2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season is the club's 142nd season in existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They will also take part in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Preston North End
2021–22 season
ManagerFrankie McAvoy
(until 6 December)[1]
Ryan Lowe
(from 7 December)[2]
StadiumDeepdale
Championship18th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Emil Riis Jakobsen (13)
All: Emil Riis Jakobsen (17)

Squad
As of 1 September 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends
Goalkeepers
12 Daniel Iversen GK (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 690 2021 Leicester City Loan 2022
25 Connor Ripley GK (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 100 2019 Middlesbrough Undisclosed 2022
28 Matthew Hudson GK (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 10 2014 Academy Trainee 2022
35 Oliver Lombard GK (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 00 2021 Academy Trainee 2022
Defenders
2 Sepp van den Berg CB/RB (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 642 2021 Liverpool Loan 2022
3 Greg Cunningham LB/CB (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 1475 2021 Cardiff City Undisclosed 2023
5 Patrick Bauer CB (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 928 2019 Charlton Athletic Free 2022
6 Liam Lindsay CB (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 282 2021 Stoke City Undisclosed 2023
15 Joe Rafferty RB/LB/DM (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 722 2019 Rochdale Undisclosed 2022
16 Andrew Hughes LB/CB (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 1426 2018 Peterborough United Undisclosed 2022
22 Matthew Olosunde RB/CB (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 10 2021 Rotherham United Free 2023
23 Paul Huntington CB (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 30518 2012 Yeovil Town Free 2022
32 Josh Earl LB/CB (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 731 2017 Academy Trainee 2023
34 Lewis Coulton LB (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 00 2021 Academy Trainee 2022
41 Bambo Diaby CB (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 60 2022 Free Agent Free 2022
Midfielders
4 Benjamin Whiteman CM/AM/RM (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 695 2021 Doncaster Rovers Undislosed 2024
8 Alan Browne CM/DM/AM/RB (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 33238 2014 Free Agent Free 2024
11 Daniel Johnson AM/CM (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 29756 2015 Aston Villa £50,000 2023
13 Alistair McCann CM/AM/DM (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 301 2021 St Johnstone Undisclosed 2025
18 Ryan Ledson CM/DM (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 1093 2018 Oxford United Undisclosed 2023
26 Adam O'Reilly CM (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 10 2016 Ringmahon Rangers Undisclosed 2023
30 Jack Baxter DM/CM (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 00 2017 Academy Trainee 2022
44 Brad Potts CM/RM/AM (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 13010 2019 Barnsley Undisclosed 2022
45 Josh Murphy LW/RW/SS (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 130 2021 Cardiff City Loan 2022
Forwards
9 Ched Evans CF (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 447 2021 Fleetwood Town Undisclosed 2023
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen CF (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 8721 2020 Randers Undisclosed 2024
20 Izzy Brown SS/RW/LW (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 00 2021 Chelsea Free 2022
21 Cameron Archer CF (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 197 2022 Aston Villa Loan 2022
24 Sean Maguire CF/SS/RW (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 15724 2017 Cork City Undisclosed 2023
27 Jacob Holland-Wilkinson CF (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 00 2021 Academy Trainee 2022
29 Tom Barkhuizen RW/LW/CF (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 20638 2017 Morecambe Free 2022
31 Scott Sinclair LW/SS/AM (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 8214 2020 Celtic Undisclosed 2022
33 Ethan Walker LW/CF/RW (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 10 2018 Academy Trainee 2022
38 Joe Rodwell-Grant CF (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 20 2021 Academy Trainee 2022
Out on loan:
7 Tom Bayliss CM/DM/RM (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 211 2019 Coventry City £2,000,000 2023
10 Josh Harrop AM/LM (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 9313 2017 Manchester United Undisclosed 2023
14 Jordan Storey CB (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 962 2018 Exeter City Undisclosed 2022
40 Jamie Thomas CF (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 10 2021 Bamber Bridge Undisclosed
  • All appearances and goals up to date as of 30 April 2022.

