2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season

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Preston North End
2020–21 season
ManagerAlex Neil
(until 21 March)[1]
Frankie McAvoy
(from 10 May)[2]
StadiumDeepdale
Championship13th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Sinclair (7)
All: Scott Sinclair (7)
Away colours
Third colours

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

Squad[]

As of 8 May 2021

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

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Declan Rudd England GK (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 30) 192 0 2017 England Norwich City £966,000 2023
22 Daniel Iversen Denmark GK (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 24) 23 0 2021 England Leicester City Loan 2021
25 Connor Ripley England GK (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 28) 10 0 2019 England Middlesbrough Undisclosed 2022
Defenders
2 Sepp van den Berg Netherlands CB (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 19) 16 0 2021 England Liverpool Loan 2021
5 Patrick Bauer Germany CB (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 28) 56 5 2019 England Charlton Atheltic Free 2022
6 Liam Lindsay ScotlandEngland CB (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 25) 13 2 2021 England Stoke City Loan 2021
14 Jordan Storey England CB (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 23) 76 2 2018 England Exeter City Undisclosed 2022
15 Joe Rafferty Republic of IrelandEngland RB/LB/DM (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 27) 65 1 2019 England Rochdale Undisclosed 2022
16 Andrew Hughes Wales LB/CB (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 29) 98 4 2018 England Peterborough United Undisclosed 2022
23 Paul Huntington England CB (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 33) 305 18 2012 England Yeovil Town Free 2022
37 Greg Cunningham Republic of Ireland LB/CB (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 30) 122 5 2021 Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed 2023
Midfielders
7 Tom Bayliss England CM/DM/RM (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 22) 20 1 2019 England Coventry City £2,000,000 2023
8 Alan Browne Republic of Ireland CM/DM/AM/RB (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 26) 292 35 2014 Free Agent Free 2024
11 Daniel Johnson Jamaica AM/CM (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 28) 254 48 2015 England Aston Villa £50,000 2023
12 Paul Gallagher Scotland CM/LM/RM (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 37) 315 45 2015 England Leicester City Free 2021
17 Benjamin Whiteman England CM/AM/RM (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 25) 23 1 2021 England Doncaster Rovers Undislosed 2024
18 Ryan Ledson England CM/DM (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 24) 83 2 2018 England Oxford United Undisclosed 2023
21 Jayson Molumby Republic of Ireland CM/DM (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 22) 16 0 2021 England Brighton & Hove Albion Loan 2021
30 Jack Baxter England DM/CM (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 20) 0 0 2017 Academy Trainee 2022
42 Anthony Gordon England LW/AM/RW (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 20) 11 0 2021 England Everton Loan 2021
44 Brad Potts England CM/RM/AM (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 27) 91 9 2019 England Barnsley Undisclosed 2022
Forwards
9 Louis Moult England CF/SS (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 29) 40 8 2018 Scotland Motherwell Undisclosed 2021
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen Denmark CF (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 23) 39 3 2020 Denmark Randers Undisclosed 2024
24 Sean Maguire Republic of IrelandEngland CF/SS/RW (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 27) 129 22 2017 Republic of Ireland Cork City Undisclosed 2023
26 Ched Evans Wales CF (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 32) 21 5 2021 England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed 2023
29 Tom Barkhuizen England RW/LW/CF (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 28) 195 38 2017 England Morecambe Free 2022
31 Scott Sinclair England LW/SS/AM (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 32) 58 12 2020 Scotland Celtic Undisclosed 2022
39 Billy Bodin WalesEngland LW/RW/AM (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 29) 44 4 2018 England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed 2021
Out on loan:
3 Josh Earl England LB/CB (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 22) 43 0 2017 Academy Trainee 2023
10 Josh Harrop England AM/LM (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 25) 92 13 2017 England Manchester United Undisclosed 2023
20 Jayden Stockley England CF (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 27) 71 9 2019 England Exeter City £750,000 2022
32 Adam O'Reilly Republic of Ireland CM (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 20) 1 0 2016 Republic of Ireland Ringmahon Rangers Undisclosed 2023
35 David Nugent England CF (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 36) 132 38 2019 England Derby County Free 2021
Graham Burke Republic of Ireland SS (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 27) 15 2 2018 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Undisclosed 2021
  • All appearances and goals up to date as of 8 May 2021.

