Preston North End

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ENG · Championship

Deepdale · Preston · 23,408 seats · Grass · Est. 1875

Form (last 5)

W L L W L

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Last lineup

4-3-3 · Ø age 27.6

6.3

GK 1

Daniel Iversen 28y 5.5 DF 14

Jordan Storey 28y 5.9 DF 6

Liam Lindsay 30y 6.9 DF 16

Andrew Hughes 33y 6.0 DF 3

Andrija Vukcevic 29y 5.6 MF 44

Brad Potts 31y 6.5 MF 4

Ben Whiteman 29y 7.0 MF 21

Alfie Devine 21y 7.2 FW 17

Lewis Dobbin 23y 7.7 FW 9

Daniel Jebbison 22y 5.9 MF 23

Andrew Moran 22y 6.3

Market value XI €27.740.418

Squad (35)

#	Name	Position
	Paul Heckingbottom	Coach
1	Daniel Iversen	Keeper
12	Jack Walton	Keeper
13	David Cornell	Keeper
21	James Pradic	Keeper
	Kacper Pasiek	Defender
3	Andrija Vukcevic	Defender
6	Liam Lindsay	Defender
14	Jordan Storey	Defender
16	Andrew Hughes	Defender
19	Lewis Gibson	Defender
42	Odel Offiah	Defender
	Kaedyn Kamara	Midfielder
	Noah Mawene	Midfielder
	Theo Carroll	Midfielder
2	Pol Valentín	Midfielder
4	Ben Whiteman	Midfielder
8	Alistair McCann	Midfielder
11	Robert Brady	Midfielder
15	Jordan Thompson	Midfielder
18	Jamal Lewis	Midfielder
21	Alfie Devine	Midfielder
23	Andrew Moran	Midfielder
26	Thierry Small	Midfielder
34	Kitt Nelson	Midfielder
36	Ed Nolan	Midfielder
44	Brad Potts	Midfielder
	Will Keane	Attacker
9	Daniel Jebbison	Attacker
10	Callum Lang	Attacker
17	Lewis Dobbin	Attacker
22	Milos Lukovic	Attacker
24	Michael Smith	Attacker
28	Milutin Osmajic	Attacker
31	Michael Ayodele	Attacker

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Contract extensions

3 entries

Jamal Lewis LW until 2026 2026-01-04

Alistair McCann CM until 2029 2025-10-19

Kacper Pasiek LB until 2027 2025-06-08

Transfers

In (14)

Callum Lang from Portsmouth undisclosed

Andrew Moran from Brighton fee

Milos Lukovic from Strasbourg on loan

Jamal Lewis from Free agent free transfer

Harrison Armstrong from Everton on loan

Lewis Dobbin from Aston Villa on loan

Alfie Devine from Tottenham on loan

Jack Walton from Luton undisclosed

Michael Smith from Free agent free transfer

Andrija Vukcevic from Free agent free transfer

Odel Offiah from Brighton

Daniel Jebbison from Bournemouth on loan

Thierry Small from Charlton free transfer

Pol Valentin from Sheff Wed free transfer

Out (20)

