2023–24 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2023–24season
Manager	Ryan Lowe
Stadium	Deepdale
EFL Championship	10th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League:; Will Keane(13); All:; Will Keane (13)
	Home colours
	Home colours
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The2023–24 seasonwas the 144th season in the history ofPreston North Endand their ninth consecutive season in theChampionship.The club participated in theChampionship,theFA Cup,and theEFL Cup.

Squad

As of 10 February 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Freddie Woodman	GK	Croydon	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997(age 27)	Newcastle United	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
21	David Cornell	GK	Waunarlwydd	(1991-03-28)28 March 1991(age 33)	Peterborough United	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2026
Defenders
3	Greg Cunningham	LB	Galway	(1991-01-31)31 January 1991(age 33)	Cardiff City	28 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
5	Patrick Bauer	CB	Backnang	(1992-10-28)28 October 1992(age 31)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2024
6	Liam Lindsay	CB	Glasgow	(1995-10-12)12 October 1995(age 28)	Stoke City	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Jordan Storey	CB	Yeovil	(1997-09-02)2 September 1997(age 26)	Exeter City	1 July 2018	£850,000	30 June 2025
16	Andrew Hughes	LB	Cardiff	(1992-06-05)5 June 1992(age 32)	Peterborough United	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
26	Jack Whatmough	CB	Gosport	(1996-08-19)19 August 1996(age 27)	Wigan Athletic	2 August 2023	Free	30 June 2026
33	Kian Best	LWB		(2005-08-27)27 August 2005(age 18)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
36	Josh Seary	RB	Liverpool	(2004-09-10)10 September 2004(age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Benjamin Whiteman	CM	Rochdale	(1996-06-17)17 June 1996(age 28)	Doncaster Rovers	14 January 2021	£1,670,000	30 June 2026
8	Alan Browne	CM	Cork	(1995-04-15)15 April 1995(age 29)	Cork City	1 January 2014	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
10	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	AM	Hvidovre	(1999-07-29)29 July 1999(age 24)	Odense	11 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
11	Robbie Brady	LM	Dublin	(1992-01-14)14 January 1992(age 32)	Bournemouth	4 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
13	Ali McCann	CM	Edinburgh	(1999-12-04)4 December 1999(age 24)	St Johnstone	31 August 2021	£1,400,000	30 June 2027
18	Ryan Ledson	CM	Liverpool	(1997-08-19)19 August 1997(age 26)	Oxford United	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
20	Ben Woodburn	AM	Nottingham	(1999-10-15)15 October 1999(age 24)	Liverpool	4 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
25	Duane Holmes	AM	Columbus	(1994-11-06)6 November 1994(age 29)	Huddersfield Town	12 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
30	Kian Taylor	CM		(2005-02-15)15 February 2005(age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
35	Noah Mawene	CM	Lytham St Annes	(2005-02-01)1 February 2005(age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2026
37	Kaedyn Kamara	CM	Liverpool	(2005-11-29)29 November 2005(age 18)	Burnley	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
44	Brad Potts	RM	Hexham	(1994-07-03)3 July 1994(age 30)	Barnsley	3 January 2019	£1,600,000	30 June 2026
Forwards
7	Will Keane	CF	Stockport	(1993-01-11)11 January 1993(age 31)	Wigan Athletic	14 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
9	Ched Evans	CF	Rhyl	(1988-12-28)28 December 1988(age 35)	Fleetwood Town	6 February 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
17	Layton Stewart	CF	Liverpool	(2002-09-03)3 September 2002(age 21)	Liverpool	22 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen	CF	Hobro	(1998-06-24)24 June 1998(age 26)	Randers	1 October 2020	£1,500,000	30 June 2025
23	Liam Millar	LW	Toronto	(1999-09-27)27 September 1999(age 24)	Basel	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
24	Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile	CF	Vinhedo	(2006-10-04)4 October 2006(age 17)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
28	Milutin Osmajić	CF	Podgorica	(1999-07-25)25 July 1999(age 24)	Cádiz	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
Out on Loan
29	Finlay Cross-Adair	CF		(2005-01-11)11 January 2005(age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
32	Lewis Leigh	CM	Preston	(2003-12-05)5 December 2003(age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
34	Kitt Nelson	AM		(2005-01-12)12 January 2005(age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
38	James Pradic	GK		(2005-07-02)2 July 2005(age 19)	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2026

