Preston 2017/18

Preston finished 7th of 24 in the 2017/18 Championship with 73 points (won 19, drawn 16, lost 11; scored 57, conceded 46). Highest position 3rd, after match 1; lowest 14th, after match 16. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Preston
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 5 Aug 2017	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Sat 12 Aug 2017	Leeds (away)	0–0 D	Drew	4	8th
3	Tue 15 Aug 2017	Derby (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	12th
4	Sat 19 Aug 2017	Reading (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	7th
5	Sat 26 Aug 2017	Middlesbrough (away)	0–0 D	Drew	8	7th
6	Sat 9 Sep 2017	Barnsley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	9	11th
7	Tue 12 Sep 2017	Cardiff (home)	3–0 W	Won	12	5th
8	Sat 16 Sep 2017	Birmingham (away)	3–1 W	Won	15	4th
9	Sat 23 Sep 2017	Millwall (home)	0–0 D	Drew	16	4th
10	Tue 26 Sep 2017	Hull (away)	2–1 W	Won	19	4th
11	Sat 30 Sep 2017	Sunderland (home)	2–2 D	Drew	20	6th
12	Sat 14 Oct 2017	Fulham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	21	5th
13	Sat 21 Oct 2017	Wolves (away)	2–3 L	Lost	21	7th
14	Sat 28 Oct 2017	Brentford (home)	2–3 L	Lost	21	9th
15	Wed 1 Nov 2017	Aston Villa (home)	0–2 L	Lost	21	10th
16	Sat 4 Nov 2017	Ipswich (away)	0–3 L	Lost	21	14th
17	Fri 17 Nov 2017	Bolton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	22	13th
18	Tue 21 Nov 2017	Bristol City (away)	2–1 W	Won	25	11th
19	Sat 25 Nov 2017	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	26	13th
20	Sat 2 Dec 2017	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	29	10th
21	Sat 9 Dec 2017	Burton (away)	2–1 W	Won	32	10th
22	Sat 16 Dec 2017	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	35	9th
23	Sat 23 Dec 2017	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	36	8th
24	Tue 26 Dec 2017	Barnsley (away)	0–0 D	Drew	37	9th
25	Fri 29 Dec 2017	Cardiff (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	7th
26	Mon 1 Jan 2018	Middlesbrough (home)	2–3 L	Lost	40	9th
27	Sat 13 Jan 2018	Millwall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	10th
28	Sat 20 Jan 2018	Birmingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	42	11th
29	Tue 30 Jan 2018	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–0 W	Won	45	9th
30	Sat 3 Feb 2018	Hull (home)	2–1 W	Won	48	7th
31	Sat 10 Feb 2018	Brentford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	49	7th
32	Sat 17 Feb 2018	Wolves (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	7th
33	Tue 20 Feb 2018	Aston Villa (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	9th
34	Sat 24 Feb 2018	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	51	9th
35	Sat 3 Mar 2018	Bolton (away)	3–1 W	Won	54	9th
36	Tue 6 Mar 2018	Bristol City (home)	2–1 W	Won	57	8th
37	Sat 10 Mar 2018	Fulham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	57	8th
38	Sat 17 Mar 2018	Sunderland (away)	2–0 W	Won	60	8th
39	Fri 30 Mar 2018	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–4 L	Lost	60	10th
40	Mon 2 Apr 2018	Derby (home)	0–1 L	Lost	60	10th
41	Sat 7 Apr 2018	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	60	11th
42	Tue 10 Apr 2018	Leeds (home)	3–1 W	Won	63	11th
43	Sat 14 Apr 2018	QPR (away)	2–1 W	Won	66	8th
44	Sat 21 Apr 2018	Norwich (home)	0–0 D	Drew	67	9th
45	Sat 28 Apr 2018	Sheffield United (away)	1–0 W	Won	70	7th
46	Sun 6 May 2018	Burton (home)	2–1 W	Won	73	7th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.