13 Cork City 24 July 2017 Undisclosed 2021
29 Tom Barkhuizen RW/SS England Blackpool 30 101 21 Morecambe 1 January 2017 Free 2020
39 Billy Bodin RW/CF Wales Swindon 32 19 1 Bristol Rovers 3 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
45 Lukas Nmecha CF EnglandGermany Hamburg 25 44 4 Manchester City 9 August 2018 Loan 2019
Out on Loan
19 Graham Burke SS Republic of Ireland Dublin 30 15 2 Shamrock Rovers 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
22 Chris Maxwell GK Wales St Asaph 33 81 0 Fleetwood Town 1 July 2016 Free 2020
26 Michael Howard CF England Southport 24 0 0 Academy 20 February 2018 Trainee 2019
27 Connor Simpson CF England Guisborough 24 1 0 Hartlepool United 11 January 2018 Undisclosed 2020
51 Tommy Spurr LB England Leeds 36 24 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2016 Free 2019
52 Ben Pringle CM/LM England Newcastle upon Tyne 35 14 0 Fulham 4 July 2016 £255,000 2019
53 Marnick Vermijl RB Belgium Peer 32 54 4 Sheffield Wednesday 31 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
  • All appearances and goals up to date as of 5 May 2019.

Statistics[edit]

As of 5 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK EnglandENG Declan Rudd 36 0 36+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF EnglandENG Darnell Fisher 38 0 32+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF EnglandENG Josh Earl 16 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF EnglandENG Ben Pearson 32 0 30+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF EnglandENG Tom Clarke 22 1 21+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF EnglandENG Ben Davies 41 1 39+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW Republic of IrelandIRL Callum Robinson 28 13 24+3 12 0+0 0 1+0 1
8 MF Republic of IrelandIRL Alan Browne 40 12 35+2 12 0+1 0 1+1 0
9 FW EnglandENG Louis Moult 27 5 8+16 4 0+0 0 2+1 1
10 MF EnglandENG Josh Harrop 11 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
11 MF JamaicaJAM Daniel Johnson 37 7 26+8 6 1+0 0 2+0 1
12 MF ScotlandSCO Paul Gallagher 40 6 28+10 6 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK WalesWAL Michael Crowe 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF EnglandENG Jordan Storey 31 1 27+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF Republic of IrelandIRL Joe Rafferty 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF WalesWAL Andrew Hughes 34 4 31+1 3 1+0 1 1+0 0
17 MF EnglandENG Josh Ginnelly 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF EnglandENG Ryan Ledson 28 0 14+10 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
20 FW EnglandENG Jayden Stockley 17 4 8+9 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF EnglandENG Brandon Barker 20 2 6+10 0 0+1 0 3+0 2
23 DF EnglandENG Paul Huntington 25 0 21+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 FW Republic of IrelandIRL Sean Maguire 26 3 19+6 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 GK EnglandENG Connor Ripley 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW EnglandENG Tom Barkhuizen 37 7 26+8 6 1+0 0 2+0 1
32 MF Republic of IrelandIRL Adam O'Reilly 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF EnglandENG Ethan Walker 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF EnglandENG Brad Potts 10 2 10+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 FW EnglandENG Lukas Nmecha 44 4 24+17 4 1+0 0 0+2 0
Players currently on loan:
19 FW Republic of IrelandIRL Graham Burke 15 2 6+6 1 1+0 0 1+1 1
22 GK WalesWAL Chris Maxwell 11 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
Players who left during the season:
15 DF EnglandENG Calum Woods 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Republic of IrelandIRL Daryl Horgan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record[edit]

As of 5 May 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 7 Republic of Ireland CF Callum Robinson 12 0 1 13
2 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 12 0 0 12
3 11 Jamaica CM Daniel Johnson 6 0 1 7
29 England WG Tom Barkhuizen 6 0 1 7
5 12 Scotland AM Paul Gallagher 6 0 0 6
6 9 England CF Louis Moult 4 0 1 5
7 16 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 3 1 0 4
20 England CF Jayden Stockley 4 0 0 4
45 England CF Lukas Nmecha 4 0 0 4
10 24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 3 0 0 3
11 19 Republic of Ireland SS Graham Burke 1 0 1 2
21 England WG Brandon Barker 0 0 2 2
44 England CM Brad Potts 2 0 0 2
14 5 England CB Tom Clarke 1 0 0 1
6 England CB Ben Davies 1 0 0 1
14 England CB Jordan Storey 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 67 1 7 74