Statistics

As of 24 September 2023

Players with namesin italicsand marked * wereon loanfrom another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Freddie Woodman	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Greg Cunningham	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Whiteman	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Liam Lindsay	8	2	8+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	IRL	Will Keane	6	4	5+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	DEN	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	9	1	5+3	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	IRL	Robbie Brady	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	NIR	Ali McCann	8	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
14	DF	ENG	Jordan Storey	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	WAL	Andrew Hughes	9	1	7+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Layton Stewart	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	MF	WAL	Ben Woodburn	6	1	0+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
21	GK	WAL	David Cornell	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	CAN	Liam Millar*	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	USA	Duane Holmes	9	3	5+3	2	0+0	0	1+0	1
26	DF	ENG	Jack Whatmough	7	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28	FW	MNE	Milutin Osmajić	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ENG	Kian Taylor	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Lewis Leigh	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Kian Best	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Noah Mawene	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	IRL	Josh Seary	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Brad Potts	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 15 February 2024

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	7	CF	Will Keane	11	0	11
2	25	RM	Duane Holmes	3	1	4
3	6	CB	Liam Lindsay	3	0	3
3	10	AM	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	3	0	3
	16	LB	Andrew Hughes	1	0	1
	20	AM	Ben Woodburn	0	1	1
	23	LW	Liam Millar	4	0	4
	28	CF	Milutin Osmajić	4	0	4
	Own Goals			1	0	1
Total				13	2	15

Disciplinary record

As of 24 September 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	8		CM	Alan Browne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	25		RM	Duane Holmes	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
4	13		CM	Ali McCann	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	44		CM	Brad Potts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	6		LB	Liam Lindsay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		CF	Will Keane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10		AM	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LM	Robbie Brady	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		CB	Jack Whatmough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28		CF	Milutin Osmajić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33		LB	Kian Best	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
11 July 2023	AM	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	Odense	Undisclosed	^[1]
12 July 2023	AM	Duane Holmes	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	^[2]
14 July 2023	CF	Will Keane	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[3]
22 July 2023	CF	Layton Stewart	Liverpool	Undisclosed	^[4]
2 August 2023	CB	Jack Whatmough	Wigan Athletic	Free Transfer	^[5]
1 September 2023	CF	Milutin Osmajić	Cádiz	Undisclosed	^[6]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	AM	Aaron Bennett	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	LB	Lewis Coulton	FC United of Manchester	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	AM	Daniel Johnson	Stoke City	Rejected Contract	^[8]^[9]
30 June 2023	CB	Harry Nevin	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	CM	Dana De Oliveira Amaral	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	RB	Matthew Olosunde	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	CM	Josh Onomah	Free agent	Withdrew Offer	^[10]
30 June 2023	CF	Rio Pemberton	Free agent	Released	^[7]
30 June 2023	CB	Finlay Wallbank	Workington	Released	^[7]^[11]
29 July 2023	LB	Jacob Slater	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	^[12]
2 August 2023	CB	Bambo Diaby	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	^[13]
1 February 2024	CF	Mikey O'Neill	Burnley	Undisclosed	^[14]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	RB	Calvin Ramsay	Liverpool	15 January 2024^[a]	^[15]^[16]
1 September 2023	LW	Liam Millar	Basel	End of Season	^[17]

^On 15 January, Ramsay was recalled back to Liverpool early.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
29 July 2023	GK	James Pradic	Bamber Bridge	End of Season^[a]	^[18]^[19]
3 August 2023	CF	Finlay Cross-Adair	Annan Athletic	31 January 2024	^[20]
5 September 2023	CF	Mikey O'Neill	Southport	6 January 2024	^[21]
6 September 2023	CM	Lewis Leigh	Bromley	6 January 2024	^[22]
30 September 2023	AM	Kitt Nelson	Workington	End of Season^[b]	^[23]^[24]
8 January 2024	CM	Lewis Leigh	Crewe Alexandra	End of Season	^[25]
9 February 2024	LB	Kacper Pasiek	Warrington Town	End of Seaspn^[c]	^[26]^[27]

