Preston North End 2019–20 football season
Preston North End 2019–20 season Manager Alex Neil Stadium Deepdale Championship 9th FA Cup Third round EFL Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Daniel Johnson (12) All: Daniel Johnson (12) Highest home attendance 22,025 v Man City (EFL Cup) Lowest home attendance 10,093 v Fulham (Championship) Average home league attendance 13,579
The 2019–20 season was Preston North End 's 140th season in existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship . Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup . The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.
Squad [ ]
No.
Name
Pos.
Nationality
Place of birth
Age
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
End
Goalkeepers
1
Declan Rudd
GK
Diss
29
169
0
Norwich City
1 July 2017
£966,000
2020
13
Michael Crowe
GK
Bexleyheath
24
1
0
Ipswich Town
1 July 2018
Free
2020
25
Connor Ripley
GK
Middlesbrough
27
6
0
Middlesbrough
9 January 2019
Undisclosed
2022
Defenders
2
Darnell Fisher
RB
Reading
26
102
0
Rotherham United
27 July 2017
Undisclosed
2020
5
Tom Clarke
CB
Sowerby Bridge
32
247
15
Huddersfield Town
22 May 2013
Free
2020
6
Ben Davies
CB /LB
Barrow-in-Furness
24
126
2
Academy
25 January 2013
Free
2021
14
Jordan Storey
CB
Yeovil
22
44
1
Exeter City
1 July 2018
Undisclosed
2022
15
Joe Rafferty
RB
Liverpool
26
38
1
Rochdale
23 January 2019
Undisclosed
2022
16
Andrew Hughes
LB
Cardiff
28
62
4
Peterborough United
1 July 2018
Undisclosed
2021
21
Patrick Bauer
CB
Backnang
27
41
3
Charlton Athletic
1 July 2019
Free
2022
23
Paul Huntington
CB
Carlisle
32
281
18
Yeovil Town
22 May 2012
Free
2021
Midfielders
4
Ben Pearson
CM /DM
Oldham
25
153
2
Manchester United
11 January 2016
£115,000
2021
7
Tom Bayliss
CM
Leicester
21
5
0
Coventry City
2 August 2019
£2,000,000
2023
8
Alan Browne
CM
Cork
25
251
32
Free agent
1 January 2014
Free
2021
10
Josh Harrop
AM /CF
Stockport
24
84
12
Manchester United
3 July 2017
Undisclosed
2021
11
Daniel Johnson
AM
Kingston
27
220
43
Aston Villa
23 January 2015
£50,000
2021
12
Paul Gallagher
AM /WG
Glasgow
35
300
45
Leicester City
16 June 2015
Free
2020
18
Ryan Ledson
CM
Liverpool
22
45
0
Oxford United
1 July 2018
Undisclosed
2021
30
Jack Baxter
CM
Chorley
19
0
0
Academy
1 July 2017
Trainee
2019
32
Adam O'Reilly
CM
19
1
0
Ringmahon Rangers
November 2016
Undisclosed
2020
44
Brad Potts
CM
Hexham
25
46
4
Barnsley
3 January 2019
Undisclosed
2022
Forwards
9
Louis Moult
CF
Stoke-on-Trent
28
40
8
Motherwell
1 January 2018
Undisclosed
2021
20
Jayden Stockley
CF
Poole
26
52
8
Exeter City
3 January 2019
£750,000
2022
24
Sean Maguire
CF
Luton
26
96
18
Cork City
24 July 2017
Undisclosed
2021
29
Tom Barkhuizen
RW /SS
Blackpool
26
148
32
Morecambe
1 January 2017
Free
2022
31
Scott Sinclair
LW
Bath
31
18
3
Celtic
8 January 2020
Undisclosed
2022
35
David Nugent
CF
Huyton
35
132
38
Derby County
17 July 2019
Free
Undisclosed
39
Billy Bodin
RW /CF
Swindon
28
39
4
Bristol Rovers
3 January 2018
Undisclosed
2020
Out on Loan
3
Josh Earl
LB /LW
Liverpool
21
36
0
Academy
1 July 2017
Trainee
2021
17
Josh Ginnelly
LW
Coventry
23
9
0
Walsall
1 January 2019
Undisclosed
2021
27
Connor Simpson
CF
Guisborough
20
1
0
Hartlepool United
11 January 2018
Undisclosed
2020
50
Kevin O'Connor
LB
Enniscorthy
23
9
0
Cork City
24 July 2017
Undisclosed
2020
Graham Burke
SS
Dublin
26
15
2
Shamrock Rovers
1 July 2018
Undisclosed
2021
All appearances and goals up to date as of 22 July 2020.