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 5 May 2019
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow-red card Red card
1 4 England DM Ben Pearson 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 3
2 2 England RB Darnell Fisher 10 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 1 0
3 11 Jamaica CM Daniel Johnson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
4 6 England CB Ben Davies 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
18 England CM Ryan Ledson 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2
6 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 3 England LB Josh Earl 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
12 Scotland AM Paul Gallagher 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 1 England GK Declan Rudd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 Wales GK Chris Maxwell 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
45 England CF Lukas Nmecha 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 9 England CF Louis Moult 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 England CB Paul Huntington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 7 Republic of Ireland CF Callum Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 England AM Josh Harrop 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 England CB Jordan Storey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 England CF Jayden Stockley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 68 3 4 2 0 0 6 0 1 76 3 5

Contracts[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name Contract Length Status Expires Ref.
10 July 2018 CB England Paul Huntington 3 years Signed June 2021 [1]
11 July 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Alan Browne 3 years Signed June 2021 [2]
24 January 2019 CM Scotland Paul Gallagher 1 year Signed June 2020 [8]
25 January 2019 LB England Josh Earl 2 years Signed June 2021 [9]

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 SS Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Republic of IrelandShamrock Rovers Undisclosed [10]
1 July 2018 GK Republic of Ireland Jimmy Corcoran Republic of IrelandCherry Orchard Undisclosed [11]
1 July 2018 GK Wales Michael Crowe Ipswich Town Free transfer [12]
1 July 2018 LB Wales Andrew Hughes Peterborough United Undisclosed [13]
1 July 2018 CM England Ryan Ledson Oxford United Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Brian McManus Republic of IrelandSt Kevin Boys Undisclosed [15]
1 July 2018 CB England Jordan Storey Exeter City £765,000 [16]
1 January 2019 LW England Josh Ginnelly Walsall Undisclosed [17]
3 January 2019 CM England Brad Potts Barnsley £1,440,000 [18]
3 January 2019 CF England Jayden Stockley Exeter City £747,000 [19]
9 January 2019 GK England Connor Ripley Middlesbrough Undisclosed [20]
23 January 2019 RB Republic of Ireland Joe Rafferty Rochdale Undisclosed [21]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
13 June 2018 LB Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham WalesCardiff City Undisclosed [22]
1 July 2018 CM England John Welsh Grimsby Town End of Contract [23][24]
1 August 2018 CF Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle Bradford City Undisclosed [25]
11 August 2018 RM Republic of Ireland Daryl Horgan ScotlandHibernian Undisclosed [26]
23 January 2019 RB England Calum Woods Bradford City Free transfer [27]

Loans in[edit]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 August 2018 RW England Brandon Barker Manchester City 31 May 2019 [28]
9 August 2018 CF England Lukas Nmecha Manchester City 31 May 2019 [29]

Loans out[edit]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018 LB England Tommy Spurr Fleetwood Town 3 January 2019 [30][31]
6 July 2018 GK England Mathew Hudson Bury 1 January 2019 [32][33]
17 August 2018 CF England Michael Howard Hednesford Town 1 January 2019 [34]
29 August 2018 LB Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor Crewe Alexandra 7 January 2019 [35]
31 August 2018 CB Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle ScotlandDundee 1 January 2019 [36]
31 August 2018 LM England Ben Pringle Grimsby Town 21 January 2019 [37][38]
31 August 2018 RB Belgium Marnick Vermijl NetherlandsMVV Maastricht 31 May 2019 [39]
12 October 2018 CF England Connor Simpson Hyde United 1 January 2019 [40][41]
8 January 2019 GK Wales Chris Maxwell Charlton Athletic 31 May 2019 [42]
9 January 2019 CF England Connor Simpson Carlisle United 31 May 2019 [43]
11 January 2019 CF England Michael Howard Stalybridge Celtic 31 May 2019 [44]
22 January 2019 LM England Ben Pringle Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2019 [38]
29 January 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle ScotlandRoss County 30 June 2019 [45]
31 January 2019 SS Republic of Ireland Graham Burke Gillingham 4 May 2019 [46]
8 February 2019 LB Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor Republic of IrelandCork City 31 May 2019 [47]
8 March 2019 CM Republic of Ireland Adam O'Reilly Hyde United April 2019 [48]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