^On 5 January, Pradic's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended until the end of the season.
^On 11 December, Nelson's loan at Workington was extended until the end of the season.
^On 13 March, Pasiek's loan at Warrington was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies

In April, PNE confirmed they would once again spend a week in Campoamor, Spain between 2–8 July 2023.^[28]The club then announced three pre-season friendlies on 30 May, againstBamber Bridge,Fleetwood TownandStockport County.^[29]A further two, againstBuryandBarrowwere later added.^[30]During the trip to Spain, it was confirmed that the club would meetBruno's Magpies.^[31]Two home friendlies againstIpswich TownandAberdeenwas next to added.^[32]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2023Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–7	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge
15:00BST		Report	Pond17' (o.g.) Slater50',63' O'Neill56' Nelson60',77' Rodriguez-Gentile68'	Stadium:Sir Tom Finney Stadium

5 July 2023Friendly	Preston North End	3–0	Bruno's Magpies	San Pedro del Pinatar,Spain
17:00CEST 16:00BST	Rodriguez-Gentile50' Mawene57' Taylor65'	Report		Stadium:Pinatar Arena Referee:José David Martínez Montalbán

9 July 2023Friendly	Bury	0–3	Preston North End B	Bury
15:00BST		Report	Taylor25' Leigh47' Nelson75'	Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,750 Referee:Oliver Noonan(England)

15 July 2023Friendly	Barrow	1–0	Preston North End	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00BST	Worrall5'	Report		Stadium:SO Legal Stadium Attendance: 2,026

19 July 2023Friendly	Preston North End	1–2	Ipswich Town	Preston
19:00BST	Rodriguez-Gentile81'	Report	Chaplin33' Hirst78'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 2,532 (349 Ipswich Town fans)

22 July 2023Friendly	Preston North End	2–0	Aberdeen	Preston
15:00BST	Frøkjær-Jensen7',18'	Report		Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 4,271 (1,332 Aberdeen fans) Referee:Oliver Langford

25 July 2023Friendly	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Preston North End	Fleetwood
19:00BST		Report		Stadium:Highbury Stadium Referee: Jeremy Simpson

29 July 2023Friendly	Stockport County	2–0	Preston North End	Stockport
15:00BST	Collar17' Rydel75'	Report		Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,200 (635 PNE fans) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Competitions

Overall record

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 %
Championship	5 August 2023	4 May 2024	Matchday 1	10th	46	18	9	19	56	67	−11	039.13
FA Cup	6 January 2024		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
EFL Cup	8 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					48	18	10	20	58	73	−15	037.50

Source:Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Hull City	46	19	13	14	68	60	+8	70
8	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	71	62	+9	69
9	Coventry City	46	17	13	16	70	59	+11	64
10	Preston North End	46	18	9	19	56	67	−11	63
11	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	53	51	+2	62
12	Cardiff City	46	19	5	22	53	70	−17	62
13	Millwall	46	16	11	19	45	55	−10	59

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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[33]

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	9	19	56	67	−11	63	11	4	8	35	36	−1	7	5	11	21	31	−10

Source:Soccerway

Results by round

Round	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	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	36¹	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L
Position	13	8	6	5	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	9	6	5	6	8	8	9	8	8	13	9	11	14	12	12	12	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	8	10	8	10	10	10	10	10

Source:Soccerway
A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss;P= Postponed
Notes:

¹Matchday 36 (vsSouthampton) was postponed due to a fire near to the stadium.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.^[34]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 August 20231	Bristol City	1–1	Preston North End	Ashton Gate
15:00BST	Bell47'	Report	Keane86' McCann90'	Stadium:Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 29,359 Referee: David Webb

12 August 20232	Preston North End	2–1	Sunderland	Preston
15:00BST	Keane25'35' Frøkjær-Jensen59' Browne90+4' Potts90+5'	Report	Clarke31' (pen.) Ballard69'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 19,892 Referee: James Linington

19 August 20233	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Preston North End	Owlerton
15:00BST	Vásquez82'	Report	Lindsay49' Ledson90+3'	Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 25,138 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

26 August 20234	Preston North End	2–1	Swansea City	Preston
15:00BST	Ledson11' Browne48' Hughes67' Holmes79'	Report	Ashby33' Wood48'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,464 Referee: Josh Smith

