With the 2018-19 Championship season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Preston North End fan @PNEBenHD; check out his excellent YouTube channel Ben HD, which covers everything from the second-tier. Preston have progressed every season for the last five years. Given that you’ve not had a budgetary advantage since coming into the Championship three… Read more →
Preston beat 10-man QPR 1-0 at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, but they were made to wait a long time for Jordan Hugill’s winner. Here’s our player ratings from the game. Preston North End Chris Maxwell – didn’t have to work too hard for his clean sheet. QPR had just two shots, both hit straight at… Read more →
Preston beat 10-man QPR 1-0 at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, but they were made to wait a long time for Jordan Hugill’s winner. Here’s five things from the game. Lively start Both teams threatened in the opening exchanges. Callum Robinson caused problems for Pawel Wszolek down the left for Preston, crossing for Alan Browne to… Read more →
With Preston edging the first half of this Lancashire derby and Bolton edging the second, the eventual 0-0 draw was a fair reflection on the balance of play. Here’s six things from the game. Preston North End Chris Maxwell – commanded his area well in the first half and made one or two simple saves… Read more →
The big news at Deepdale this summer is that manager Simon Grayson has left after four years at the helm. In that time, Preston have grown from being League One relegation strugglers to become a respected top half Championship outfit. Supporter Ben – who runs the excellent Ben HD Championship channel – is grateful for the job Grayson did. He did brilliant… Read more →
Newcastle secured promotion to the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Preston North End. Despite a tight first half in which Jordan Hugill cancelled out Ayoze Perez’s opener, Christian Atsu put the hosts back in front and they took control, helped by Paul Gallagher’s red card. But how did players on both teams rate?… Read more →
Newcastle secured promotion to the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Preston North End. Despite a tight first half in which Jordan Hugill cancelled out Ayoze Perez’s opener, Christian Atsu put the hosts back in front and they took control, helped by Paul Gallagher’s red card. What have we learnt from the match? Strong… Read more →
When these teams last met at Griffin Park back in September, Brentford won 5-0, but that should not be used as a yardstick for what to expect. For a start, everyone who attended that game will say the scoreline was an unfair reflection on the balance of play. Preston dominated at the start of both… Read more →
Here are The Football Lab’s predictions for the weekend’s games in the Championship. Promotion chasing Burnley look for a first victory in four when they host Preston, a side that have conceded just one goal in their last four away games. Wolves search for just a second win in eight and travel to Rotherham at the… Read more →
Finally. After 9 unsuccessful attempts, Preston North End have at last won promotion via the play-off route. It was what they deserved, after a league season in which the Lilywhites finished streets ahead of all the other teams below them, and were perhaps unfortunate to lose out on automatic promotion on the final day. Thanks to a… Read more →