PNEannounced they will compete withBamber Bridge,AFC Fylde,West Ham UnitedandBurnleyduring pre-season.[49]

7 July 2018(2018-07-07)FriendlyBamber Bridge0–7Preston North EndBamber Bridge
15:00BST Report Burke4'
Bodin13'
Maguire15',29',35'
Moult59'
Stadium:Sir Tom Finney Stadium
14 July 2018(2018-07-14)FriendlyAFC Fylde1–6Preston North EndMedlar-with-Wesham
15:00BST Trialistpen.' Report Huntington
Robinsonx2'
Maguirex2'
Hughes
Stadium:Mill Farm
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: David McNamara
17 July 2018(2018-07-17)FriendlyCobh Ramblers0–5Preston North EndCork,Republic of Ireland
19:00BST Report Barkhuizen5',17',45'
Clarke39'
Burke83'
Stadium:Turners Cross
Referee: Anthony Buttimer
21 July 2018(2018-07-21)FriendlyPreston North End2–2West Ham UnitedPreston
15:00BST Clarke40'
Bodin76'
Arnautović6',45' Stadium:Deepdale
23 July 2018(2018-07-23)FriendlyPreston North End2–3BurnleyPreston
19:45BST Harrop22'
Robinson74'
Report Lennon26'
Agyei72'
McNeil84'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 July 2018(2018-07-28)FriendlyOldham Athletic0–3Preston North EndOldham
15:00BST Report Moult50'
Horgan68'
Gallagher89' (pen.)
Stadium:Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Competitions[edit]

Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Brentford 46 17 13 16 73 59 +14 64[a]
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 −2 64
13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 −2 62
14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 67 67 0 61
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 16 12 18 64 69 −5 60
16 Stoke City 46 11 22 13 45 52 −7 55
17 Birmingham City 46 14 19 13 64 58 +6 52[b]
Source:Sky SportsArchived25 September 2019 at theWayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[52]
Notes:
  1. ^Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[50]
  2. ^Birmingham City were deducted 9 points for failure to comply with the EFL profitability and sustainability rules.[51]

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 16 13 17 67 67 0 61 8 10 5 42 30 +12 8 3 12 25 37 −12

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:BBC Sport

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLDLLDLLLLDWDWDDWWDLWWLLDLDWWDWWDWDWWWLLLLWLDL
Position6101318191823232424242221192021181615171515151717171818161614141110121197101011129121214
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source:BBC Sport
A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss

Matches[edit]

On 21 June 2018, theChampionshipfixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[53][54]

