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Preston North End

PRE· 23,408 capacity

Position

23

REL

Played

7

Points

3

1W 0D 6L

Goal difference

-7

6 scored, 13 against

Expected goals

10.2

8.4 against

Points vs expectedest.

-7.8

10.8 expected

Form

Recent form, oldest first: L, L, W, L, L
Where the season ends<1%to win it

From 8,000 simulated seasons.

Win the leagueest.

<1%

Top fourest.

<1%

European placeest.

0.0%

Relegationest.

19.5%

Projected pointsest.

54

likely 44–65

Projected finishest.

18th

range 11–23

Power rating

1489

#15 in the division

Attack / defenceest.

71 / 72

75 is league average

Squad18

18 players from 10 countries.

England9Denmark1Northern Ireland1France1Montenegro1+5 more
Squad by position, ordered by minutes played
PlayerMinutesGAShare of goals
GK
1Daniel Iversen27000—
DF
14Jordan Storey27000—
24Odel Offiah20100—
19Lewis Gibson18000—
3Andrija Vukčević16900—
16Andrew Hughes1200—
MF
4Harry Clarke27000—
15Jordan Thompson27001—
7Alfie Devine24600—
27Léo Leroy19100—
12Caleb Wiley5900—
11Thierry Small2600—
FW
10Callum Lang19830100%
17Stanley Mills17100—
38Johnny Kenny16100—
37Delano Burgzorg10901—
20Liam Gibbs9500—
9Jusef Erabi7200—

Ordered by minutes within each position, so the first-choice side sits at the top. Share of goals is measured against this squad’s 3 in the same matches these minutes come from — never against the league table, whose season is longer than the window player data covers. That window is 39 of 83 matches.

Season by season17 seasons
Finishing position, 2010/2011 to 2026/20272010/2011: 22 of 24 in the Championship, 42 points2011/2012: 15 of 24 in the League One, 54 points2012/2013: 14 of 24 in the League One, 59 points2013/2014: 5 of 24 in the League One, 85 points2014/2015: 3 of 24 in the League One, 89 points2015/2016: 11 of 24 in the Championship, 62 points2016/2017: 11 of 24 in the Championship, 62 points2017/2018: 7 of 24 in the Championship, 73 points2018/2019: 14 of 24 in the Championship, 61 points2019/2020: 9 of 24 in the Championship, 66 points2020/2021: 13 of 24 in the Championship, 61 points2021/2022: 13 of 24 in the Championship, 64 points2022/2023: 12 of 24 in the Championship, 63 points2023/2024: 10 of 24 in the Championship, 63 points2024/2025: 20 of 24 in the Championship, 50 points2025/2026: 14 of 24 in the Championship, 60 points2026/2027: 23 of 24 in the Championship, 3 points
Best32014/2015Worst232026/2027Seasons17
ChampionshipLeague One

First place is at the top. A change of division breaks the line, because 8th in one is not 8th in another.

Show data
Finishing position by season
SeasonCompetitionPosPts
2026/2027Championship23 of 243
2025/2026Championship14 of 2460
2024/2025Championship20 of 2450
2023/2024Championship10 of 2463
2022/2023Championship12 of 2463
2021/2022Championship13 of 2464
2020/2021Championship13 of 2461
2019/2020Championship9 of 2466
2018/2019Championship14 of 2461
2017/2018Championship7 of 2473
2016/2017Championship11 of 2462
2015/2016Championship11 of 2462
2014/2015League One3 of 2489
2013/2014League One5 of 2485
2012/2013League One14 of 2459
2011/2012League One15 of 2454
2010/2011Championship22 of 2442
Honours9 titles
  • ChampionshipEngland3 · 2 runner-up

