Preston 2020/21

Preston finished 13th of 24 in the 2020/21 Championship with 61 points (won 18, drawn 7, lost 21; scored 49, conceded 56). Highest position 10th, after match 25; lowest 20th, after match 3. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 5 unbeaten and 6 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 12 Sep 2020	Swansea (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	16th
2	Sat 19 Sep 2020	Norwich (away)	2–2 D	Drew	1	18th
3	Sat 26 Sep 2020	Stoke (home)	0–1 L	Lost	1	20th
4	Sun 4 Oct 2020	Brentford (away)	4–2 W	Won	4	15th
5	Sun 18 Oct 2020	Cardiff (home)	0–1 L	Lost	4	19th
6	Wed 21 Oct 2020	QPR (away)	2–0 W	Won	7	16th
7	Sat 24 Oct 2020	Huddersfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	10	12th
8	Wed 28 Oct 2020	Millwall (home)	0–2 L	Lost	10	13th
9	Sat 31 Oct 2020	Birmingham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	10	16th
10	Wed 4 Nov 2020	Reading (away)	3–0 W	Won	13	12th
11	Sat 7 Nov 2020	Rotherham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	13	14th
12	Sat 21 Nov 2020	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	16	12th
13	Tue 24 Nov 2020	Blackburn (home)	0–3 L	Lost	16	15th
14	Sat 28 Nov 2020	Watford (away)	1–4 L	Lost	16	18th
15	Tue 1 Dec 2020	Bournemouth (away)	3–2 W	Won	19	14th
16	Sat 5 Dec 2020	Wycombe (home)	2–2 D	Drew	20	15th
17	Wed 9 Dec 2020	Middlesbrough (home)	3–0 W	Won	23	13th
18	Sat 12 Dec 2020	Luton (away)	0–3 L	Lost	23	15th
19	Tue 15 Dec 2020	Barnsley (away)	1–2 L	Lost	23	16th
20	Fri 18 Dec 2020	Bristol City (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	13th
21	Sat 26 Dec 2020	Derby (away)	1–0 W	Won	29	13th
22	Tue 29 Dec 2020	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	32	11th
23	Sat 2 Jan 2021	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–1 L	Lost	32	12th
24	Sat 16 Jan 2021	Bristol City (away)	0–2 L	Lost	32	13th
25	Wed 20 Jan 2021	Birmingham (away)	1–0 W	Won	35	10th
26	Sun 24 Jan 2021	Reading (home)	0–0 D	Drew	36	11th
27	Sat 30 Jan 2021	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–1 L	Lost	36	11th
28	Sat 6 Feb 2021	Rotherham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	36	11th
29	Fri 12 Feb 2021	Blackburn (away)	2–1 W	Won	39	10th
30	Tue 16 Feb 2021	Watford (home)	0–1 L	Lost	39	12th
31	Sat 20 Feb 2021	Cardiff (away)	0–4 L	Lost	39	14th
32	Wed 24 Feb 2021	QPR (home)	0–0 D	Drew	40	14th
33	Sat 27 Feb 2021	Huddersfield (home)	3–0 W	Won	43	13th
34	Tue 2 Mar 2021	Millwall (away)	1–2 L	Lost	43	14th
35	Sat 6 Mar 2021	Bournemouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	44	13th
36	Sat 13 Mar 2021	Wycombe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	44	15th
37	Tue 16 Mar 2021	Middlesbrough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	44	16th
38	Sat 20 Mar 2021	Luton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	16th
39	Fri 2 Apr 2021	Norwich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	45	17th
40	Mon 5 Apr 2021	Swansea (away)	1–0 W	Won	48	16th
41	Sat 10 Apr 2021	Brentford (home)	0–5 L	Lost	48	16th
42	Sat 17 Apr 2021	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	49	17th
43	Tue 20 Apr 2021	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	52	14th
44	Sat 24 Apr 2021	Coventry (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	14th
45	Sat 1 May 2021	Barnsley (home)	2–0 W	Won	58	13th
46	Sat 8 May 2021	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–1 W	Won	61	13th

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.