4 August 2018(2018-08-04)1Preston North End1–0Queens Park RangersPreston
15:00BST Alan Browne50' Report Ryan ManningYellow card66'
Josh ScowenYellow card73'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 13,418
Referee: Darren England
11 August 2018(2018-08-11)2Swansea City1–0Preston North EndSwansea
15:00BST Fulton32' Report FisherYellow card32' Stadium:Liberty Stadium
Referee: James Linington
18 August 2018(2018-08-18)3Preston North End2–2Stoke CityPreston
17:30BST Gallagher40'
Burke45+4'
PearsonYellow card64'
GallagherYellow card83'
Report AllenYellow card27'
Pieters42'
Crouch61'
ShawcrossYellow card86'
CrouchYellow card90+1'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 13,996
Referee:Andy Madley
22 August 2018(2018-08-22)4Norwich City2–0Preston North EndNorwich
19:45BST LeitnerYellow card65'
Pukki80'
Tettey87',Yellow card87'
Report PearsonYellow card61'
BrowneYellow card84'
Stadium:Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,936
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 August 20185Derby County2–0Preston North EndDerby
15:00BST Mount38'
Keogh78'
Report Stadium:Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,257
Referee: David Webb
1 September 2018(2018-09-01)6Preston North End2–2Bolton WanderersPreston
15:00BST Robinson11'
Browne16'
JohnsonYellow card83'
PearsonRed card90+8'
Report Ameobi38'
Olkowski40'
MagennisYellow card70'
O'NeilYellow card86'
WilliamsYellow card90+8'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 16,331
Referee: Andy Davies
15 September 2018(2018-09-15)7Preston North End2–3ReadingPreston
15:00BST Johnson31'
Robinson76'
EarlYellow card90+4'
Report Baldock23'
YiadomYellow card43'
Ilori52'
Bacuna81'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 10,849
Referee: Darren Bond
18 September 2018(2018-09-18)8Leeds United3–0Preston North EndLeeds
19:45BST Cooper37'
Roberts74',82'
Report Stadium:Elland Road
Attendance: 27,729
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 September 2018(2018-09-22)9Sheffield United3–2Preston North EndSheffield
15:00BST Sharp36'
Basham51'
McGoldrick87'
Report Robinson80'
Johnson82'
Stadium:Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,857
Referee:Scott Duncan
29 September 2018(2018-09-29)10Preston North End2–3West Bromwich AlbionPreston
15:00BST Hughes71'
Browne90+6'
Report Rodriguez48'
Davies73' (o.g.)
Gayle88'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 14,099
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 October 2018(2018-10-02)11Aston Villa3–3Preston North EndBirmingham
19:45BST Kodjia26'
Abraham37'
ChesterRed card54'
Bolasie90+1'
Report Johnson56' (pen.)
Gallagher79'
Moult86'
Stadium:Villa Park
Attendance: 27,331
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 October 2018(2018-10-06)12Preston North End4–0Wigan AthleticPreston
15:00BST Barkhuizen17'
Robinson51'
Gallagher85' (pen.)
Burn90+6' (o.g.)
Report GibsonRed card56' Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 15,280
Referee:Lee Probert
20 October 201813Hull City1–1Preston North EndKingston upon Hull
15:00BST IrvineYellow card13'
Bowen85' (pen)
Report FisherYellow card66'
HughesYellow card78'
DaviesYellow card81'
StoreyYellow card84'
Louis Moult90+3'
Stadium:KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 12,066
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 October 2018(2018-10-24)14Preston North End4–3BrentfordPreston
19:45BST Browne5'
Robinson12',69'
Barkhuizen23'
Report Canós29'
Watkins56'
Maupay85'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 10,882
Referee:Scott Duncan
27 October 2018(2018-10-27)15Preston North End1–1Rotherham UnitedPreston
15:00BST Barkhuizen40'
MaguireYellow card90'
Report Smith55'
TowellYellow card84'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 11,780
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
3 November 2018(2018-11-03)16Ipswich Town1–1Preston North EndIpswich
15:00GMT ChambersYellow card36'
Sears45' (pen.)
EdwardsYellow card51'
Jordan RobertsYellow card62'
PenningtonYellow card90+6'
Report MaxwellYellow card44'Yellow-red card75'
JohnsonYellow card45'
PearsonYellow card57'
Gallagher73'
Stadium:Portman Road
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 November 2018(2018-11-10)17Bristol City0–1Preston North EndBristol
15:00GMT HuntYellow card88' Report Robinson35'
JohnsonYellow card75'
EarlYellow card79'
Stadium:Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 19,797
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
24 November 2018(2018-11-24)18Preston North End4–1Blackburn RoversPreston
15:00GMT Barkhuizen2'
Robinson10'
Moult74'
Browne85'
Report Graham48' Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 19,912
Referee:Andrew Madley
27 November 2018(2018-11-27)19Preston North End1–1MiddlesbroughPreston
19:45GMT Browne43' Report Tavernier46' Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 10,990
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 December 2018(2018-12-01)20Birmingham City3–0Preston North EndBirmingham
15:00GMT Kieftenbeld46'
Maghoma61'
Adams77'
Report Stadium:St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,523
Referee: David Webb
8 December 2018(2018-12-08)21Nottingham Forest0–1Preston North EndNottingham
15:00GMT YacobYellow card86' Report Moult56'
DaviesYellow card74'
Stadium:City Ground
Attendance: 27,777
Referee: Steve Martin
15 December 2018(2018-12-15)22Preston North End3–2MillwallPreston
DaviesYellow card15'
Browne37'
Barkhuizen42'
Hughes81'
Report RomeoYellow card5'
Cooper61',Yellow card80'
WallaceYellow card69'
Gregory90+3'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 10,924
Referee: John Brooks
22 December 2018(2018-12-22)23Sheffield Wednesday1–0Preston North EndSheffield
Hector62'
NuhiuYellow card90+3'
Report MoultYellow card16'
PearsonRed card26'
RuddYellow card57'
LedsonYellow card78'
Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,366
Referee: David Coote
26 December 2018(2018-12-26)24Preston North End1–2Hull CityPreston
Browne47' Report Irvine28',80'
HenriksenYellow card67'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 14,026