Statistics[]

As of 8 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Declan Rudd 23 0 22+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Netherlands Sepp van den Berg 16 0 15+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Germany Patrick Bauer 15 2 12+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 1
6 DF Scotland Liam Lindsay 13 2 13+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Tom Bayliss 15 1 2+9 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Browne 41 4 37+1 4 0+1 0 2+0 0
11 MF Jamaica Daniel Johnson 34 5 24+9 4 0+0 0 0+1 1
12 MF Scotland Paul Gallagher 15 0 6+7 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 DF England Jordan Storey 32 1 27+3 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Rafferty 26 0 15+7 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
16 DF Wales Andrew Hughes 37 0 32+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
17 MF England Benjamin Whiteman 23 1 20+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England Ryan Ledson 38 2 31+5 2 1+0 0 0+1 0
19 FW Denmark Emil Riis Jakobsen 39 3 17+21 2 1+0 1 0+0 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland Jayson Molumby 16 0 7+8 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF England Paul Huntington 24 0 18+3 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland Sean Maguire 33 4 15+14 3 0+1 0 2+1 1
25 GK England Connor Ripley 4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
26 FW Wales Ched Evans 21 5 19+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England Tom Barkhuizen 47 6 29+16 4 0+0 0 1+1 2
31 FW England Scott Sinclair 40 9 33+4 9 0+0 0 0+3 0
37 DF Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham 11 1 10+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW Wales Billy Bodin 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
42 MF England Anthony Gordon 11 0 5+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF England Brad Potts 45 5 22+20 5 1+0 0 2+0 0
Players out on loan:
3 DF England Josh Earl 7 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF England Josh Harrop 8 1 1+4 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
20 FW England Jayden Stockley 19 1 4+12 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
Players who left the club:
2 DF England Darnell Fisher 16 1 14+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
4 MF England Ben Pearson 11 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
6 DF England Ben Davies 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record[]

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 31 England LW Scott Sinclair 9 0 0 9
2 29 England RW Tom Barkhuizen 4 0 2 6
3 11 Jamaica AM Daniel Johnson 4 0 1 5
26 Wales CF Ched Evans 5 0 0 5
44 England CM Brad Potts 5 0 0 5
6 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 4 0 0 4
24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 3 0 1 4
8 19 Denmark CF Emil Riis Jakobsen 2 1 0 3
9 5 Germany CB Patrick Bauer 1 0 1 2
6 Scotland CB Liam Lindsay 2 0 0 2
18 England CM Ryan Ledson 2 0 0 2
11 2 England RB Darnell Fisher 1 0 0 1
7 England CM Tom Bayliss 1 0 0 1
10 England AM Josh Harrop 0 0 1 1
14 England CB Jordan Storey 1 0 0 1
17 England CM Benjamin Whiteman 1 0 0 1
20 England CF Jayden Stockley 1 0 0 1
37 Republic of Ireland LB Greg Cunningham 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 47 1 6 52

Disciplinary record[]

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 18 England CM Ryan Ledson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
2 8 Republic of Ireland CM Alan Browne 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
3 2 England RB Darnell Fisher 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
5 24 Republic of Ireland CF Sean Maguire 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 23 England CB Paul Huntington 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
37 Republic of Ireland LB Greg Cunningham 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 4 England DM Ben Pearson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
15 Republic of Ireland RB Joe Rafferty 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
17 England CM Benjamin Whiteman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 Republic of Ireland CM Jayson Molumby 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 Wales CF Ched Evans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
44 England CM Brad Potts 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 3 England LB Josh Earl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 Germany CB Patrick Bauer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 England LB Liam Lindsay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 England CB Ben Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 England CM Tom Bayliss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 England AM Josh Harrop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 Wales LB Andrew Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 England RW Tom Barkhuizen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
31 England LW Scott Sinclair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
42 England LW Anthony Gordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 51 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 57 0 3