Statistics [ ]
As of 22 July 2020
Goals record [ ]
As of 22 July 2020
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 22 July 2020
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
2
RB
Darnell Fisher
11
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
2
4
CM
Ben Pearson
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
1
3
10
AM
Josh Harrop
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
12
AM
Paul Gallagher
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
5
20
CF
Jayden Stockley
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
6
1
GK
Declan Rudd
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
8
CM
Alan Browne
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
11
AM
Daniel Johnson
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
15
LB
Joe Rafferty
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
18
CM
Ryan Ledson
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
11
5
CB
Tom Clarke
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
CB
Ben Davies
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
16
LB
Andrew Hughes
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
21
CB
Patrick Bauer
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
23
CB
Paul Huntington
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
29
RW
Tom Barkhuizen
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
17
24
CF
Sean Maguire
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
25
GK
Connor Ripley
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
35
CF
David Nugent
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
39
RW
Billy Bodin
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
44
CM
Brad Potts
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
62
0
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
66
0
2
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
CB
Patrick Bauer
Charlton Athletic
Free transfer
[1]
17 July 2019
CF
David Nugent
Derby County
Free transfer
[2]
2 August 2019
CM
Tom Bayliss
Coventry City
£2,000,000
[3]
8 January 2020
LW
Scott Sinclair
Celtic
Undisclosed
[4]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
1 August 2019
LW
Andre Green
Aston Villa
30 June 2020
[5]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
CB
Andy Boyle
Dundalk
Released
[21] [22]
1 July 2019
FW
Darren Brannigan
Free agent
Released
[23]
1 July 2019
GK
James Cottam
Fleetwood Town
Undisclosed
[24]
1 July 2019
CF
Michael Howard
Morecambe
Released
[21] [25]
1 July 2019
MF
Jerome Jolly
Free agent
Released
[23]
1 July 2019
GK
Callum Lenton
Free agent
Released
[23]
1 July 2019
DF
Precieux Ngongo
Gretna 2008
Released
[23] [26]
1 July 2019
CM
Josh Pollard
Free agent
Released
[23]
1 July 2019
LM
Ben Pringle
Gillingham
Released
[21] [27]
1 July 2019
MF
Lewis Simmons
Free agent
Released
[23]
1 July 2019
LB
Tommy Spurr
Retirement
Retired
[21]
1 July 2019
CB
Tom Stead
Chorley
Released
[21]
1 July 2019
RB
Marnick Vermijl
MVV Maastricht
Free Transfer
[21]
12 July 2019
LW
Callum Robinson
Sheffield United
Undisclosed
[28]
22 January 2020
GK
Chris Maxwell
Blackpool
Mutual consent
[7] [29]
Pre-season [ ]
PNE announced five pre-season fixtures on 5 June 2019.[30] A home friendly against Southampton was later confirmed[31] and Bolton Wanderers was also added.[32]
Bamber Bridge v Preston North End
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06 ) Friendly Bamber Bridge 0–2 Preston North End show Bamber Bridge 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Cork City v Preston North End
AFC Fylde v Preston North End
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13 ) Friendly AFC Fylde 0–4 Preston North End show Medlar-with-Wesham 15:00 BST
Report
Maguire 11' , 16' , 60'
Bodin 39'
Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 2,109 Referee: David McNamara
Chorley v Preston North End
16 July 2019 (2019-07-16 ) Friendly Chorley 0–2 Preston North End show Chorley 19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Preston North End v Southampton
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Preston North End 1–3 Southampton show Preston 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,767 Referee: Peter Bankes
Fleetwood Town v Preston North End
26 July 2019 (2019-07-26 ) Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–0 Preston North End show Fleetwood 19:45 BST
Hunter 59'
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Peter Bankes
Preston North End v Newcastle United
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27 ) Friendly Preston North End 2–1 Newcastle United show Preston 15:00 BST
Gallagher 60' (pen. ) , 71' (pen. )
Report
Shelvey 39'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,982 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Competitions [ ]
Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
6
Swansea City
46
18
16
12
62
53
+9
70
Qualification for Championship play-offs [a]
7
Nottingham Forest
46
18
16
12
58
50
+8
70
8
Millwall
46
17
17
12
57
51
+6
68
9
Preston North End
46
18
12
16
59
54
+5
66
10
Derby County
46
17
13
16
62
64
−2
64
11
Blackburn Rovers
46
17
12
17
66
63
+3
63
12
Bristol City
46
17
12
17
60
65
−5
63
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
[33] Notes:
Result 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
12
16
59
54
+5
66
12
4
7
39
29
+10
6
8
9
20
25
−5
Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC Sport
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 A H A H H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A Result L W L W W D W W D D W L D W W W L L L L W W D D L L D W W D W W L W L L L D L L D W D L W D Position 23 10 16 10 6 7 5 3 5 6 3 6 6 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 6 3 4 6 7 9 10 9 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 8 9
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source:
BBC Sport A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[34]
Millwall v Preston North End