Jack Walton to Dundee United undisclosed

Max Wilson to Chorley on loan

Kacper Pasiek to Macclesfield on loan

Noah Mawene to Southend on loan

Kaedyn Kamara to Ross County on loan

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen to Brøndby IF fee

Kacper Pasiek to Macclesfield on loan

Theo Carroll to Curzon on loan

Will Keane to Reading on loan

Stefan Thordarson to Hannover 96 fee

Jeppe Okkels to Djurgården undisclosed

Patrick Bauer to Wimbledon free transfer

Ched Evans to Fleetwood free transfer

Kian Taylor to Morton free transfer

Kaedyn Kamara to Cork City on loan

Season Statistics

Championship · with rank in league

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Key metrics

— 6 metrics

#14

Team rating

6.8

1. Coventry City 7.07

2. Middlesbrough 7.02

14. Preston North End 6.8

#16

Goals per match

1.2

1. Coventry City 2.1

2. Southampton 1.8

16. Preston North End 1.2

#16

Goals conceded per match

1.3

1. Coventry City 1

2. Middlesbrough 1

16. Preston North End 1.3

#20

Average possession

45.6%

1. Middlesbrough 59.5

2. Southampton 56.6

20. Preston North End 45.6

#19

Clean sheets

1. Millwall 18

2. Coventry City 17

19. Preston North End 9

#19

Attendance

16813

1. Coventry City 30290

2. Derby County 28911

19. Preston North End 16813

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Attack

— 12 metrics

#17

Expected goals

55.1

1. Coventry City 87.3

2. Ipswich Town 79.2

17. Preston North End 55.1

#22

xG difference

-16.5

1. Coventry City 37.1

2. Ipswich Town 32.6

22. Preston North End -16.5

#20

Shots on target per match

3.6

1. Coventry City 5.6

2. Southampton 5.3

20. Preston North End 3.6

#21

Big chances

1. Southampton 133

2. Coventry City 129

21. Preston North End 75

#23

Big chances missed

1. Ipswich Town 87

2. Southampton 84

23. Preston North End 45

#20

Accurate passes per match

252

1. Middlesbrough 436.8

2. Southampton 404.5

20. Preston North End 252

#21

Accurate long balls per match

19.9

1. Wrexham 25.7

2. Portsmouth 25.4

21. Preston North End 19.9

Accurate crosses per match

4.6

1. Millwall 6

2. Coventry City 5.5

8. Preston North End 4.6

#21

Penalties awarded

1. Ipswich Town 10

2. Swansea City 6

21. Preston North End 1

#19

Touches in opposition box

917

1. Middlesbrough 1455

2. Coventry City 1353

19. Preston North End 917

#20

Corners

205

1. Middlesbrough 314

2. Sheffield United 304

20. Preston North End 205

#18

Set piece goals

1. Coventry City 29

2. Southampton 28

18. Preston North End 14

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Defense

— 8 metrics

#22

xG conceded

71.6

1. Middlesbrough 44.1

2. Ipswich Town 46.6

22. Preston North End 71.6

Interceptions per match

8.8

1. Oxford United 10.2

2. Blackburn Rovers 9.4

8. Preston North End 8.8

Tackles per match

16.1

1. Hull City 17.8

2. Blackburn Rovers 17.3

6. Preston North End 16.1

Clearances per match

34.9

1. Preston North End 34.9

2. Oxford United 34.7

3. Leicester City 34.2

#18

Possession won final 3rd per match

3.2

1. Sheffield United 4.1

2. Birmingham City 4

18. Preston North End 3.2

#20

Set piece goals conceded

1. Norwich City 7

2. Millwall 9

20. Preston North End 20

Penalties conceded

1. Middlesbrough 8

2. Charlton Athletic 6

9. Preston North End 4

Saves per match

1. Sheffield Wednesday 3.9

2. Hull City 3.2

6. Preston North End 3

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Discipline

— 3 metrics

#12

Fouls per match

10.6

1. Millwall 12.8

2. Derby County 12.3

12. Preston North End 10.6

Yellow cards

1. Hull City 115

2. Derby County 109

6. Preston North End 93

Red cards

1. Sheffield United 6

2. Stoke City 5

7. Preston North End 3

Recent Matches

2026-05-02 Championship

Preston

1 - 3

Southampton

2026-04-25 Championship

Sheff Utd

2 - 3

Preston

2026-04-22 Championship

Birmingham

2 - 1

Preston

2026-04-18 Championship

Preston

0 - 2

West Brom

2026-04-11 Championship

Charlton

1 - 2

Preston

2026-04-06 Championship

Preston

1 - 1

QPR

2026-04-03 Championship

Leicester

2 - 2

Preston

2026-03-20 Championship

Preston

3 - 1

Stoke

2026-03-14 Championship

Norwich

2 - 0

Preston

2026-03-11 Championship

Coventry

3 - 0

Preston

2026-03-06 Championship

Preston

1 - 3

Oxford Utd

2026-02-28 Championship

Preston

0 - 2

Millwall

2026-02-24 Championship

Swansea

1 - 1

Preston

2026-02-20 Championship

Blackburn

1 - 0

Preston

2026-02-14 Championship

Preston

2 - 2

Watford

2026-02-07 Championship

Preston

1 - 0

Portsmouth

2026-01-31 Championship

Ipswich

1 - 1

Preston

2026-01-24 Championship

Middlesbrough

4 - 0

Preston

2026-01-20 Championship

Preston

0 - 3

Hull

2026-01-17 Championship

Preston

0 - 1

Derby

Coach History

Season	Coach	League	W	D	L	PPG	Win %
2012/2013	Simon Grayson	League One	5	6	3	1.50	36%
2013/2014	Simon Grayson	League One	23	16	7	1.85	50%
2014/2015	Simon Grayson	League One	25	14	7	1.93	54%
2015/2016	Simon Grayson	Championship	15	17	14	1.35	33%
2016/2017	Simon Grayson	Championship	16	14	16	1.35	35%
2017/2018	Alex Neil	Championship	19	16	11	1.59	41%
2018/2019	Alex Neil	Championship	16	13	17	1.33	35%
2019/2020	Alex Neil	Championship	18	12	16	1.43	39%
2020/2021	Alex Neil	Championship	13	5	20	1.16	34%
2020/2021	Frankie McAvoy	Championship	5	2	1	2.13	63%
2021/2022	Frankie McAvoy	Championship	6	7	8	1.19	29%
2021/2022	Ryan Lowe	Championship	10	9	6	1.56	40%
2022/2023	Ryan Lowe	Championship	17	12	17	1.37	37%
2023/2024	Ryan Lowe	Championship	18	9	19	1.37	39%
2024/2025	Ryan Lowe	Championship	0	0	1	-	0%
2024/2025	Paul Heckingbottom	Championship	10	20	14	1.14	23%
2025/2026	Paul Heckingbottom	Championship	15	15	16	1.30	33%

Trophies

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Premier League

Won: 2x · Runner-up: 6x

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Championship

Won: 3x · Runner-up: 2x

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League One

Won: 1x

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League Two

Won: 1x

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Community Shield

Won: 0x · Runner-up: 1x

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FA Cup

Won: 2x · Runner-up: 5x

Preston North End

Last lineup

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Squad (35)

Transfers

In (14)

Out (20)

Season Statistics

Key metrics

Attack

Defense

Discipline

Recent Matches

Coach History

Trophies