2017–18 Preston North End F.C. season

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

Preston North End

2017–18 season
Manager	Alex Neil
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	7th
FA Cup	4th round
EFL Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Sean Maguire (10) All: Jordan Hugill Sean Maguire (10)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nationality	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Declan Rudd	GK		Diss	34	85	0	Norwich City	1 July 2017	£966,000	2020
22	Chris Maxwell	GK		St Asaph	35	71	0	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2016	Free	2020
28	Mathew Hudson	GK		Southport	27	1	0	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2020
31	Callum Roberts	GK		South shields	25	0	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2018
Defenders
3	Greg Cunningham	LB		Galway	34	110	4	Bristol City	27 July 2015	Undisclosed	2019
5	Tom Clarke	CB		Sowerby Bridge	37	214	14	Huddersfield Town	22 May 2013	Free	2020
14	Darnell Fisher	RB		Reading	31	35	0	Rotherham United	27 July 2017	Undisclosed	2021
15	Calum Woods	RB		Liverpool	38	79	0	Huddersfield Town	1 July 2014	Free	2019
17	Tommy Spurr	LB		Leeds	37	24	1	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2016	Free	2019
20	Ben Davies	CB/LB		Barrow-in-Furness	30	47	1	Academy	25 January 2013	Free	2021
23	Paul Huntington	CB		Carlisle	37	245	17	Yeovil Town	22 May 2012	Free	2018
32	Josh Earl	LB/LW		Liverpool	26	20	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2020
Midfielders
4	Ben Pearson	CM/DM		Oldham	30	84	1	Manchester United	11 January 2016	£115,000	2020
7	Daryl Horgan	RM		Galway	33	44	4	Dundalk	1 January 2017	Free	2019
8	Alan Browne	CM		Cork	30	164	15	Free agent	1 January 2014	Free	2020
10	Josh Harrop	AM/CF		Stockport	29	39	4	Manchester United	3 July 2017	Undisclosed	2021
11	Daniel Johnson	AM		Kingston	32	149	23	Aston Villa	23 January 2015	£50,000	2019
12	Paul Gallagher	AM/WG		Glasgow	41	222	32	Leicester City	16 June 2015	Free	2019
19	John Welsh	CM		Liverpool	40	176	3	Tranmere Rovers	14 May 2012	Free	2018
Forwards
21	Louis Moult	CF		Stoke-on-Trent	33	11	2	Motherwell	1 January 2018	Undisclosed	2021
24	Sean Maguire	CF		Luton	31	25	10	Cork City	24 July 2017	Undisclosed	2021
27	Connor Simpson	CF		Guisborough	25	1	0	Hartlepool United	11 January 2018	Undisclosed	2020
29	Tom Barkhuizen	RW/SS		Blackpool	32	64	14	Morecambe	1 January 2017	Free	2020
37	Callum Robinson	WG/CF		Northampton	30	121	23	Aston Villa	4 July 2016	Free	2020
39	Billy Bodin	RW/CF		Swindon	33	19	1	Bristol Rovers	3 January 2018	Undisclosed	2020
Out on Loan
2	Marnick Vermijl	RB		Peer	33	54	4	Sheffield Wednesday	31 August 2016	Undisclosed	2019
6	Andy Boyle	CB		Dublin	34	12	0	Dundalk	1 January 2017	Free	2019
13	Eoin Doyle	CF		Dublin	37	44	7	Cardiff City	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
18	Ben Pringle	CM/LM		Newcastle upon Tyne	36	14	0	Fulham	4 July 2016	£255,000	2019
25	Kevin O'Connor	LB		Enniscorthy	22	9	0	Cork City	24 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
30	Melle Meulensteen	CM		Nijmegen	26	0	0	Academy	1 July 2017	Trainee	2018

• All appearances and goals up to date as of 7 May 2018.

Statistics

As of 7 May 2018

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

Goals record

As of 7 May 2018

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

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2018

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

Contracts

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

Transfers

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

1. Jermaine Beckford joined Bury following his release from the club.^[19]
2. Anders Lindegaard joined Burnley following his release.^[20]
3. Liam Grimshaw joined Motherwell following his release from the club.^[23]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
4 August 2017	CF		Stephy Mavididi	Arsenal	3 January 2018	[25][a]

1. Mavididi's loan was cut short, so he could join Charlton Athletic.^[26]

Loans out

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

Pre-season

Friendlies

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

Bamber Bridge v Preston North End

7 July 2017	Bamber Bridge	0–7	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge
19:00 BST		Report	Davies 17' May 35' Robinson 42' Barkhuizen 55' Hugill 63', 82' Meulensteen 80'	Stadium: Irongate Attendance: 2,186 Referee: David McNamara