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 October 2020 CF Denmark Emil Riis Jakobsen Denmark Randers Undisclosed [3]
14 January 2021 CM England Ben Whiteman England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [4]
6 February 2021 LB Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [5]
6 February 2021 CF Wales Ched Evans England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [5]

Loans in[]

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

Loans out[]

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

Transfers out[]

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

Kevin O’Connor

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 August 2020 Friendly Salford City 1–3 Preston North End Salford
15:00 BST Hunter Goal 28' Report Sinclair Goal 22'
Bodin Goal 24'
Harrop Goal 86'		 Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Referee: Scott Oldham
25 August 2020 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Preston North End Birkenhead
15:00 BST Payne Goal 89' Report Barkhuizen Goal 32' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: S Bolton
1 September 2020 Friendly Preston North End 0–0 Burnley Preston
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 September 2020 Friendly Sheffield United 2–2 Preston North End Sheffield
14:00 BST Lundstram Goal 36'
Sharp Goal 58' (pen.)		 Report Johnson Goal 54' (pen.)
Stockley Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jonathan Moss
5 September 2020 Friendly Everton 2–0 Preston North End Walton
15:00 BST Kenny Goal 7'
Calvert-Lewin Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones

Competitions[]

Overview[]

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

Last updated: 28 November 2020
Source: Competitions

Championship[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 +2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 −5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 −11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 −7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 −2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 +11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 −12 55
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[41]

Results summary[]

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

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

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLWLWWLLWLWLLWDWLLWWWLLWDLLWLLDWLDLLLDWLDWWWW
Position19161914181512131612141215181515131516151311121310111111101314141314131516161716161714141312
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

