2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season

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

Preston North End

2020–21 season
Manager	Alex Neil[1]/ref>
Stadium	Deepdale
Championship	13th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Sinclair (9) All: Scott Sinclair (9)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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		GK	(1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 34)	192	0	2017	Norwich City	£966,000	2023
22	Daniel Iversen		GK	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 28)	23	0	2021	Leicester City	Loan	2021
25	Connor Ripley		GK	(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 32)	10	0	2019	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	2022
Defenders
2	Sepp van den Berg		CB	(2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23)	16	0	2021	Liverpool	Loan	2021
5	Patrick Bauer		CB	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32)	56	5	2019	Charlton Athletic	Free	2022
6	Liam Lindsay		CB	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29)	13	2	2021	Stoke City	Loan	2021
14	Jordan Storey		CB	(1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27)	76	2	2018	Exeter City	Undisclosed	2022
15	Joe Rafferty		RB/LB/DM	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)	65	1	2019	Rochdale	Undisclosed	2022
16	Andrew Hughes		LB/CB	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33)	98	4	2018	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	2022
23	Paul Huntington		CB	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37)	305	18	2012	Yeovil Town	Free	2022
37	Greg Cunningham		LB/CB	(1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 34)	122	5	2021	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	2023
Midfielders
7	Tom Bayliss		CM/DM/RM	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 26)	20	1	2019	Coventry City	£2,000,000	2023
8	Alan Browne		CM/DM/AM/RB	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 30)	292	35	2014	Free Agent	Free	2024
11	Daniel Johnson		AM/CM	(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32)	254	48	2015	Aston Villa	£50,000	2023
12	Paul Gallagher		CM/LM/RM	(1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 41)	315	45	2015	Leicester City	Free	2021
17	Benjamin Whiteman		CM/AM/RM	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 29)	23	1	2021	Doncaster Rovers	Undislosed	2024
18	Ryan Ledson		CM/DM	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)	83	2	2018	Oxford United	Undisclosed	2023
21	Jayson Molumby		CM/DM	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 26)	16	0	2021	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	2021
30	Jack Baxter		DM/CM	(2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 24)	0	0	2017	Academy	Trainee	2022
42	Anthony Gordon		LW/AM/RW	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 24)	11	0	2021	Everton	Loan	2021
44	Brad Potts		CM/RM/AM	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 31)	91	9	2019	Barnsley	Undisclosed	2022
Forwards
9	Louis Moult		CF/SS	(1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 33)	40	8	2018	Motherwell	Undisclosed	2021
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen		CF	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 27)	39	3	2020	Randers	Undisclosed	2024
24	Sean Maguire		CF/SS/RW	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 31)	129	22	2017	Cork City	Undisclosed	2023
26	Ched Evans		CF	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36)	21	5	2021	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	2023
29	Tom Barkhuizen		RW/LW/CF	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 32)	195	38	2017	Morecambe	Free	2022
31	Scott Sinclair		LW/SS/AM	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 36)	58	12	2020	Celtic	Undisclosed	2022
39	Billy Bodin		LW/RW/AM	(1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 33)	44	4	2018	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	2021
Out on loan:
3	Josh Earl		LB/CB	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)	43	0	2017	Academy	Trainee	2023
10	Josh Harrop		AM/LM	(1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 29)	92	13	2017	Manchester United	Undisclosed	2023
20	Jayden Stockley		CF	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31)	71	9	2019	Exeter City	£750,000	2022
32	Adam O'Reilly		CM	(2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 24)	1	0	2016	Ringmahon Rangers	Undisclosed	2023
35	David Nugent		CF	(1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 40)	132	38	2019	Derby County	Free	2021
	Graham Burke		SS	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31)	15	2	2018	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	ENG	Declan Rudd	23	0	22+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	NED	Sepp van den Berg	16	0	15+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	15	2	12+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	1
6	DF	SCO	Liam Lindsay	13	2	13+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Tom Bayliss	15	1	2+9	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	41	4	37+1	4	0+1	0	2+0	0
