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)
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The2017–18 season wasPreston North End's third consecutive season in theChampionship, in their 138th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in theFA Cup andEFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

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	26	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	38	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	38	245	17	Yeovil Town	22 May 2012	Free	2018
32	Josh Earl	LB/LW		Liverpool	27	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	33	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.

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

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

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

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

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

Bamber Bridge vPreston North End

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

Stockport County vPreston North End

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

Morecambe vPreston North End

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

Accrington Stanley vPreston North End

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

Preston North End vNewcastle United

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

Preston North End vBurnley

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

Fleetwood Town vPreston 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

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

Preston North End vSheffield Wednesday

5 August 20171	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00BST	Pearson 22' Hugill 67' Johnson 79' (pen.)	Report	Forestieri 33' Bannan 55' Pudil 74'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 18,267 Referee: Tony Harrington

Leeds United vPreston North End

12 August 20172	Leeds United	0–0	Preston North End	Leeds
15:00BST	Vieira 74'	Report	Pearson 31'  60' Cunningham 68'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 32,880 Referee:Scott Duncan

Derby County vPreston North End

15 August 20173	Derby County	1–0	Preston North End	Derby
19:45BST	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 vReading

19 August 20174	Preston North End	1–0	Reading	Preston
15:00BST	Pearson 12' Hugill 22' Fisher 38'	Report	Moore 19' Evans 45+1' Gunter 90+2'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Andy Madley

Middlesbrough vPreston North End

26 August 20175	Middlesbrough	0–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
15:00BST	Clayton 65'	Report	Pearson 63' Harrop 89'	Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,295 Referee:Darren England

Preston North End vBarnsley

9 September 20176	Preston North End	1–1	Barnsley	Preston
15:00BST	Maguire 23' Hugill 36'	Report	Potts 26' McCarthy 50' Pearson 87'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,813 Referee: Peter Banks

Preston North End vCardiff City

12 September 20177	Preston North End	3–0	Cardiff City	Preston
19:45BST	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 vPreston North End

16 September 20178	Birmingham City	1–3	Preston North End	Birmingham
15:00BST	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 vMillwall

23 September 20179	Preston North End	0–0	Millwall	Preston
15:00BST	Barkhuizen 17' Huntington 45+1' Fisher 84'	Report	Wallace 78'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,363 Referee: Darren Bond

Hull City vPreston North End

26 September 201710	Hull City	1–2	Preston North End	Hull
19:45BST	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 vSunderland

30 September 201711	Preston North End	2–2	Sunderland	Preston
15:00BST	Fisher 23' Harrop 55' Hugill 57'	Report	Honeyman 28' McGeady 59' Steele 68'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 17,621 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Fulham vPreston North End

14 October 201712	Fulham	2–2	Preston North End	Fulham
15:00BST	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 vPreston North End

21 October 201713	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–2	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
15:00BST	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 vBrentford

28 October 201714	Preston North End	2–3	Brentford	Preston
15:00BST	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 vAston Villa

1 November 201715	Preston North End	0–2	Aston Villa	Preston
19:45GMT	Browne 55'	Report	Chester 12' Snodgrass 33' Davis 63'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 14,212 Referee:Peter Bankes

Ipswich Town vPreston North End

4 November 201716	Ipswich Town	3–0	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00GMT	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 vBolton Wanderers

17 November 201717	Preston North End	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Preston
19:45GMT	Huntington 77' Boyle 86'	Report	Henry 2' Ameobi 53' Beevers 67'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bristol City vPreston North End

21 November 201718	Bristol City	1–2	Preston North End	Bristol
19:45GMT	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 vPreston North End

25 November 201719	Norwich City	1–1	Preston North End	Norwich
15:00GMT	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 vQueens Park Rangers

2 December 201720	Preston North End	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
15:00GMT	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 vPreston North End

9 December 201721	Burton Albion	1–2	Preston North End	Burton upon Trent
15:00GMT	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 vSheffield United