Stockport County v Preston North End

15 July 2017	Stockport County	1–2	Preston North End	Edgeley
15:00 BST	Oswell 26'	Report	Robinson 34' Barkhuizen 40'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Joe Hull

Morecambe v Preston North End

18 July 2017	Morecambe	0–2	Preston North End	Morecambe
19:30 BST		Report	Barkhuizen 36' Pearson 56'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 974 Referee: Darren Handley

Accrington Stanley v Preston North End

19 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Preston North End	Accrington
19:30 BST	Edwards 58' Pearson 88'	Report	Browne 37' Robinson 42' Cunnigham 75'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 989 Referee: Darren Handley

Preston North End v Newcastle United

22 July 2017	Preston North End	1–1	Newcastle United	Deepdale
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen 33'	Report	Mitrović 8'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 7,280

Preston North End v Burnley

25 July 2017	Preston North End	1–2	Burnley	Deepdale
19:45 BST	Maguire 65'	Report	Walters 21' Long 53'	Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 5,633 Referee: Rob Jones

Fleetwood Town v Preston North End

28 July 2017	Fleetwood Town	1–5	Preston North End	Fleetwood
19:30	Bolger 16'	Report	Huntington 45+2' Barkhuizen 54' Johnson 72' (pen.) Horgan 75' Coyle 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,108 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	10	14	67	45	+22	76	Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
6	Derby County	46	20	15	11	70	48	+22	75
7	Preston North End	46	19	16	11	57	46	+11	73
8	Millwall	46	19	15	12	56	45	+11	72
9	Brentford	46	18	15	13	62	52	+10	69

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Result summary

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

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

Results by matchday

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W
Position	7	9	12	7	7	10	5	4	4	4	6	5	7	9	10	14	13	11	13	10	10	9	8	9	8	9	10	11	9	7	7	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	10	11	11	8	9	7	7

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

Matches

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

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

5 August 2017 1	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 BST	Pearson  22' Hugill  67' Johnson 79' (pen.)	Report	Forestieri  33' Bannan  55' Pudil  74'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,267 Referee: Tony Harrington

Leeds United v Preston North End

12 August 2017 2	Leeds United	0–0	Preston North End	Leeds
15:00 BST	Vieira  74'	Report	Pearson  31'  60' Cunningham  68'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,880 Referee: Scott Duncan

Derby County v Preston North End

15 August 2017 3	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Derby
19:45 BST	Johnson  45' Vydra 58' (pen) Weimann  90+3'	Report	Robinson  36' Huntington  57' Browne  74'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,371 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Reading

19 August 2017 4	Preston North End	1–0	Reading	Preston
15:00 BST	Pearson  12' Hugill 22' Fisher  38'	Report	Moore  19' Evans  45+1' Gunter  90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Andy Madley

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

26 August 2017 5	Middlesbrough	0–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Clayton  65'	Report	Pearson  63' Harrop  89'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,295 Referee: Darren England

Preston North End v Barnsley

9 September 2017 6	Preston North End	1–1	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 BST	Maguire 23' Hugill  36'	Report	Potts 26' McCarthy  50' Pearson 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,813 Referee: Peter Banks

Preston North End v Cardiff City

12 September 2017 7	Preston North End	3–0	Cardiff City	Preston
19:45 BST	Fisher  7' Harrop 38',  75' Welsh  64' Maguire 70' Browne 78'	Report	Gunnarsson  24' Bamba  39' Peltier  82'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,796 Referee: Oliver Langford

Birmingham City v Preston North End

16 September 2017 8	Birmingham City	1–3	Preston North End	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Davis  23' Colin 35' Maghoma  54'	Report	Hugill  27' 60' Earl  31' Johnson 56'  57' Barkhuizen 67' Welsh  70'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,168 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Millwall

23 September 2017 9	Preston North End	0–0	Millwall	Preston
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen  17' Huntington  45+1' Fisher  84'	Report	Wallace  78'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,363 Referee: Darren Bond

Hull City v Preston North End

26 September 2017 10	Hull City	1–2	Preston North End	Hull
19:45 BST	Larsson  24' Dawson  36' McGregor  37' Campbell  37' Bowen 50'	Report	Barkhuizen 37' Fisher  61' Robinson 88' Johnson  90+2'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,443 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Sunderland