11	MF	JAM	Daniel Johnson	34	5	24+9	4	0+0	0	0+1	1
12	MF	SCO	Paul Gallagher	15	0	6+7	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Jordan Storey	32	1	27+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
15	DF	IRL	Joe Rafferty	26	0	15+7	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
16	DF	WAL	Andrew Hughes	37	0	32+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Benjamin Whiteman	23	1	20+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	38	2	31+5	2	1+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	DEN	Emil Riis Jakobsen	39	3	17+21	2	1+0	1	0+0	0
21	MF	IRL	Jayson Molumby	16	0	7+8	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	DEN	Daniel Iversen	23	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington	24	0	18+3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
24	FW	IRL	Sean Maguire	33	4	15+14	3	0+1	0	2+1	1
25	GK	ENG	Connor Ripley	4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
26	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	21	5	19+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Tom Barkhuizen	47	6	29+16	4	0+0	0	1+1	2
31	FW	ENG	Scott Sinclair	40	9	33+4	9	0+0	0	0+3	0
37	DF	IRL	Greg Cunningham	11	1	10+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW	WAL	Billy Bodin	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
42	MF	ENG	Anthony Gordon	11	0	5+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Brad Potts	45	5	22+20	5	1+0	0	2+0	0
Players out on loan:
3	DF	ENG	Josh Earl	7	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Josh Harrop	8	1	1+4	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
20	FW	ENG	Jayden Stockley	19	1	4+12	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
Players who left the club:
2	DF	ENG	Darnell Fisher	16	1	14+0	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ben Pearson	11	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
6	DF	ENG	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		LW	Scott Sinclair	9	0	0	9
2	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	4	0	2	6
3	11		AM	Daniel Johnson	4	0	1	5
	26		CF	Ched Evans	5	0	0	5
	44		CM	Brad Potts	5	0	0	5
6	8		CM	Alan Browne	4	0	0	4
	24		CF	Sean Maguire	3	0	1	4
8	19		CF	Emil Riis Jakobsen	2	1	0	3
9	5		CB	Patrick Bauer	1	0	1	2
	6		CB	Liam Lindsay	2	0	0	2
	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	2	0	0	2
11	2		RB	Darnell Fisher	1	0	0	1
	7		CM	Tom Bayliss	1	0	0	1
	10		AM	Josh Harrop	0	0	1	1
	14		CB	Jordan Storey	1	0	0	1
	17		CM	Benjamin Whiteman	1	0	0	1
	20		CF	Jayden Stockley	1	0	0	1
	37		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
1	18		CM	Ryan Ledson	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
2	8		CM	Alan Browne	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1
3	2		RB	Darnell Fisher	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5	24		CF	Sean Maguire	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	23		CB	Paul Huntington	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
	37		LB	Greg Cunningham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
8	4		DM	Ben Pearson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	15		RB	Joe Rafferty	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	17		CM	Benjamin Whiteman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CM	Jayson Molumby	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26		CF	Ched Evans	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	44		CM	Brad Potts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	3		LB	Josh Earl	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		CB	Patrick Bauer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6		LB	Liam Lindsay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6		CB	Ben Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		CM	Tom Bayliss	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	10		AM	Josh Harrop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		LB	Andrew Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	29		RW	Tom Barkhuizen	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	31		LW	Scott Sinclair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	42		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		Emil Riis Jakobsen	Randers	£1,350,000	[2]
14 January 2021	CM		Ben Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	£1,600,000	[3]
6 February 2021	LB		Greg Cunningham	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[4]
6 February 2021	CF		Ched Evans	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[4]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 January 2021	CM		Jayson Molumby	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2021	[5]
6 January 2021	CF		Ched Evans	Fleetwood Town	6 February 2021	[6][4]
7 January 2021	GK		Daniel Iversen	Leicester City	End of season	[7]
28 January 2021	LB		Greg Cunningham	Cardiff City	6 February 2021	[8][4]
1 February 2021	CB		Liam Lindsay	Stoke City	End of season	[9]
1 February 2021	CB		Sepp van den Berg	Liverpool	End of season	[10]
1 February 2021	AM		Anthony Gordon	Everton	End of season	[11]