16 December 201722	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield United	Preston
15:00GMT	Paul Gallagher 32' Hugill 58' Johnson 87'	Report		Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Tim Robinson

Preston North End vNottingham Forest

23 December 201723	Preston North End	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Preston
15:00GMT	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 vPreston North End

26 December 201724	Barnsley	0–0	Preston North End	Barnsley
15:00GMT	Williams 90+2'	Report	Calum Woods 9' Huntington 12' Harrop 77'	Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 14,014 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Cardiff City vPreston North End

29 December 201725	Cardiff City	0–1	Preston North End	Cardiff
19:45GMT	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 vMiddlesbrough

1 January 201826	Preston North End	2–3	Middlesbrough	Preston
15:00GMT	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 vPreston North End

13 January 201827	Millwall	1–1	Preston North End	Bermondsey
15:00GMT	O'Brien 43' Gregory 70'	Report	Pearson 58' Hugill 77' Robinson 80'	Stadium:The Den Attendance: 11,751 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Preston North End vBirmingham City

20 January 201828	Preston North End	1–1	Birmingham City	Preston
15:00GMT	Davies 17' Johnson 45' Earl 88'	Report	Davis 37' Kieftenbeld 59' Gallagher 63'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 13,529 Referee: Andy Davies

Nottingham Forest vPreston North End

30 January 201829	Nottingham Forest	0–3	Preston North End	West Bridgford
19:45GMT	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 vHull City

3 February 201830	Preston North End	2–1	Hull City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00GMT	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 vPreston North End

10 February 201831	Brentford	1–1	Preston North End	Brentford
15:00GMT	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 vWolverhampton Wanderers

17 February 201832	Preston North End	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00GMT	Browne 52'	Report	Costa 61'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 18,570 Referee:Robert Jones

Aston Villa vPreston North End

20 February 201833	Aston Villa	1–1	Preston North End	Birmingham
19:45GMT	Grabban 65'	Report	Barkhuizen 37'	Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 30,894 Referee: Darren England

Preston North End vIpswich Town

24 February 201834	Preston North End	0–1	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00GMT		Report	Carayol 21'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Scott Duncan

Bolton Wanderers vPreston North End

3 March 201835	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Preston North End	Horwich
15:00GMT	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 vBristol City

6 March 201836	Preston North End	2–1	Bristol City	Preston
15:00GMT	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 vFulham

11 March 201837	Preston North End	1–2	Fulham	Preston
15:00GMT	Maguire 76' Woods 85'	Report	Mitrovic 69',90+1' Bettinelli 90+4'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,970 Referee: Simon Hooper

Sunderland vPreston North End

17 March 201838	Sunderland	0–2	Preston North End	Sunderland
15:00GMT	Clarke-Salter 34'  60'	Report	Maguire 50' Robinson 63' Earl 81'	Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,543 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield Wednesday vPreston North End

30 March 201839	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Preston North End	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00BST	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 vDerby County

2 April 201840	Preston North End	0–1	Derby County	Preston
12:45BST	Pearson 43' Fisher 88'	Report	Lawrence 52' Nugent 68'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 13,520 Referee: Tony Harrington

Reading vPreston North End

7 April 201841	Reading	1–0	Preston North End	Reading
15:00BST	Barrow 12' Bacuna 17' Swift 60'	Report	Davies 11' Fisher 27'	Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,501 Referee: Andy Madley

Preston North End vLeeds United

10 April 201842	Preston North End	3–1	Leeds United	Preston
19:45BST	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 vPreston North End

14 April 201843	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00BST	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 vNorwich City

21 April 201844	Preston North End	0–0	Norwich City	Preston
15:00BST	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 vPreston North End

28 April 201845	Sheffield United	0–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00BST	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 vBurton Albion

6 May 201846	Preston North End	2–1	Burton Albion	Preston
12:30BST	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

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

Wycombe Wanderers vPreston North End

6 January 2018Third round	Wycombe Wanderers	1–5	Preston North End	High Wycombe
15:00GMT	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 vPreston North End

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

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