2 September 20235	Stoke City	0–2	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00BST	Pearson1' Stevens63' Laurent90+6'	Report	Lindsay25' Frøkjær-Jensen45+1' Keane51' (pen.),57' Holmes63' Browne67'	Stadium:Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,957 Referee: Matt Donohue

16 September 20236	Preston North End	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Preston
15:00BST	Holmes1'32' Ledson22' Millar25' McCann89'	Report	Miller19' Hardie61'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 17,542 Referee: Gavin Ward

19 September 20237	Preston North End	2–1	Birmingham City	Preston
19:45BST	Whatmough48' Bielik51' (o.g.) Osmajić67',68'	Report	Stansfield46' Bacuna72'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,838 Referee: Dean Whitestone

23 September 20238	Rotherham United	1–1	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00BST	Hugill35' Rathbone38' Clucas55' Blackett69'	Report	Lindsay45' Potts59'	Stadium:AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,434 Referee: Sam Allison

30 September 20239	Preston North End	0–4	West Bromwich Albion	Preston
15:00BST	McCann35' Potts81' Hughes87'	Report	Furlong4' Yokuşlu18' Mowatt29' Phillips62' Bartley87'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 16,658 Referee: Joshua Smith

4 October 202310	Leicester City	3–0	Preston North End	Leicester
19:45BST	Dewsbury-Hall60',90' Iheanacho76'	Report	Woodburn82' Stewart86'	Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 30,380 Referee: Thomas Bramall

7 October 202311	Ipswich Town	4–2	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00BST	Chaplin18' Williams35' Broadhead45+1' Jackson78'	Report	Ledson8' Lindsay22' Frøkjær-Jensen27' Browne31' Whiteman52'	Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 29,018 Referee: David Webb

21 October 202312	Preston North End	1–1	Millwall	Preston
12:30BST	Frøkjær-Jensen3' Holmes19' Cunningham61' Millar63' Lindsay90+3'	Report	Flemming30' Emakhu66'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,427 Referee: Matt Donohue

25 October 202313	Preston North End	2–2	Southampton	Preston
19:45BST	Whiteman42' Osmajić52' Potts55' Millar80' Cunningham90+1'	Report	Smallbone22' Walker-Peters33' Bazunu45+1' Evans90+6' (o.g.) Bednarek90+8'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,346 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

28 October 202314	Hull City	1–0	Preston North End	Kingston upon Hull
15:00BST	Lokilo46' Philogene68' Seri77'	Report	Cunningham18' Holmes55' Potts59' Best90+3'	Stadium:MKM Stadium Attendance: 24,267 Referee: Martin Woods

4 November 202315	Preston North End	3–2	Coventry City	Preston
15:00GMT	Holmes38' Browne41' (pen.) Frøkjær-Jensen46' Osmajić71' Brady90+4'	Report	Wright33',83' McFadzean40' Bidwell90+8'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 16,716 Referee:Anthony Taylor

10 November 202316	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
20:00GMT	Szmodics49'	Report	Browne35' Whiteman72' Lindsay90'	Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 20,596 Referee: Thomas Bramall

25 November 202317	Preston North End	1–2	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00GMT	Evans31' Best47' Osmajić48' Brady31'52' Woodman77'	Sky report	Collins30' Grant90+6' Ugbo90+9'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,593 Referee:Bobby Madley(Yorkshire)

28 November 202318	Middlesbrough	4–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:45GMT	Jones16',37' van den Berg26' Bangura90+4'	Report	Potts65' Hughes82'	Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,502 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

1 December 202319	Preston North End	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
20:00GMT	Woodburn90+3'	Report	Dykes22' Smyth55' Willock87'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,280 Referee: Joshua Smith

9 December 202320	Norwich City	0–0	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00GMT		Report	Evans76' Storey79'	Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 25,761 Referee:Oliver Langford

12 December 202321	Huddersfield Town	1–3	Preston North End	Huddersfield
19:45GMT	Ward54'	Report	Browne3' Lindsay19' Keane39' Potts45+2' Whiteman66'	Stadium:John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 17,549 Referee: John Busby

16 December 202322	Preston North End	1–5	Watford	Preston
15:00GMT	Keane27'	Report	Bayo42,71' Martins46' Kayembe53' Koné77'	Stadium:Deepdale Referee:Sunny Singh Gill