Referee: Scott Duncan
29 December 2018(2018-12-29)25Preston North End1–1Aston VillaPreston
JohnsonYellow card52'
GallagherYellow card59'
Elmohamady61' (og)
Report Abraham45',Yellow card59'
HuttonYellow card70'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 19,126
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2019(2019-01-01)26Rotherham United2–1Preston North EndRotherham
15:00GMT PalmerYellow card12'
RaggettYellow card29'
Vaulks45+1'Yellow card74'
Smith76'Yellow card83'
WilesYellow card82'
Report LedsonYellow card31'
Nmecha78'
Stadium:New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,077
Referee:Lee Probert
12 January 2019(2019-01-12)27Preston North End1–1Swansea CityPreston
15:00GMT Johnson60' (pen.)
EarlYellow card72'Yellow-red card81'
Report FerYellow card45+3'
Baker-Richardson55',Yellow card62'
van der HoornYellow card59'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 11,604
Referee:Keith Stroud
19 January 2019(2019-01-19)28Queens Park Rangers1–4Preston North EndShepherd's Bush
15:00GMT ScowenYellow card9'
Smith84'
FurlongYellow card90+2'
LynchYellow card90+3'
Report Stockley14'
Sean MaguireYellow card23'
Storey68'
Browne82'
Potts87'
Stadium:Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,736
Referee: Andy Madley
26 January 2019(2019-01-26)29Stoke City0–2Preston North EndStoke-on-Trent
15:00GMT ClucasYellow card31'
McLeanYellow card85'
Report Browne20'
Potts80'
PearsonYellow card86'
Stadium:Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,053
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 February 2019(2019-02-01)30Preston North End0–0Derby CountyPreston
19:45GMT PearsonYellow card28' Report MaloneYellow card90+1' Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 12,124
Referee: Darren Bond
9 February 2019(2019-02-09)31Bolton Wanderers1–2Preston North EndBolton
15:00GMT MagennisYellow card60'
VelaYellow card85'
Donaldson90'
Report Browne40'
Barkhuizen82'
Stadium:University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,381
Referee: Andy Madley
13 February 2019(2019-02-13)32Preston North End3–1Norwich CityPreston
19:45GMT Davies2'
Gallagher24' (pen.)
PearsonYellow card32'
Maguire69'
NmechaYellow card71'
RuddYellow card90+4'
Report Stiepermannsoccer ball with red X33'
ZimmermannYellow card36'
Pukki90+3'
AaronsYellow card90+4'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 11,280
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 February 2019(2019-02-16)33Preston North End0–0Nottingham ForestPreston
15:00GMT StockleyYellow card83' Report Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 13,904
Referee: Tim Robinson
23 February 2019(2019-02-23)34Millwall1–3Preston North EndBermondsey
15:00GMT Thompson67'
WilliamsYellow card73'
WallaceYellow card89'
Report Hughes4'
Clarke16'
Maguire27'
PearsonYellow card85'
Stadium:The Den
Attendance: 13,265
Referee: Stephen Martin
2 March 2019(2019-03-02)35Preston North End1–1Bristol CityPreston
15:00GMT Johnson42' Report KellyYellow card41'
O'DowdaYellow card50'
Diédhiou69'
PackYellow card84'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 March 2019(2019-03-09)36Blackburn Rovers0–1Preston North EndBlackburn
12:00GMT EvansYellow card58'
ReedYellow card60'
Report Johnson8'
FisherYellow card81'Yellow-red card90+2'
Stadium:Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 March 2019(2019-03-13)37Middlesbrough1–2Preston North EndMiddlesbrough
19:45GMT Fletcher32'
AyalaRed card61'
Report PearsonYellow card55'
Gallagher63'
Stockley81'
HughesYellow card90'
Stadium:Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,088
Referee:Keith Stroud
16 March 2019(2019-03-16)38Preston North End1–0Birmingham CityPreston
15:00GMT PearsonYellow card10'
FisherYellow card45'
DaviesYellow card86'
Maguire90+4'
Report KieftenbeldYellow card64'
MaghomaYellow card84'
GardnerYellow card90+6'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 17,509
Referee:Scott Duncan
30 March 2019(2019-03-30)39Reading2–1Preston North EndReading
15:00GMT Méïté30'
Barrow36'
Report FisherYellow card72'
Stockley90+3'
Stadium:Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,771
Referee: Tony Harrington
6 April 2019(2019-04-06)40Preston North End0–1Sheffield UnitedPreston
15:00BST PearsonYellow card36'
GallagherYellow card89'
BrowneYellow card90+2'
Report DowellYellow card20'
McGoldrick33'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 18,339
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 April 2019(2019-04-09)41Preston North End0–2Leeds UnitedPreston
19:45BST PearsonYellow card14'Red card49'
DaviesYellow card45+2'
Report Bamford62',76'
AlioskiYellow card67'
PhillipsYellow card81'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 18,019
Referee: Robert Jones
13 April 2019(2019-04-13)42West Bromwich Albion4–1Preston North EndWest Bromwich
15:00BST Gayle27',31',71'
Rodriguez43'
LivermoreYellow card57'
DawsonYellow card90'
Report FisherYellow card74' Stadium:The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,088
Referee:Roger East
19 April 2019(2019-04-19)43Preston North End4–0Ipswich TownPreston
15:00BST Robinson6',22'
Nmecha56',75'
Report KenlockYellow card78' Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 12,546
Referee: Stephen Martin
22 April 2019(2019-04-22)44Wigan Athletic2–0Preston North EndWigan
15:00BST Clarke11'
MorsyYellow card44'
Evans68'
Report NmechaYellow card13'
LedsonRed card34'
MaguireYellow card76'
Stadium:DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,496
Referee:Andrew Madley
27 April 2019(2019-04-27)45Preston North End3–3Sheffield WednesdayPreston
15:00BST Stockley9'
Lees36' (o.g.)
Browne62'
FisherYellow card64'
Report PelupessyYellow card35'
Bannan49'Yellow card54'
Forestieri76'
Nuhiu78'
IorfaRed card80'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 15,873
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
5 May 2019(2019-05-05)46Brentford3–0Preston North EndBrentford
12:30BST Konsa45+4'
Maupay54'
Forss83'
Report JohnsonYellow card28'
FisherYellow card65'
Stadium:Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,289
Referee: James Linington