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

12 September 2020 1 Preston North End 0–1 Swansea City Preston
15:00 BST Report Gibbs-White Goal 53' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
19 September 2020 2 Norwich City 2–2 Preston North End Norwich
15:00 BST Pukki Goal 31'
Quintillà Yellow card 47'
Płacheta Goal 85'		 Report Sinclair Goal 14' (pen.) Yellow card 82'
Fisher Yellow card 34' Goal 42'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
26 September 2020 3 Preston North End 0–1 Stoke City Preston
15:00 BST Barkhuizen
Maguire Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Gregory Goal 39'
McClean Yellow card 58'
Smith Yellow card 66'
Brown Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Matt Donohue
4 October 2020 4 Brentford 2–4 Preston North End Brentford
14:00 BST Toney Goal 8', 43' Report Sinclair Goal 52', 60'
Potts Goal 63'
Maguire Goal 70'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 October 2020 5 Preston North End 0–1 Cardiff City Preston
12:00 Browne Yellow card 60' Report Goal 52' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 October 2020 6 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST Report Ledson Yellow card 15'
Johnson Goal 24' (pen.)
Sinclair Goal 60' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Friend
24 October 2020 7 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Preston North End Huddersfield
15:00 BST Campbell Goal 8'
Schindler Yellow card 41'
Stearman Yellow card 44'
Sarr Red card 78'
Koroma Yellow card 87'		 Report Potts Yellow card 44'
Browne Goal 51', 53' Yellow card 66'
Bauer Yellow card 70'
Maguire Yellow card 90+3'
Harrop Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
28 October 2020 8 Preston North End 0–2 Millwall Preston
19:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 71'
Browne Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Zohore Goal 54'
Wallace Goal 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
31 October 2020 9 Preston North End 1–2 Birmingham City Preston
15:00 GMT Stockley Goal 24'
Johnson Yellow card 87'		 Report McGree Goal 2'
Gardner Goal 85'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
4 November 2020 10 Reading 0–3 Preston North End Reading
19:45 GMT Laurent Yellow card 87' Report Fisher Yellow card 15'
Johnson Penalty missed 48'
Sinclair Goal 64'
Riis Jakobsen Goal 68'
Browne Yellow card 87'
Potts Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
7 November 2020 11 Rotherham United 2–1 Preston North End Rotherham
15:00 GMT Wood Goal 53'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 84'
Crooks Goal 86'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 42'
Ledson Goal 80'
Rafferty Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
21 November 2020 12 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Preston
15:00 GMT Barkhuizen Goal 48' Report Windass Red card 17'
van Aken Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
24 November 2020 13 Preston North End 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Preston
19:45 GMT Browne Yellow card 22'
Rafferty Red card 44'		 Report Trybull Yellow card 36'
Armstrong Goal 45' (pen.)
Brereton Goal 53'
Dolan Goal 76'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
28 November 2020 14 Watford 4–1 Preston North End Watford
15:00 GMT Quina Goal 9'
Garner Yellow card 23'
Deeney Goal 52' (pen.)
Chalobah Goal 58'
Pedro Goal 74'		 Report Barkhuizen Goal 55' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 December 2020 15 Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End Kings Park
19:45 GMT Cook Yellow card 66'
Stanislas Goal 71'
Lerma Yellow card 79'
Surridge Goal 86'		 Report Barkhuizen Goal 16'
Sinclair Goal 49'
Bauer Goal 68'
Davies Yellow card 73'
Pearson Yellow card 90+2'
Ledson Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
5 December 2020 16 Preston North End 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Preston
15:00 GMT Barkhuizen Goal 14'
McCarthy Goal 87' (o.g.)		 Report Knight Yellow card 26'
McCleary Goal 48'
Kashket Goal 75' Yellow card 86'
Grimmer Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
9 December 2020 17 Preston North End 3–0 Middlesbrough Preston
19:00 GMT Hughes Goal 62'
Sinclair Goal 81'
Jakobsen Goal 83'		 Report Howson Yellow card 22' Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Andrew Madley
12 December 2020 18 Luton Town 3–0 Preston North End Luton
15:00 GMT Collins Goal 20', 29', 66' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 December 2020 19 Barnsley 2–1 Preston North End Barnsley
19:45 GMT Mowatt Goal 54'
Adeboyejo Goal 80'
Styles Yellow card 84'
Thomas Yellow card 90'		 Report Maguire Goal 2'
Browne Yellow card 63'
Johnson Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 December 2020 20 Preston North End 1–0 Bristol City Preston
20:00 GMT Johnson Goal 21' (pen.)
Fisher Yellow card 51'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 December 2020 21 Derby County 0–1 Preston North End Derby
15:00 GMT Waghorn Red card 20' Report Fisher Yellow card 43'
Browne Goal 90+6'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
29 December 2020 22 Preston North End 2–0 Coventry City Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson Goal 18'
Hughes Yellow card 31'
Maguire Goal 53' Yellow card 89'
Earl Yellow card 63'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 January 2021 23 Preston North End 0–1 Nottingham Forest Preston
15:00 GMT Ledson Yellow card 24' Report Sow Yellow card 21'
Figueiredo Yellow card 52'
Grabban Goal 70' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 January 2021 24 Bristol City 2–0 Preston North End Bristol
15:00 GMT Diédhiou Goal 8'
Palmer Yellow card 61'
Vyner Goal 77'		 Report Fisher Yellow card 83' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 January 2021 25 Birmingham City 0–1 Preston North End Bordesley
19:45 GMT Friend Yellow card 22'
Gardner Yellow card 90'		 Report Sinclair Goal 61' Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 January 2021 26 Preston North End 0–0 Reading Preston
12:30 GMT Molumby Yellow card 65'
Huntington Yellow card 82'
Ledson Yellow card 87'
Whiteman Yellow card 87'		 Report João Penalty missed 83' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
30 January 2021 27 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston North End Owlerton
15:00 GMT Palmer Goal 45'
Urhoghide Yellow card 86'		 Report Whiteman Yellow card 54' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 February 2021 28 Preston North End 1–2 Rotherham United Preston
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 37', Goal 65' Report Rafferty Goal 1' (o.g.)
Barlaser Yellow card 26'
Wiles Goal 55'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 72'
Crooks Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 February 2021 29 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Preston North End Blackburn
19:45 GMT Armstrong Goal 45+1' (pen.) Cunningham Goal 19'
Lindsay Goal 43'
Ledson Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
16 February 2021 30 Preston North End 0–1 Watford Preston
19:00 GMT Report Pedro Goal 51' (pen.)
Cleverley Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 February 2021 31 Cardiff City 4–0 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 GMT Moore Goal 2' (pen.)
Murphy Goal 46'
Flint Yellow card 65'
Pack Goal 70'
Harris Goal 77'
Bennett Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Gallagher Penalty missed 64'
Evans Penalty missed 66'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
24 February 2021 32 Preston North End 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Preston
19:45 GMT Report Johansen Yellow card 70'
Dickie Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
27 February 2021 33 Preston North End 3–0 Huddersfield Town Preston
15:00 GMT Potts Goal 23'
Evans Goal 67'
Gordon Yellow card 75'
Cunningham Yellow card 77'
Sinclair Goal 80'		 Report Edmonds-Green Yellow card 35'
Bacuna Yellow card 57'
Pipa Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
2 March 2021 34 Millwall 2–1 Preston North End Bermondsey
19:00 GMT Malone Goal 39'
Bennett Goal 86'
Evans Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Evans Goal 12'
Molumby Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 March 2021 35 Preston North End 1–1 AFC Bournemouth Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 33', Goal 70'
Cunningham Yellow card 73'		 Report Danjuma Goal 37' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
13 March 2021 36 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Preston North End High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Tafazolli Goal 27'
Horgan Yellow card 38'
McCleary Yellow card 56'		 Report Maguire Yellow card 58' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 March 2021 37 Middlesbrough 2–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Storey Goal 22' (o.g.)
Tavernier Goal 51'
Fisher Yellow card 66'		 Report Browne Red card 36'
Potts Yellow card 62'