22 December 202323	Swansea City	2–1	Preston North End	Landore
19:45GMT	Grimes30' Lowe32' Cabango38' Paterson42',60',90+5'	Report	McCann45+5' Millar67' Holmes74'	Stadium:Swansea Stadium Attendance: 15,098 Referee:Robert Madley

26 December 202324	Preston North End	2–1	Leeds United	Preston, Lancashire
12:30GMT	Potts22' McCann30' Osmajić54' Browne57',87' Holmes80' Millar89'	Report	Meslier53' Rodon54' Struijk83' (pen.)	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 21,816 Referee: Josh Smith

29 December 202325	Preston North End	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
19:45GMT	Lindsay24' Potts69' Osmajić75' Frøkjær-Jensen90+6'	Report	Johnson27' Musaba63' Byers85' Dawson86'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 19,763 Referee:Rebecca Welch

1 January 202426	Sunderland	2–0	Preston North End	Sunderland
12:30GMT	Pritchard10' Rusyn44'	Report	Lindsay39'	Stadium:The Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,714 (670 away) Referee:Oliver Langford

13 January 202427	Preston North End	2–0	Bristol City	Preston
15:00GMT	Keane57'65',77'	Report	Pring50' Cornick90+5'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,929 Referee: Samuel Barrott

21 January 202428	Leeds United	2–1	Preston North End	Leeds
20:00GMT	James6' Summerville38' Rutter67' Firpo76' Bamford85' Piroe90+4' (pen.)	Report	Keane2' Whiteman8' McCann34' Lindsay62' Cornell83' Ledson85' Stewart86'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,570 Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 January, but was moved for TV coverage.^[35]

27 January 202429	Millwall	1–1	Preston North End	Bermondsey
15:00GMT	Flemming5'90+4' Honeyman51' Obafemi90+1'	Report	Potts33' Storey56' Ledson70' Woodman90+1'	Stadium:The Den Attendance: 14,744 Referee: John Busby

3 February 202430	Preston North End	3–2	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00GMT	Keane5',39' Edmundson8' (o.g.)	Report	Moore75',87'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 17,313 Referee:Graham Scott

10 February 202431	Cardiff City	0–2	Preston North End	Leckwith
15:00GMT	Alnwick41' Méïté90'	Report	Jakobsen31' Whiteman40' Frøkjær-Jensen74'	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,763 Referee: Dean Whitestone

14 February 202432	Preston North End	2–1	Middlesbrough	Preston
19:45GMT	Millar23' Jakobsen60' Storey86' Browne90+2'	Report	Azaz57' McGree90+6'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,282 Referee:Tony Harrington

17 February 202433	Preston North End	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
15:00GMT	Brady39' Jakobsen43'	Report	Szmodics7' Gallagher23'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 20,924 Referee: David Webb

23 February 202434	Coventry City	0–3	Preston North End	Coventry
19:45GMT	Thomas71'	Report	Jakobsen1' Keane20' Thomas36' (o.g.) Whiteman43' Storey54' Woodburn90'	Stadium:The Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved due to Coventry'sFA Cupprogression.

2 March 202435	Preston North End	0–0	Hull City	Preston
19:45GMT	McCann83'	Report	Giles40'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 16,997 Referee: Thomas Bramall

9 March 202437	Preston North End	1–2	Stoke City	Preston
15:00GMT	Whiteman21' McCann53' Osmajić68'	Report	Burger21' Hughes64' (o.g.) McNally87' Hoever90+3'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 17,253 Referee: Josh Smith

16 March 202438	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Preston North End	Plymouth
15:00GMT	Miller41' Sousa63'	Report	Keane17' Millar43' McCann75'	Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 16,646 Referee: John Busby

29 March 202439	Preston North End	3–0	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00GMT	Holmes22' Jakobsen37',42' Hughes68' L. Lindsay74'	Report	Rathbone44' J. Lindsay90+4'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,470 Referee: Stephen Martin

1 April 202440	Birmingham City	1–0	Preston North End	Bordesley
15:00BST	Stansfield68' Laird82'	Report	Keane41'	Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 24,511 Referee:Oliver Langford

6 April 202441	Watford	0–0	Preston North End	Watford
15:00BST	Asprilla51' Chakvetadze87'	Report	Lindsay89'	Stadium:Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,374 Referee: James Bell