Loans out

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

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	LB		Jack Armer	Carlisle United	Released	[27][28]
1 July 2020	CB		Tom Clarke	Salford City	Released	[27][29]
1 July 2020	GK		Michael Crowe	Viking FK	Released	[27][30]
1 July 2020	AM		Tyrhys Dolan	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2020	CF		Louis Potts	Workington	Free transfer	[32]
1 July 2020	CF		Connor Simpson	Cork City	Released	[27][33]
1 July 2020	CB		Tyler Williams	Stalybridge Celtic	Free transfer	[34]
22 July 2020	CM		Brian McManus	Shelbourne	Free transfer	[35]
28 August 2020	CM		Joe Nolan	Runcorn Linnets	Free transfer	[36]
28 January 2021	RB		Darnell Fisher	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[37]
28 January 2021	CM		Ben Pearson	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	[38]
1 February 2021	CB		Ben Davies	Liverpool	£500,000	[39]

Kevin O’Connor

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Salford City v Preston North End

22 August 2020 Friendly	Salford City	1–3	Preston North End	Salford
15:00 BST	Hunter 28'	Report	Sinclair 22' Bodin 24' Harrop 86'	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Referee: Scott Oldham

Tranmere Rovers v Preston North End

25 August 2020 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Payne 89'	Report	Barkhuizen 32'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: S Bolton

Preston North End v Burnley

1 September 2020 Friendly	Preston North End	0–0	Burnley	Preston
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sheffield United v Preston North End

4 September 2020 Friendly	Sheffield United	2–2	Preston North End	Sheffield
14:00 BST	Lundstram 36' Sharp 58' (pen.)	Report	Johnson 54' (pen.) Stockley 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v Preston North End

5 September 2020 Friendly	Everton	2–0	Preston North End	Walton
15:00 BST	Kenny 7' Calvert-Lewin 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 v t e	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^[40]

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

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W
Position	19	16	19	14	18	15	12	13	16	12	14	12	15	18	15	15	13	15	16	15	13	11	12	13	10	11	11	11	10	13	14	14	13	14	13	15	16	16	17	16	16	17	14	14	13	12

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.^[41]

Preston North End v Swansea City

12 September 2020 1	Preston North End	0–1	Swansea City	Preston
15:00 BST		Report	Gibbs-White 53'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Norwich City v Preston North End

19 September 2020 2	Norwich City	2–2	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00 BST	Pukki 31' Quintillà  47' Płacheta 85'	Report	Sinclair 14' (pen.)  82' Fisher  34' 42'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Preston North End v Stoke City

26 September 2020 3	Preston North End	0–1	Stoke City	Preston
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen Maguire  90+1'	Report	Gregory 39' McClean  58' Smith  66' Brown  87'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Matt Donohue

Brentford v Preston North End

4 October 2020 4	Brentford	2–4	Preston North End	Brentford
14:00 BST	Toney 8', 43'	Report	Sinclair 52', 60' Potts 63' Maguire 70'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Preston North End v Cardiff City

18 October 2020 5	Preston North End	0–1	Cardiff City	Preston
12:00 BST	Browne  60'	Report	Ojo 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End

21 October 2020 6	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST		Report	Ledson  15' Johnson 24' (pen.) Sinclair 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

24 October 2020 7	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Campbell 8' Schindler  41' Stearman  44' Sarr  78' Koroma  87'	Report	Potts  44' Browne 51', 53'  66' Bauer  70' Maguire  90+3' Harrop  90+4'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Preston North End v Millwall

28 October 2020 8	Preston North End	0–2	Millwall	Preston
19:00 GMT	Johnson  71' Browne  90+1'	Report	Zohore 54' Wallace 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Preston North End v Birmingham City

31 October 2020 9	Preston North End	1–2	Birmingham City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Stockley 24' Johnson  87'	Report	McGree 2' Gardner 85'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Reading v Preston North End