Statistics
As of 30 April 2022
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Preston North End.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF  NED Sepp van den Berg* 48241+211+003+11
3 DF  IRL Greg Cunningham 25016+401+004+00
4 MF  ENG Ben Whiteman 46440+240+102+10
5 DF  GER Patrick Bauer 36333+031+001+10
6 DF  SCO Liam Lindsay 15011+200+002+00
8 MF  IRL Alan Browne 40334+430+100+10
9 FW  WAL Ched Evans 22212+920+100+00
11 MF  JAM Daniel Johnson 44833+771+012+10
12 GK  DEN Daniel Iversen* 47044+101+001+00
13 MF  NIR Alistair McCann 30115+1211+002+00
15 DF  IRL Joe Rafferty 711+300+003+01
16 DF  WAL Andrew Hughes 43239+010+004+01
18 MF  ENG Ryan Ledson 27116+801+002+01
19 FW  DEN Emil Riis Jakobsen 471837+5141+002+24
21 FW  ENG Cameron Archer* 19717+270+000+00
22 DF  USA Matthew Olosunde 101+000+000+00
24 FW  IRL Sean Maguire 27213+1011+002+11
29 FW  ENG Tom Barkhuizen 1309+300+001+00
31 FW  ENG Scott Sinclair 2626+1600+102+12
32 DF  ENG Josh Earl 30123+511+000+10
39 MF  ENG Mikey O'Neil 200+200+000+00
41 DF  SEN Bambo Diaby 604+200+000+00
44 MF  ENG Brad Potts 38121+1211+004+00
45 MF  ENG Josh Murphy* 1200+1200+000+00
Players out on loan:
7 MF  ENG Tom Bayliss 100+000+000+10
10 MF  ENG Josh Harrop 100+000+100+00
14 DF  ENG Jordan Storey 20015+200+003+00
38 FW  ENG Joe Rodwell-Grant 200+100+000+10
40 FW  WAL Jamie Thomas 100+000+000+10
Players who left the club:
1 GK  ENG Declan Rudd 401+000+003+00
21 FW  ENG Connor Wickham 200+100+001+00

Goals record
As of 30 April 2022
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1 19CFEmil Riis Jakobsen140418
2 11CMDaniel Johnson7108
3 21CFCameron Archer7007
4 4CMBen Whiteman4004
5 5CBPatrick Bauer3003
8CMAlan Browne3003
7 2CBSepp van den Berg1012
9CFChed Evans2002
16LBAndrew Hughes1012
24CFSean Maguire1012
31RWScott Sinclair0022
12 13CMAlistair McCann1001
15RBJoe Rafferty0011
18CMRyan Ledson0011
32LBJosh Earl1001
44CMBrad Potts1001
Own Goals2002
Total4911161

Disciplinary record
As of 30 April 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    
1 4CMBen Whiteman13000000001300
2 16LBAndrew Hughes701000100801
3 11AMDaniel Johnson800000000800
4 2CBSepp van den Berg600000100700
8CMAlan Browne510000000510
6 18CMRyan Ledson500000100600
7 9CFChed Evans500000000500
8 6CBLiam Lindsay120000000120
19CFEmil Riis Jakobsen400000000400
44CMBrad Potts400000000400
11 3LBGreg Cunningham300000000300
5CBPatrick Bauer200000100300
14CBJordan Storey300000000300
32LBJosh Earl300000000300
15 5CBPatrick Bauer200000000200
13CMAlistair McCann200000000200
24CFSean Maguire200000000200
29RWTom Barkhuizen200000000200
31RWScott Sinclair200000000200
20 1GKDeclan Rudd000000100100
12GKDaniel Iversen100000000100
21CFCameron Archer100000000100
Total80220005008522

Contracts
Date Position Nationality Name Signed Contract Length Expiry Date Ref.
1 July 2021LBLewis CoulstonSigned1 YearJune 2022[3]
1 July 2021CFJacob Holland-WilkinsonSigned1 YearJune 2022[3]
1 July 2021GKOliver LombardSigned1 YearJune 2022[3]
1 July 2021CFJoe Rodwell-GrantSigned1 YearJune 2022[3]