FA Cup[edit]

The third round draw was made live onBBCbyRuud GullitandPaul IncefromStamford Bridgeon 3 December 2018.[55]

6 January 2019(2019-01-06)Third roundPreston North End1–3Doncaster RoversPreston
14:00GMT LedsonYellow card38'
Hughes56'
GallagherYellow card71'
Report ButlerYellow card2'
Marquis5'
WilksYellow card33'87'
Anderson72'
AndrewYellow card77'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 8,101
Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Cup[edit]

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made inVietnam.[56]The second round draw was done on 16 August.[57]The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 byDavid SeamanandJoleon Lescott.[58]

14 August 2018(2018-08-14)First roundPreston North End3–1MorecambePreston
19:45BST Barker14'
Moult33'
FisherYellow card39'
Burke58'
Report Mandeville45' Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Tom Nield
28 August 2018(2018-08-28)Second roundLeeds United0–2Preston North EndLeeds
19:45BST Report Johnson2' (pen.)
LedsonRed card29'
Barker45+1'
Stadium:Elland Road
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 September 2018(2018-09-25)Third roundPreston North End2–2
(3–4p)
MiddlesbroughPreston
19:45BST Robinson27'
Barkhuizen66'
Report Fletcher34'
Tavernier69'
Stadium:Deepdale
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Ledsonsoccer ball with check mark
Robinsonsoccer ball with red X
Moultsoccer ball with check mark
Pearsonsoccer ball with check mark
Burkesoccer ball with red X
Leadbittersoccer ball with check mark
Gestedesoccer ball with check mark
McNairsoccer ball with check mark
Taverniersoccer ball with check mark

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