Alex Neil Red card		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 March 2021 38 Preston North End 0–1 Luton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Report Iversen Goal 83' (o.g.) Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
2 April 2021 39 Preston North End 1–1 Norwich City Preston
15:00 BST Ledson Yellow card 9'
Potts Goal 90+4'		 Report Buendía Goal 17' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
5 April 2021 40 Swansea City 0–1 Preston North End Swansea
15:00 BST Guéhi Yellow card 45'
Lowe Yellow card 64'		 Report Grimes Goal 90+1' (o.g.) Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 April 2021 41 Preston North End 0–5 Brentford Preston
15:00 BST Ledson Yellow card 45+3' Report Mbeumo Goal 9'
Forss Goal 26'
Toney Goal 75'
Canós Goal 82'
Marcondes Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 April 2021 42 Stoke City 0–0 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST Chester Yellow card 53'
Clucas Yellow card 67'
Souttar Red card 87'		 Report Ledson Yellow card 62' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
20 April 2021 43 Preston North End 3–0 Derby County Preston
19:00 BST Whiteman Goal 18'
Evans Goal 73'
Ledson Goal 87'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 86' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
24 April 2021 44 Coventry City 0–1 Preston North End Bordesley
15:00 BST Hamer Yellow card 44'
Dabo Yellow card 76'
McFadzean Yellow card 80'		 Report Browne Goal 67' (pen.)
Ledson Yellow card 76'
Evans Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 May 2021 45 Preston North End 2–0 Barnsley Preston
15:00 BST Storey Goal 38'
Evans Goal 49'
Whiteman Yellow card 58'		 Report Helik Yellow card 45+1'
Dike Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
8 May 2021 46 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Preston North End West Bridgford
12:30 BST Garner Goal 17'
Samba Yellow card 53'		 Report Bayliss Goal 53'
Ledson Yellow card 63'
Lindsay Goal 67'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

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

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

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

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

29 August 2020 First round Preston North End 4–0 Mansfield Town Preston
15:00 BST Barkhuizen Goal 14'
Maguire Goal 22'
Bauer Goal 29'
Harrop Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
15 September 2020 Second round Derby County 1–2 Preston North End Derby
18:30 BST Buchanan Yellow card 27'
Knight Goal 51'
te Wierik Red card 55'
Shinnie Yellow card 65'
Evans Yellow card 88'		 Report Huntington Yellow card 59'
Browne Yellow card 73'
Fisher Yellow card 75'
Barkhuizen Goal 79'
Johnson Goal 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
23 September 2020 Third round Preston North End 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Preston
19:00 BST Bayliss Yellow card 10' Report Jahanbakhsh Goal 57'
Mac Allister Goal 75'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin

Notes[]

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