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
9 June 2021CBLiam Lindsay Stoke CityUndisclosed[4]
1 July 2021SSIzzy Brown ChelseaFree transfer[5]
1 July 2021RBMatthew Olosunde Rotherham UnitedFree transfer[6]
5 August 2021CFJamie Thomas Bamber BridgeFree transfer[7]
31 August 2021CMAlistair McCann St JohnstoneUndisclosed[8]
13 September 2021CFConnor Wickham Crystal PalaceFree transfer[9]
31 January 2022CBBambo Diaby Free agentN/A[10]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021CBSepp van den Berg LiverpoolEnd of season[11]
4 August 2021GKDaniel Iversen Leicester CityEnd of season[12]
31 August 2021LWJosh Murphy Cardiff CityEnd of season[13]
24 January 2022CFCameron Archer Aston VillaEnd of season[14]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 August 2021CFJacob Holland-Wilkinson AFC Fylde18 September 2021[15]
27 August 2021CMTom Bayliss Wigan AthleticEnd of season[16]
8 September 2021GKOliver Lombard Kendal Town10 October 2021[17]
17 September 2021LWEthan Walker AFC FyldeOctober 2021[18]
21 September 2021CFJacob Holland-Wilkinson Lancaster City[19]
8 October 2021DMJack Baxter Radcliffe13 November 2021[20]
16 October 2021GKConnor Ripley Salford City23 October 2021[21]
22 October 2021CFJoe Rodwell-Grant Bamber Bridge1 January 2022[22][lower-alpha 1]
2 November 2021LBLewis Coulton Bamber Bridge4 December 2021[24]
19 November 2021CMAdam O'Reilly Stalybridge Celtic1 January 2022[25]
19 November 2021LWEthan Walker AFC Fylde1 January 2022[26]
19 January 2022CBJordan Storey Sheffield WednesdayEnd of season[27]
20 January 2022CMAdam O'Reilly St Patrick's Athletic31 July 2022[28]
21 January 2022LBLewis Coulton Warrington Town23 April 2022[lower-alpha 2][30]
21 January 2022CFJacob Holland-Wilkinson Bamber BridgeFebruary 2022[31]
25 January 2022CFJamie Thomas FC Halifax TownEnd of season[32]
27 January 2022AMJosh Harrop Fleetwood TownEnd of season[33]
28 January 2022CFJoe Rodwell-Grant Lancaster CityMarch 2022[34]
25 February 2022GKMathew Hudson Bamber BridgeEnd of season[35][36]
11 March 2022CBJoe Blanchard Lancaster CityWork experience[37]
22 March 2022CBTeddy Mfuni Witton AlbionEnd of season[38]
  1. On 1 December, Rodwell-Grant's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended.[23]
  2. On 24 February, Coulton's loan at Warrington Town was extended until April.[29]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
10 May 2021CMPaul GallagherRetired[39]
15 June 2021CFJayden Stockley Charlton AthleticUndisclosed[40]
30 June 2021LWBilly Bodin Oxford UnitedReleased[41][42]
30 June 2021CFGraham Burke Shamrock RoversReleased[41][43]
30 June 2021CMBen Dooley Atherton Laburnum RoversReleased[41][44]
30 June 2021RWJosh Ginnelly Heart of MidlothianReleased[41][45]
30 June 2021RBHarry Huddart Swansea UniversityReleased[41][44]
30 June 2021CFLouis Moult Burton AlbionReleased[41][46]
30 June 2021CFDavid NugentReleased[41]
30 June 2021RBKyi NicholsonReleased[41]
12 July 2021CBLewis Earl Stockport CountyFree transfer[47]
13 January 2022CFConnor Wickham Milton Keynes DonsContract expiry[48][49]
31 March 2022GKDeclan RuddRetired[50]

Pre-season friendlies

Preston North End announced they would play friendlies against Bamber Bridge,[51] St Johnstone,[52] Celtic,[53] Bolton Wanderers,[54] Accrington Stanley,[55] Manchester City,[56] Wigan Athletic[51] and Manchester United[57] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Bamber Bridge 3–8 Preston North End Chorley
15:00 BST Thomas 44', 62'
Yeates 86'		 Report Leigh 16'
Potts 36'
Barkhuizen 37'
Mawene 39'
Harrop 53', 83'
Maguire 60'
Riis 90+1'		 Stadium: Euxton Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
13 July 2021 Friendly St Johnstone 1–1 Preston North End Tulloch, Scotland
19:00 BST Wotherspoon 50' Report Whiteman 35' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
17 July 2021 Friendly Celtic 0–1 Preston North End Parkhead, Scotland
17:30 BST Report Whiteman 64' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
20 July 2021 Friendly Preston North End 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Leyland
19:00 BST Report Jones 51' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,100+
24 July 2021 Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–1 Preston North End Accrington
15:00 BST Pritchard 67' Report Thomas[58] 55' Stadium: Wham Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Manchester City 2–0 Preston North End Manchester
19:00 BST Mahrez 25'
Edozie 64'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
30 July 2021 Friendly Wigan Athletic 3–2 Preston North End Wigan
19:30 BST Keane 26'
Humphrys 54'
Lang 69'		 Report Darikwa 48' (o.g.)
Rodwell-Grant 87'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly Preston North End Cancelled Manchester United Preston
14:00 BST Stadium: Deepdale
Note: Match was cancelled due to a number of suspected COVID-19 cases in the United squad.[59]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 12 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup 9 January 2021 9 January 2021 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 5 September 2021 5 September 2020 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Lancashire Senior Cup 12 October 2021 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 24 April 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Coventry City 45 17 12 16 59 58 +1 63
12 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 9 18 59 59 0 63
13 Stoke City 45 17 10 18 56 51 +5 61
14 Preston North End 45 15 16 14 48 55 −7 61
15 Swansea City 45 16 13 16 58 67 −9 61
16 Blackpool 45 16 12 17 54 53 +1 60
17 Bristol City 45 15 10 20 62 75 −13 55
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[60]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
45 15 16 14 48 55  −7 61 8 10 4 29 27  +2 7 6 10 19 28  −9