    1950/1951 · 1912/1913 · 1903/1904

  • FA CupEngland2 · 5 runner-up

    1937/1938 · 1888/1889

  • Premier LeagueEngland2 · 6 runner-up

    1889/1890 · 1888/1889

  • League OneEngland1

    1999/2000

  • League TwoEngland1

    1995/1996

  • Community ShieldEngland0 · 1 runner-up
In the dugout5 managers
Manager by season, with points per game
SeasonManagerW–D–LPts / game
2026/2027Paul HeckingbottomChampionship1–0–6
0.43
2025/2026Paul HeckingbottomChampionship15–15–16
1.30
2024/2025Ryan LoweChampionship0–0–1
0.00
2024/2025Paul HeckingbottomChampionship10–20–14
1.14
2023/2024Ryan LoweChampionship18–9–19
1.37
2022/2023Ryan LoweChampionship17–12–17
1.37
2021/2022Frankie McAvoyChampionship6–7–8
1.19
2021/2022Ryan LoweChampionship10–9–6
1.56
2020/2021Alex NeilChampionship13–5–20
1.16
2020/2021Frankie McAvoyChampionship5–2–1
2.13
2019/2020Alex NeilChampionship18–12–16
1.43
2018/2019Alex NeilChampionship16–13–17
1.33
2017/2018Alex NeilChampionship19–16–11
1.59
2016/2017Simon GraysonChampionship16–14–16
1.35
2015/2016Simon GraysonChampionship15–17–14
1.35
2014/2015Simon GraysonLeague One25–14–7
1.93
2013/2014Simon GraysonLeague One23–16–7
1.85
2012/2013Simon GraysonLeague One5–6–3
1.50

One row per season, which is the grain the source supplies — a manager who stayed four years appears four times. Points per game is what makes spells of different lengths comparable.

The groundDeepdale
CityPrestonCapacity23,408Opened1875SurfaceGrass

Results

Recent

Preston
0–1FT
Lincoln
    • Freddie Draper 81'
    0.58xG0.65
    Watford
    2–1FT
    Preston
    • Edo Kayembe 69'
    • Mamadou Doumbia 76'
    • Callum Lang 6'
    1.44xG2.48
    Preston
    2–1FT
    Blackburn
    • Callum Lang 9'
    • Callum Lang 27'
    • Stanley Mills (og) 51'
    2.19xG1.09
    Preston
    1–3FT
    Bristol City
    Charlton
    1–0FT
    Preston

    Fixtures

    Next up

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    Wrexham
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    West Brom
    Where the chances come from37 shots

    Every shot taken, filterable by situation, body part and outcome.

    Shot map — Preston North End
    Shots37Goals3xG5.30Conversion8%xG per shot0.143Big chances4

    Marker area is expected-goal value. Filled markers are goals; a heavier outline is a big chance (our threshold, not the provider’s).

    Show data
    Every shot for Preston North End
    xGBodySituationOutcome
    0.90right footcornergoal
    0.81right footopen playgoal
    0.67headset piecegoal
    0.42right footfast breaksaved
    0.22right footopen playsaved
    0.20left footopen playblocked
    0.16headset pieceblocked
    0.15left footopen playsaved
    0.12right footopen playblocked
    0.12left footopen playoff target
    0.12headopen playoff target
    0.11right footopen playoff target
    0.11left footopen playoff target
    0.10left footfree kickblocked
    0.08headopen playoff target
    0.08right footset pieceblocked
    0.08right footset pieceblocked
    0.08right footopen playblocked
    0.07left footopen playblocked
    0.07right footfast breakoff target
    0.06headcornerblocked
    0.06left footopen playsaved
    0.06right footcornersaved
    0.05right footopen playsaved
    0.05right footfree kickoff target
    0.05right footcornerblocked
    0.04left footcornersaved
    0.04headopen playblocked
    0.03right footopen playblocked
    0.02headcorneroff target
    0.02left footopen playoff target
    0.02right footcornersaved
    0.02right footopen playblocked
    0.02right footopen playoff target
    0.02right footopen playsaved
    0.01right footopen playblocked
    0.00right footopen playoff target
    In the table23rd on 3
    Championship table. Ranked by points, then goal-difference, then goals-for.
    #ClubPlGDPtsTitle
    18
    Portsmouth
    		6-17
    <1%
    19
    Wrexham
    		7-47
    <1%
    20
    Bolton
    		7-57
    0%
    21
    Cardiff
    		7-44
    0%
    22
    Derby
    		7-74
    0%
    23
    Preston
    		7-73
    <1%
    24
    Burnley
    		7-83
    0%
    Relegation

    European places are provisional: they shift with domestic cup winners and UEFA coefficient spots.

    Title and relegation chances are Monte Carlo estimates over the remaining fixturesest. A shown 0% means it did not occur in 8,000 simulated seasons — not that it is impossible.