4 November 2020 10	Reading	0–3	Preston North End	Reading
19:45 GMT	Laurent  87'	Report	Fisher  15' Johnson 48' Sinclair 64' Riis Jakobsen 68' Browne  87' Potts 90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Rotherham United v Preston North End

7 November 2020 11	Rotherham United	2–1	Preston North End	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wood 53' Ihiekwe  84' Crooks 86'	Report	Johnson  42' Ledson 80' Rafferty  87'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

21 November 2020 12	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 GMT	Barkhuizen 48'	Report	Windass  17' van Aken  86'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

24 November 2020 13	Preston North End	0–3	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
19:45 GMT	Browne  22' Rafferty  44'	Report	Trybull  36' Armstrong 45' (pen.) Brereton 53' Dolan 76'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Watford v Preston North End

28 November 2020 14	Watford	4–1	Preston North End	Watford
15:00 GMT	Quina 9' Garner  23' Deeney 52' (pen.) Chalobah 58' Pedro 74'	Report	Barkhuizen 55'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Bournemouth v Preston North End

1 December 2020 15	Bournemouth	2–3	Preston North End	Kings Park
19:45 GMT	Cook  66' Stanislas 71' Lerma  79' Surridge 86'	Report	Barkhuizen 16' Sinclair 49' Bauer 68' Davies  73' Pearson  90+2' Ledson  90+8'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Preston North End v Wycombe Wanderers

5 December 2020 16	Preston North End	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Barkhuizen 14' McCarthy 87' (o.g.)	Report	Knight  26' McCleary 48' Kashket 75'  86' Grimmer  83'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

9 December 2020 17	Preston North End	3–0	Middlesbrough	Preston
19:00 GMT	Hughes 62' Sinclair 81' Jakobsen 83'	Report	Howson  22'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Andrew Madley

Luton Town v Preston North End

12 December 2020 18	Luton Town	3–0	Preston North End	Luton
15:00 GMT	Collins 20', 29', 66'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Barnsley v Preston North End

15 December 2020 19	Barnsley	2–1	Preston North End	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Mowatt 54' Adeboyejo 80' Styles  84' Thomas  90'	Report	Maguire 2' Browne  63' Johnson  71'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Preston North End v Bristol City

18 December 2020 20	Preston North End	1–0	Bristol City	Preston
20:00 GMT	Johnson 21' (pen.) Fisher  51'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Derby County v Preston North End

26 December 2020 21	Derby County	0–1	Preston North End	Derby
15:00 GMT	Waghorn  20'	Report	Fisher  43' Browne 90+6'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Preston North End v Coventry City

29 December 2020 22	Preston North End	2–0	Coventry City	Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 18' Hughes  31' Maguire 53'  89' Earl  63'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

2 January 2021 23	Preston North End	0–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00 GMT	Ledson  24'	Report	Sow  21' Figueiredo  52' Grabban 70' (pen.) Taylor  90+6'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Bristol City v Preston North End

16 January 2021 24	Bristol City	2–0	Preston North End	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Diédhiou 8' Palmer  61' Vyner 77'	Report	Fisher  83'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Birmingham City v Preston North End

20 January 2021 25	Birmingham City	0–1	Preston North End	Bordesley
19:45 GMT	Friend  22' Gardner  90'	Report	Sinclair 61'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Preston North End v Reading

24 January 2021 26	Preston North End	0–0	Reading	Preston
12:30 GMT	Molumby  65' Huntington  82' Ledson  87' Whiteman  87'	Report	João 83'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

30 January 2021 27	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Preston North End	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Palmer 45' Urhoghide  86'	Report	Whiteman  54'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Preston North End v Rotherham United

6 February 2021 28	Preston North End	1–2	Rotherham United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Evans  37', 65'	Report	Rafferty 1' (o.g.) Barlaser  26' Wiles 55' Ihiekwe  72' Crooks  90+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End

12 February 2021 29	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Preston North End	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Armstrong 45+1' (pen.)		Cunningham 19' Lindsay 43' Ledson  61'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Preston North End v Watford

16 February 2021 30	Preston North End	0–1	Watford	Preston
19:00 GMT		Report	Pedro 51' (pen.) Cleverley  63'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Cardiff City v Preston North End