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03 ) 1 Millwall 1–0 Preston North End show Bermondsey 15:00 BST
Williams 30'
Wallace 33'
Smith 62'
Report
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,923 Referee: Steve Martin
Preston North End v Wigan Athletic
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10 ) 2 Preston North End 3–0 Wigan Athletic show Preston 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,789 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Swansea City v Preston North End
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17 ) 3 Swansea City 3–2 Preston North End show Swansea 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,250 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Preston North End v Stoke City
21 August 2019 (2019-08-21 ) 4 Preston North End 3–1 Stoke City show Preston 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,973 Referee: John Brooks Note: Live on Sky Sports
Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24 ) 5 Preston North End 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Preston 15:00 BST
Johnson 32' (pen. ) , 65' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,715 Referee: Robert Jones
Nottingham Forest v Preston North End
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Preston North End show West Bridgford 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,249 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Birmingham City v Preston North End
Preston North End v Bristol City
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 9 Preston North End 3–3 Bristol City show Preston 15:00 BST
Fisher 39'
Gallagher 45+2' (pen. )
Johnson 51' (pen. )
Bauer 70'
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,005 Referee: Andy Davies
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01 ) 10 Middlesbrough 1–1 Preston North End show Middlesbrough 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,961 Referee: Darren England
Preston North End v Barnsley
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05 ) 11 Preston North End 5–1 Barnsley show Preston 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,431 Referee: Gavin Ward
Reading v Preston North End
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19 ) 12 Reading 1–0 Preston North End show Reading 15:00 BST
Obita 8'
Miazga 90+8' 90+8'
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Preston North End v Leeds United
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22 ) 13 Preston North End 1–1 Leeds United show Preston 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,275 Referee: Kevin Friend
Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) 14 Preston North End 3–2 Blackburn Rovers show Preston 15:00 BST
Report
Rudd 1' (o.g. )
Gallagher 11' 68'
Dack 87'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,165 Referee: Stephen Martin
Charlton Athletic v Preston North End
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03 ) 15 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Preston North End show Charlton 12:00 GMT
Sarr 25'
Kayal 65'
Bonne 90+8'
Report
Stadium: The Valley Referee: David Webb
Derby County v Preston North End
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23 ) 17 Derby County 1–0 Preston North End show Derby 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,417 Referee: Tim Robinson
Hull City v Preston North End
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27 ) 18 Hull City 4–0 Preston North End show Kingston upon Hull 19:45 GMT
Report
Gallagher 56'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 9,826 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion
2 December 2019 (2019-12-02 ) 19 Preston North End 0–1 West Bromwich Albion show Preston 19:45 GMT
Report
Ajayi 50'
Austin 90' (pen. )
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,015 Referee: Oliver Langford
Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07 ) 20 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Preston North End show Shepherd's Bush 15:00 GMT
Eze 17' , 67' (pen. ) Scowen 79' Osayi-Samuel 90'
Report
Rudd 66' Bodin 90+2'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 12,179 Referee: Andy Davies
Preston North End v Fulham
Preston North End v Luton Town
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14 ) 22 Preston North End 2–1 Luton Town show Preston 15:00 GMT
Gallagher 5' 5' Fisher 67' Stockley 84'
Report
Collins 43' (pen. ) LuaLua 66' Berry 81' Bradley 90+6'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,083 Referee: Gavin Ward
Cardiff City v Preston North End
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21 ) 23 Cardiff City 0–0 Preston North End show Cardiff 12:30 GMT
Tomlin 45+1'
Report
Gallagher 21' Clarke 35'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,625 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Leeds United v Preston North End
Preston North End v Reading
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29 ) 25 Preston North End 0–2 Reading show Preston 15:00 GMT
Report
Swift 12' João 16'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Jarred Gillett
Preston North End v Middlesbrough
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01 ) 26 Preston North End 0–2 Middlesbrough show Preston 15:00 GMT
Report
Gestede 40' Fletcher 62' Clayton 64' Johnson 66'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,824 Referee: John Brooks
Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11 ) 27 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Preston North End show Blackburn 15:00 GMT
Armstrong 3' Lenihan 51' Travis 67'
Report
Harrop 17'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,963 Referee: James Linington
Preston North End v Charlton Athletic
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18 ) 28 Preston North End 2–1 Charlton Athletic show Preston 15:00 GMT
Harrop 31' Bauer 52' Barkhuizen 62'
Report
Green 5'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,358 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Barnsley v Preston North End