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445
H/AHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAAAHHHAHA
ResultLLLWWDDDDDLDWLWWLLWDLWWDDLWDDWDWLDDWDLLWWDLLW
Position2324242016131417151718181819191517161416181414151315131314111211121112121314151412131515
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

PNE's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[61]

7 August 2021 1 Preston North End 1–4 Hull City Preston
15:00 BST Riis Jakobsen 8'
Barkhuizen  45+5'
Ledson  65'		 Report Lewis-Potter 35',  75'
Smallwood 62'
Magennis 85'
Eaves  90+1'
Cannon 90+2'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,452
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 August 2021 2 Reading 2–1 Preston North End Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Azeez 28'
Morrison  59'
Bristow  66'
Swift 69'
Laurent  90+6'		 Report Johnson 61' (pen.) Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith
17 August 2021 3 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End Huddersfield
19:45 BST Campbell  56'
Sarr  68'
van den Berg 74' (o.g.)		 Report Lindsay  41'
Whiteman  64'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 August 2021 4 Preston North End 1–0 Peterborough United Preston
15:00 BST Bauer 14'
Whiteman  51'
Ledson  84'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 August 2021 5 Preston North End 3–1 Swansea City Preston
15:00 BST van den Berg 21'
Riis Jakobsen 45+2'
Whiteman 52',  71'
Ledson  59'
Johnson  61'
Sinclair  85'		 Report Piroe 19'
Benda  51'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,180
Referee: Thomas Bramall
11 September 2021 6 Bristol City 0–0 Preston North End Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Report Whiteman  55' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 September 2021 7 Sheffield United 2–2 Preston North End Sheffield
19:45 BST Gibbs-White 7'
Norwood  45+2'
Norrington-Davies  74'
Berge 84'		 Report Riis Jakobsen  13', 90+5'
Johnson 19'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
18 September 2021 8 Preston North End 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 BST van den Berg  4'
Whiteman 26'		 Report Phillips 45+2'
Bartley  76'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,850
Referee: Andy Davies
25 September 2021 9 Birmingham City 0–0 Preston North End Birmingham
15:00 BST Bela  45+1' Report Bauer  39'
Storey  62'
Ledson  73'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Matt Donohue
28 September 2021 10 Preston North End 1–1 Stoke City Preston
19:45 BST Cunningham  31'
Whiteman 38'
Riis Jakobsen  88'		 Report Powell 6'
Østigård  25'
Wilmot  83'
Tymon  90'
Clucas  90+3'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,930
Referee: John Brooks
2 October 2021 11 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Preston North End Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Dykes 17'
Dunne 71'
Chair 74'
Amos  90+5'		 Report Riis Jakobsen 27'
Earl 46'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
16 October 2021 12 Preston North End 0–0 Derby County Preston
15:00 BST Johnson  5'
Storey  62'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,092
Referee: Josh Smith
20 October 2021 13 Preston North End 2–1 Coventry City Preston
19:45 BST Hughes  23'
Bauer  50', 61'
Riis Jakobsen 69'		 Report Walker 45'
Kelly  51'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,837
Referee: Darren England
23 October 2021 14 Blackpool 2–0 Preston North End Blackpool
15:00 BST Anderson 27',  90+7'
Madine 68'
Grimshaw  88'
Carey  90+4'
Husband  90+8'		 Report Sinclair  31'
Bauer  39'
Browne  45+3'  90+7'
Potts  84'
Maguire  90+8'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,946
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Preston North End 2–0 Luton Town Preston
15:00 BST Riis Jakobsen 27', 45+3' (pen.)
Browne  38'		 Report Bell  24'
Lockyer  37'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,059
Referee: Dean Whitestone
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End Kings Park
19:45 GMT Lerma  58'
Billing 60',  83'
Mepham  62'		 Report Whiteman 52'
McCann 78'
Barkhuizen  84'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Referee: David Webb
6 November 2021 17 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Preston North End West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Grabban 32' (pen.),  50', 70'
Colback 41'
Taylor  90+3'		 Report Hughes  26'
McCann  43'
Storey  52'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 27,129
Referee: Simon Hooper
20 November 2021 18 Preston North End 1–2 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 GMT Maguire 2'