9 April 202442	Preston North End	4–1	Huddersfield Town	Preston
19:45BST	Holmes21' McCann24' Keane53' (pen.) Cunningham72' Osmajić84',87',90+1'	Report	Kasumu26' Koroma42' Matos52'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,698 Referee: Lewis Smith

13 April 202443	Preston North End	0–1	Norwich City	Preston
15:00BST	Whatmough35' Storey72' Brady80'	Report	Sainz38' Sara86'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 16,322 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

16 April 202436^[36]	Southampton	3–0	Preston North End	Southampton
20:00GMT	Adams19',29' Armstrong33'	Report	Mawene1' Holmes23'	Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,636 Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 5 March, but was postponed due to a fire near to the stadium.^[37]

20 April 202444	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush
17:15BST	Dykes20',87' Colback36'	Report	Brady58' Ledson68' Hughes76' Storey87'	Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 16,464 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sportscoverage.^[38]

29 April 202445	Preston North End	0–3	Leicester City	Preston
20:00BST	Browne46' Hughes54' Brady62' Holmes90+1'	Report	Vardy36',52' McAteer67'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 19,641 Referee:Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 April, but was moved for liveSky Sportsbroadcasting.^[39]

4 May 202446	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Preston North End	West Bromwich
12:30BST	Mowatt45+2' (pen.) Bartley61' Furlong68'	Report	Lindsay16' Woodman45+2'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,386 Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup

Preston entered into the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away toChelsea.^[40]^[41]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 January 2024Third round	Chelsea	4–0	Preston North End	Fulham
17:30GMT	Broja58' Silva66' Sterling69' Fernández85'	Report	Whiteman68' Holmes90+4'	Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,705 Referee:Thomas Bramall

EFL Cup

PNE were drawn at home toSalford Cityin the first round.^[42]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 August 2023First round	Preston North End	2–2 (2–4p)	Salford City	Preston
19:45BST	Woodburn44' Holmes50'50' Best90+7'	Report	McLennan5',38'27' Cairns80'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 6,790 Referee: Tom Reeves
	Penalties
	Ledson Keane Best Frøkjær-Jensen		Smith McAleny Mallan Garbutt

References

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^"Lewis Leigh Joins Bromley On Loan".Preston North End FC. 6 September 2023.Retrieved6 September2023.
^"Kitt Nelson Joins Workington On Loan".Preston North End FC. 30 September 2023.Retrieved1 October2023.
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^"Kacper Pasiek Joins Warrington Town On Work Experience".Preston North End FC. 9 February 2024.Retrieved9 February2024.
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^"PNE To Face Salford City In Carabao Cup Round One".Preston North End FC. 22 June 2023.Retrieved22 June2023.

[15] On 15 January, Ramsay was recalled back to Liverpool early.

[19] On 5 January, Pradic's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended until the end of the season.

[25] On 11 December, Nelson's loan at Workington was extended until the end of the season.

[29] On 13 March, Pasiek's loan at Warrington was extended until the end of season.

[1] "Mads Frøkjær-Jensen Signs For Preston North End".Preston North End FC. 11 July 2023.Retrieved11 July2023.

[2] "Preston North End Recruit Duane Holmes".Preston North End FC. 12 July 2023.Retrieved12 July2023.

[3] "Will Keane Returns To Preston North End".Preston North End FC. 14 July 2023.Retrieved14 July2023.

[4] "Layton Stewart Joins PNE From Liverpool In Permanent Deal".Preston North End FC. 22 July 2023.Retrieved22 July2023.

[5] "PNE Land Jack Whatmough On Three-Year Deal".Preston North End FC. 2 August 2023.Retrieved2 August2023.

[6] "Striker Milutin Osmajić Signs Permanently".Preston North End FC. 1 September 2023.Retrieved2 September2023.

[RetainedList-7] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g"Preston North End Confirm Retained List".Preston North End FC. 17 May 2023.Retrieved18 May2023.

[8] "Daniel Johnson To Leave PNE".Preston North End FC. 27 June 2023.Retrieved27 June2023.

[9] "Johnson joins the Potters".Stoke City FC. 19 July 2023.Retrieved19 July2023.