30 September 2017 11	Preston North End	2–2	Sunderland	Preston
15:00 BST	Fisher  23' Harrop 55' Hugill 57'	Report	Honeyman 28' McGeady 59' Steele  68'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,621 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Fulham v Preston North End

14 October 2017 12	Fulham	2–2	Preston North End	Fulham
15:00 BST	Cairney  67' Norwood 74' (pen.) Odoi 90+5'	Report	Hugill 18' Maguire 25' Earl  39' Johnson  51' Woods  73'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,435 Referee: Darren England

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

21 October 2017 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–2	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Cavaleiro 44' Bonatini 59' (pen.), 63' Douglas  73' Roderick  85' Saïss  90+2'	Report	Browne  48'  90+1' Hugill 65'  90' Huntington  71' Coady 76' (o.g.) Johnson  90+2'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 27,352 Referee: Stephen Martin

Preston North End v Brentford

28 October 2017 14	Preston North End	2–3	Brentford	Preston
15:00 BST	Huntington  25' Maguire 41' Barkhuizen 66' Woods  82'	Report	Yennaris 25' Sawyers 56' Watkins 69'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,005 Referee: David Coote

Preston North End v Aston Villa

1 November 2017 15	Preston North End	0–2	Aston Villa	Preston
19:45 GMT	Browne  55'	Report	Chester 12' Snodgrass 33' Davis  63'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,212 Referee: Peter Bankes

Ipswich Town v Preston North End

4 November 2017 16	Ipswich Town	3–0	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick  25' 49' Waghorn 45+1' Celina 64'	Report	Hugill  23' Welsh  45' Pearson  84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,390 Referee: Andrew Madley

Preston North End v Bolton Wanderers

17 November 2017 17	Preston North End	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Preston
19:45 GMT	Huntington  77' Boyle  86'	Report	Henry  2' Ameobi  53' Beevers  67'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bristol City v Preston North End

21 November 2017 18	Bristol City	1–2	Preston North End	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Wright  23' Woodrow 90+4'	Report	Gallagher 45' Woods  45+3' Pearson  64' Robinson 78' Hugill  90+4'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 17,355 Referee: Darren Bond

Norwich City v Preston North End

25 November 2017 19	Norwich City	1–1	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Maddison 34' Vrancic  55' Reed  63' Oliveira  71'	Report	Daniel Johnson  6' Fisher  41' Barkhuizen 70' Davies  73' Gallagher  80'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 21,167 Referee: Tim Robinson

Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers

2 December 2017 20	Preston North End	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Huntington  79' Pearson  79' Hugill 88'	Report	Mackie  22' Luongo  86' Bidwell  90' Baptiste  90+5'  90+6'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,290 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Burton Albion v Preston North End

9 December 2017 21	Burton Albion	1–2	Preston North End	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Turner  47' Buxton  53' Brayford  85' Akins 90+3'	Report	Fisher  21' Clarke 66' Horgan 83' Gallagher  89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Sheffield United

16 December 2017 22	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Paul Gallagher  32' Hugill 58' Johnson  87'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Tim Robinson

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

23 December 2017 23	Preston North End	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00 GMT	Huntington 75' Pearson  86' Gallagher  89'	Report	Vaughan  31' Bridcutt  42' Brereton  49', 58' Osborn  68'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,481 Referee: Scott Duncan

Barnsley v Preston North End

26 December 2017 24	Barnsley	0–0	Preston North End	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Williams  90+2'	Report	Calum Woods  9' Huntington  12' Harrop  77'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,014 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Cardiff City v Preston North End

29 December 2017 25	Cardiff City	0–1	Preston North End	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Peltier  22' Paterson  90+4'	Report	Barkhuizen  27' Browne  36' Pearson  48' Clarke 90' Hugill  90+4'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,751 Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky TV

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

1 January 2018 26	Preston North End	2–3	Middlesbrough	Preston
15:00 GMT	Robinson 14' Hugill 40' Johnson  63' Harrop  67'	Report	Ayala 13', 73' Christie  56' Howson 65' Friend  72' Gestede  89' Randolph  90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,101 Referee: David Coote

Millwall v Preston North End

13 January 2018 27	Millwall	1–1	Preston North End	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	O'Brien 43' Gregory  70'	Report	Pearson  58' Hugill  77' Robinson 80'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,751 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End v Birmingham City

20 January 2018 28	Preston North End	1–1	Birmingham City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Davies 17' Johnson  45' Earl  88'	Report	Davis  37' Kieftenbeld  59' Gallagher 63'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,529 Referee: Andy Davies