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21 ) 29 Barnsley 0–3 Preston North End show Barnsley 19:45 GMT
Woodrow 83'
Report
Barkhuizen 19' , 45' Johnson 34' Harrop 57'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,207 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Preston North End v Swansea City
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01 ) 30 Preston North End 1–1 Swansea City show Preston 15:00 GMT
Sinclair 28' Bauer 45+3'
Report
Brewster 33' 55' Bidwell 54' Celina 71'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,502 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Wigan Athletic v Preston North End
Stoke City v Preston North End
Preston North End v Millwall
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15 ) 33 Preston North End 0–1 Millwall show Preston 15:00 GMT
Johnson 50' Pearson 83' Gallagher 85'
Report
Hutchinson 78'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,468 Referee: Tony Harrington
Preston North End v Hull City
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22 ) 34 Preston North End 2–1 Hull City show Preston 15:00 GMT
Gallagher 67' (pen. ) Browne 71' Stockley 90+7'
Report
Wilks 40' Honeyman 56' Pennington 81' de Wijs 90+3'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,342 Referee: Stephen Martin
West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25 ) 35 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Preston North End show West Bromwich 20:00 GMT
Robson-Kanu 6' Livermore 45'
Report
Fisher 64'
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,150 Referee: Kevin Friend
Fulham v Preston North End
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29 ) 36 Fulham 2–0 Preston North End show Fulham 15:00 GMT
Nugent 58' (o.g. ) Kamara 90+5'
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,020 Referee: David Webb
Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07 ) 37 Preston North End 1–3 Queens Park Rangers show Preston 15:00 GMT
Johnson 19' (pen. ) Gallagher 44' Davies 61'
Report
Cameron 56' 67' Hall 61' Manning 78' Amos 83' Eze 84'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,378 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Luton Town v Preston North End
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20 ) 38 Luton Town 1–1 Preston North End show Luton 15:00 BST
Rea 50' McManaman 87'
Report
Sinclair 52'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.
Preston North End v Cardiff City
27 June 2020 (2020-06-27 ) 39 Preston North End 1–3 Cardiff City show Preston 12:30 BST
Davies 67' Johnson 73'
Report
Sanderson 54' Ralls 69' Mendez-Laing 82' Smithies 90' Glatzel 90+1'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35] The match was rescheduled to 27 June.
Preston North End v Derby County
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01 ) 40 Preston North End 0–1 Derby County show Preston 17:00 BST
Report
Rooney 18'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[35] The match was rescheduled to 1 July.
Huddersfield Town v Preston North End
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04 ) 41 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Preston North End show Huddersfield 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[36] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.
Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08 ) 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Preston North End show Owlerton 19:45 BST
Pelupessy 10' Murphy 58' Nuhiu 85'
Report
Sinclair 78' Stockley 87' Potts 90+6'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[36] The match was rescheduled to 8 July.
Preston North End v Nottingham Forest
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11 ) 43 Preston North End 1–1 Nottingham Forest show Preston 15:00 BST
Stockley 15' Bauer 16' Hughes 49'
Report
Grabban 5' (pen. )
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[36] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.
Brentford v Preston North End
15 July 2020 (2020-07-15 ) 44 Brentford 1–0 Preston North End show Brentford 17:00 BST
Watkins 4' , 90+3' Benrahma 63'
Report
Rafferty 53'
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[36] The match was rescheduled to 15 July.
Preston North End v Birmingham City
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18 ) 45 Preston North End 2–0 Birmingham City show Preston 15:00 BST
Harrop 21' Bauer 43' Gallagher 52' Potts 87'
Report
Šunjić 28' Bellingham 67'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[36] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.
Bristol City v Preston North End
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22 ) 46 Bristol City 1–1 Preston North End show Ashton Gate 19:30 BST
Diédhiou 48'
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Maguire 16'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[36] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium , Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[37]
Preston North End v Norwich City
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[38] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[39] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports .[40]
Bradford City v Preston North End
Preston North End v Hull City
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27 ) Second round Preston North End 2–2 (5–4 p ) Hull City show Preston 19:45 BST
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Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,093 Referee: David Webb Penalties
Preston North End v Manchester City
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24 ) Third round Preston North End 0–3 Manchester City show Preston 19:45 BST
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Sterling 19'
Gabriel Jesus 35'
Ledson 42' (o.g. )
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,025 Referee: Lee Mason
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