Preston · Championship 2025/26
Preston 2025/26
Preston finished 14th of 24 in the 2025/26 Championship with 60 points (won 15, drawn 15, lost 16; scored 55, conceded 62). Highest position 3rd, after match 21; lowest 17th, after match 38. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 7 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
| # | Opponent | Score | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QPR (away) | 1–1 D | 1 | 9th |
| 2 | Leicester (home) | 2–1 W | 4 | 6th |
| 3 | Ipswich (home) | 1–0 W | 7 | 5th |
| 4 | Portsmouth (away) | 0–1 L | 7 | 8th |
| 5 | Middlesbrough (home) | 2–2 D | 8 | 8th |
| 6 | Derby (away) | 1–0 W | 11 | 5th |
| 7 | Bristol City (home) | 0–0 D | 12 | 6th |
| 8 | Hull (away) | 2–2 D | 13 | 6th |
| 9 | Charlton (home) | 2–0 W | 16 | 4th |
| 10 | West Brom (away) | 1–2 L | 16 | 8th |
| 11 | Birmingham (home) | 0–1 L | 16 | 10th |
| 12 | Sheffield United (home) | 3–2 W | 19 | 5th |
| 13 | Southampton (away) | 2–0 W | 22 | 6th |
| 14 | Swansea (home) | 2–1 W | 25 | 4th |
| 15 | Millwall (away) | 1–1 D | 26 | 4th |
| 16 | Blackburn (home) | 1–2 L | 26 | 4th |
| 17 | Watford (away) | 1–1 D | 27 | 5th |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday (away) | 3–2 W | 30 | 5th |
| 19 | Wrexham (home) | 1–1 D | 31 | 5th |
| 20 | Coventry (home) | 1–1 D | 32 | 4th |
| 21 | Oxford (away) | 2–1 W | 35 | 3rd |
| 22 | Norwich (home) | 1–1 D | 36 | 5th |
| 23 | Stoke (away) | 0–0 D | 37 | 5th |
| 24 | Wrexham (away) | 1–2 L | 37 | 7th |
| 25 | Sheffield Wednesday (home) | 3–0 W | 40 | 6th |
| 26 | Bristol City (away) | 2–0 W | 43 | 4th |
| 27 | Derby (home) | 0–1 L | 43 | 6th |
| 28 | Hull (home) | 0–3 L | 43 | 6th |
| 29 | Middlesbrough (away) | 0–4 L | 43 | 9th |
| 30 | Ipswich (away) | 1–1 D | 44 | 8th |
| 31 | Portsmouth (home) | 1–0 W | 47 | 7th |
| 32 | Watford (home) | 2–2 D | 48 | 7th |
| 33 | Blackburn (away) | 0–1 L | 48 | 8th |
| 34 | Swansea (away) | 1–1 D | 49 | 10th |
| 35 | Millwall (home) | 0–2 L | 49 | 12th |
| 36 | Oxford (home) | 1–3 L | 49 | 12th |
| 37 | Coventry (away) | 0–3 L | 49 | 14th |
| 38 | Norwich (away) | 0–2 L | 49 | 17th |
| 39 | Stoke (home) | 3–1 W | 52 | 12th |
| 40 | Leicester (away) | 2–2 D | 53 | 15th |
| 41 | QPR (home) | 1–1 D | 54 | 14th |
| 42 | Charlton (away) | 2–1 W | 57 | 13th |
| 43 | West Brom (home) | 0–2 L | 57 | 16th |
| 44 | Birmingham (away) | 1–2 L | 57 | 16th |
| 45 | Sheffield United (away) | 3–2 W | 60 | 12th |
| 46 | Southampton (home) | 1–3 L | 60 | 14th |
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.