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

30 January 2018 29	Nottingham Forest	0–3	Preston North End	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Fox  44' Darikwa  45' Vaughan  86'	Report	35'  75' Bodin 60' Barkhuizen 83' (pen.) Johnson	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 22,044 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Hull City

3 February 2018 30	Preston North End	2–1	Hull City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT	Cunningham 36' Bodin  41' Browne 45+1' (pen.) Pearson  66'	Report	Bowen 29' Clark  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,605 Referee: Steve Martin

Brentford v Preston North End

10 February 2018 31	Brentford	1–1	Preston North End	Brentford
15:00 GMT	McEachran  17' Jozefzoon 62' Egan  90+1'	Report	Fisher  32' Gallagher  63' Barkhuizen 54' Cunningham  73'  74'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,194 Referee: Simon Hooper

Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 February 2018 32	Preston North End	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Browne 52'	Report	Costa 61'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,570 Referee: Robert Jones

Aston Villa v Preston North End

20 February 2018 33	Aston Villa	1–1	Preston North End	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Grabban 65'	Report	Barkhuizen 37'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,894 Referee: Darren England

Preston North End v Ipswich Town

24 February 2018 34	Preston North End	0–1	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Carayol 21'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Scott Duncan

Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End

3 March 2018 35	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Preston North End	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Beevers 12',  31' Morais  36'	Report	Cunningham  45+2' Gallagher  46' Barkhuizen 53' Pearson  64' Maguire 77', 90+2',  78'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 18,141 Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Bristol City

6 March 2018 36	Preston North End	2–1	Bristol City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Browne 20' Gallagher  47' Huntington  58' Pearson  68' Maguire 69' Rudd  90+2' Maguire  90+6'	Report	Brownhill  38' Diédhiou 67',  90+2' Reid  71' Bryan  85' Flint  90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,264 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Fulham

11 March 2018 37	Preston North End	1–2	Fulham	Preston
15:00 GMT	Maguire 76' Woods  85'	Report	Mitrovic 69', 90+1' Bettinelli  90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,970 Referee: Simon Hooper

Sunderland v Preston North End

17 March 2018 38	Sunderland	0–2	Preston North End	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Salter  34'  60'	Report	Maguire 50' Robinson 63' Earl  81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,543 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

30 March 2018 39	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Preston North End	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST	Hutchinson  1' Nuhiu  16', 50', 90+2' João 52' Forestieri 90+6'	Report	Moult 72' Davies  90+5'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,588 Referee: Tim Robinson

Preston North End v Derby County

2 April 2018 40	Preston North End	0–1	Derby County	Preston
12:45 BST	Pearson  43' Fisher  88'	Report	Lawrence 52' Nugent  68'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,520 Referee: Tony Harrington

Reading v Preston North End

7 April 2018 41	Reading	1–0	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST	Barrow 12' Bacuna  17' Swift  60'	Report	Davies  11' Fisher  27'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,501 Referee: Andy Madley

Preston North End v Leeds United

10 April 2018 42	Preston North End	3–1	Leeds United	Preston
19:45 BST	Davies  47' Gallagher 49' (pen.) Maguire 52' Browne  60', 82' Clarke  78'	Report	Roofe 13' O'Connor  63' Ekuban  90'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,188 Referee: Lee Probert

Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End

14 April 2018 43	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST	Smith 13' Ingram  38' Robinson  70' Luongo  83'	Report	Cunningham  41' Robinson 45', 74'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,760 Referee: Robert Jones

Preston North End v Norwich City

21 April 2018 44	Preston North End	0–0	Norwich City	Preston
15:00 BST	Clarke  73' Fisher  87' Cunningham  89'	Report	Hanley  27' Lewis  61' Klose  88' Maddison  89' Pinto  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,038 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield United v Preston North End

28 April 2018 45	Sheffield United	0–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Fleck  44' L. Evans  52' Stevens  66' Sharp  81'	Report	Fisher  28' Harrop  31' Browne 57' Rudd  90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,568 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Burton Albion

6 May 2018 46	Preston North End	2–1	Burton Albion	Preston
12:30 BST	Robinson 26' Bodin  35'  50' Huntington  82' Moult 90+3'	Report	Boyce  48' Akpan 63' Akins  80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,058 Referee: Andy Madley

FA Cup

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

Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End

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

Sheffield United v Preston North End

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Sheffield United	1–0	Preston North End	Sheffield
	Sharp 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,680 Referee: Graham Scott

EFL Cup

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

Accrington Stanley v Preston North End

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

Summary

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

Notes