20 February 2021 31	Cardiff City	4–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Moore 2' (pen.) Murphy 46' Flint  65' Pack 70' Harris 77' Bennett  90+1'	Report	Gallagher 64' Evans 66'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers

24 February 2021 32	Preston North End	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
19:45 GMT		Report	Johansen  70' Dickie  72'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

Preston North End v Huddersfield Town

27 February 2021 33	Preston North End	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Potts 23' Evans 67' Gordon  75' Cunningham  77' Sinclair 80'	Report	Edmonds-Green  35' Bacuna  57' Pipa  75'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Millwall v Preston North End

2 March 2021 34	Millwall	2–1	Preston North End	Bermondsey
19:00 GMT	Malone 39' Bennett 86' Evans  90+4'	Report	Evans 12' Molumby  58'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v AFC Bournemouth

6 March 2021 35	Preston North End	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson  33', 70' Cunningham  73'	Report	Danjuma 37'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End

13 March 2021 36	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Preston North End	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Tafazolli 27' Horgan  38' McCleary  56'	Report	Maguire  58'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

16 March 2021 37	Middlesbrough	2–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT	Storey 22' (o.g.) Tavernier 51' Fisher  66'	Report	Browne  36' Potts  62' Alex Neil	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Luton Town

20 March 2021 38	Preston North End	0–1	Luton Town	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Iversen 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Preston North End v Norwich City

2 April 2021 39	Preston North End	1–1	Norwich City	Preston
15:00 BST	Ledson  9' Potts 90+4'	Report	Buendía 17'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Swansea City v Preston North End

5 April 2021 40	Swansea City	0–1	Preston North End	Swansea
15:00 BST	Guéhi  45' Lowe  64'	Report	Grimes 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Preston North End v Brentford

10 April 2021 41	Preston North End	0–5	Brentford	Preston
15:00 BST	Ledson  45+3'	Report	Mbeumo 9' Forss 26' Toney 75' Canós 82' Marcondes 90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Stoke City v Preston North End

17 April 2021 42	Stoke City	0–0	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST	Chester  53' Clucas  67' Souttar  87'	Report	Ledson  62'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Derby County

20 April 2021 43	Preston North End	3–0	Derby County	Preston
19:00 BST	Whiteman 18' Evans 73' Ledson 87'	Report	Byrne  86'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Coventry City v Preston North End

24 April 2021 44	Coventry City	0–1	Preston North End	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Hamer  44' Dabo  76' McFadzean  80'	Report	Browne 67' (pen.) Ledson  76' Evans  90+3'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Preston North End v Barnsley

1 May 2021 45	Preston North End	2–0	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 BST	Storey 38' Evans 49' Whiteman  58'	Report	Helik  45+1' Dike  72'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Nottingham Forest v Preston North End

8 May 2021 46	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Preston North End	West Bridgford
12:30 BST	Garner 17' Samba  53'	Report	Bayliss 53' Ledson  63' Lindsay 67'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[42]

Wycombe Wanderers v Preston North End

9 January 2021 Third round	Wycombe Wanderers	4–1	Preston North End	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Onyedinma 3' Jacobson 9' (pen.) Knight 25' Allsop  42' Horgan  61' Adeniran  64' Samuel 82'	Report	Riis 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.^[43] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[44]

Preston North End v Mansfield Town

29 August 2020 First round	Preston North End	4–0	Mansfield Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Barkhuizen 14' Maguire 22' Bauer 29' Harrop 65'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Derby County v Preston North End

15 September 2020 Second round	Derby County	1–2	Preston North End	Derby
18:30 BST	Buchanan  27' Knight 51' te Wierik  55' Shinnie  65' Evans  88'	Report	Huntington  59' Browne  73' Fisher  75' Barkhuizen 79' Johnson 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Preston North End v Brighton & Hove Albion

23 September 2020 Third round	Preston North End	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Preston
19:00 BST	Bayliss  10'	Report	Jahanbakhsh 57' Mac Allister 75'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

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