[10] "Josh Onomah Moves On".Preston North End FC. 27 June 2023.Retrieved27 June2023.

[11] "Workington Sign Ex-Preston Youngster".Northern Premier League. 29 June 2023.Retrieved29 June2023.

[12] "Jacob Slater Joins Brighton & Hove Albion".Preston North End FC. 29 July 2023.Retrieved29 July2023.

[13] "Bambo Diaby joins Wednesday".Sheffield Wednesday FC. 2 August 2023.Retrieved2 August2023.

[14] "Mikey O'Neill Departs For Burnley U21s".Preston North End FC. 1 February 2024.Retrieved1 February2024.

[16] "Calvin Ramsay To Join On Loan From Liverpool".Preston North End FC. 13 June 2023.Retrieved13 June2023.

[17] "Calvin Ramsay Returns To Liverpool".Preston North End FC. 15 January 2024.Retrieved16 January2024.

[18] "PNE Bring Liam Millar In On Loan".Preston North End FC. 1 September 2023.Retrieved2 September2023.

[20] "Bamber Bridge Loan For James Pradic".Preston North End FC. 29 July 2023.Retrieved30 July2023.

[21] "James Pradic To Stay With Bamber Bridge Until April".Preston North End FC. 5 January 2024.Retrieved5 January2024.

[22] "Cross-Adair Joins Annan Athletic On Loan".Preston North End FC. 3 August 2023.Retrieved3 August2023.

[23] "Mikey O'Neill Joins From Preston".Southport FC. 5 September 2023.Retrieved5 September2023.

[24] "Lewis Leigh Joins Bromley On Loan".Preston North End FC. 6 September 2023.Retrieved6 September2023.

[26] "Kitt Nelson Joins Workington On Loan".Preston North End FC. 30 September 2023.Retrieved1 October2023.

[27] "Kitt Nelson Extends Workington Loan".Preston North End FC. 11 December 2023.Retrieved11 December2023.

[28] "Lewis Leigh Joins Crewe Alexandra On Loan".Preston North End FC. 8 January 2024.Retrieved8 January2024.

[30] "Kacper Pasiek Joins Warrington Town On Work Experience".Preston North End FC. 9 February 2024.Retrieved9 February2024.

[31] "Kacper Pasiek Extends Warrington Town Stay".Preston North End FC. 13 March 2024.Retrieved15 March2024.

[32] "PNE To Return To Spain In Pre-Season".Preston North End FC. 14 April 2023.Retrieved16 April2023.

[33] "Three Friendlies Confirmed For 2023/24 Pre-Season".Preston North End FC. 30 May 2023.Retrieved30 May2023.

[34] "Two More Pre-Season Friendlies Confirmed".Preston North End FC. 12 June 2023.Retrieved12 June2023.

[35] "PNE To Take On Bruno's Magpies In Spain".Preston North End FC. 14 June 2023.Retrieved14 June2023.

[36] "PNE To Host Ipswich Town And Aberdeen In Pre-Season".Preston North End FC. 20 June 2023.Retrieved20 June2023.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-37] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions".EFL.Retrieved8 April2022.

[38] "2023/24 Championship Fixtures Confirmed".Preston North End FC. 22 June 2023.Retrieved22 June2023.

[39] "Leeds United Away Fixture Moved To Sunday".Preston North End FC. 8 December 2023.Retrieved8 December2023.

[40] "New Date Set For Southampton Away".Preston North End FC. 11 March 2024.Retrieved15 March2024.

[41] "Southampton Match Postponed".Preston North End FC. 6 March 2024.Retrieved15 March2024.

[42] "Change Of Kick-Off Time For QPR Fixture".Preston North End FC. 22 March 2024.Retrieved22 March2024.

[43] "Leicester City Fixture Pushed Back To Monday Night".Preston North End FC. 5 April 2024.Retrieved5 April2024.

[44] "PNE To Face Chelsea In Emirates FA Cup Third Round".Preston North End FC. 3 December 2023.Retrieved9 December2023.

[45] "Date Set For Chelsea FA Cup Third Round Tie".Preston North End FC. 8 December 2023.Retrieved9 December2023.

[46] "PNE To Face Salford City In Carabao Cup Round One".Preston North End FC. 22 June 2023.Retrieved22 June2023.

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