Cunningham  56'
Iversen  66'		 Report Ng  35'
McGuinness 51'
Collins 66'
Colwill  87'
Harris  88'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,749
Referee: Leigh Doughty
23 November 2021 19 Middlesbrough 1–2 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT McNair 33' Report Browne  63'
Evans  75', 77'
Riis Jakobsen 81'
Earl  85'
Johnson  90+2'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,013
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 November 2021 20 Preston North End 1–1 Fulham Preston
12:30 GMT van den Berg  26'
Evans 72'		 Report Ream 15'
Robinson  48'
Onomah  80'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,838
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
4 December 2021 21 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Preston North End Blackburn
15:00 GMT Lenihan  15'
Brereton 53'
van Hecke  65'
Travis  68'		 Report Riis Jakobsen  65'
Evans  83'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,487
Referee: Gavin Ward
11 December 2021 22 Preston North End 2–1 Barnsley Preston
15:00 GMT Browne 57'
Johnson 78'		 Report Woodrow  27', 65'
Andersen  77'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,106
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 January 2022 23 Stoke City 1–2 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Wilmot 46'
Allen  64'
Doughty  79'
Ince  90+4'		 Report Hughes  49', 81'
Potts 59'
Ledson  90+1'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 20,002
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 January 2022 24 Preston North End 1–1 Birmingham City Preston
15:00 GMT Bauer 31'
Whiteman  72'		 Report Mengi  56'
Hogan 86'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,821
Referee: Andy Davies
18 January 2022 25 Preston North End 2–2 Sheffield United Preston
19:45 GMT Hughes  38'
Browne 71'
Cunningham  82'
Riis 89'		 Report Bogle 17',  80'
Sharp 39' (pen.)
Hourihane  60'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,954
Referee: David Webb
22 January 2022 26 Swansea City 1–0 Preston North End Landore
15:00 GMT Manning  12', 51'
Latibeaudiere  87'
Smith  88'		 Report Cunningham  64'
Evans  87'
Bauer  90+1'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,842
Referee: Josh Smith
26 January 2022 27 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Preston North End West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Furlong  49'
Townsend  78'		 Report Riis Jakobsen 41',  52'
Whiteman  48'
Evans  69'
Archer 76'
Maguire  90+5'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,776
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 January 2022 28 Preston North End 2–2 Bristol City Preston
15:00 GMT Riis Jakobsen 52', 90+5' Report Martin 12'
Semenyo 81'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,936
Referee: John Busby
1 February 2022 29 Millwall 0–0 Preston North End Bermondsey
19:45 GMT Bennett  60'
Hutchinson  63'
Burey  83'		 Report van den Berg  17'
Whiteman 63'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,183
Referee: Kevin Friend
5 February 2022 30 Hull City 0–1 Preston North End Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report Archer 51',  85'
Johnson  79'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 14,273
Referee: Darren Bond
9 February 2022 31 Preston North End 0–0 Huddersfield Town Preston
19:45 GMT Potts  72' Report Holmes  80'
O'Brien  89'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,120
Referee: Robert Jones
12 February 2022 32 Peterborough United 0–1 Preston North End Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report Bauer  28'
van den Berg  73'
Archer 80'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: Tim Robinson
19 February 2022 33 Preston North End 2–3 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT Johnson 57'
Archer 74'
van den Berg  90+5'		 Report João 2', 19'
Swift 55'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: John Busby
22 February 2022 34 Preston North End 0–0 Nottingham Forest Preston
19:45 GMT Johnson  45+1'
Earl  77'
Whiteman  90+1'		 Report Colback  60'
McKenna  73'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,598
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 February 2022 35 Coventry City 1–1 Preston North End Coventry
15:00 GMT Rose  32'
Hamer  69'
Dabo  86'
Tavares 90+8'		 Report Earl  14'
Lindsay  17'  84'
Whiteman  74'
Johnson 89' (pen.)
Evans  90+2'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 19,743
Referee: Keith Stroud
5 March 2022 36 Preston North End 2–1 Bournemouth Preston
15:00 GMT Potts  24'
Archer 54'
van den Berg  58'
Johnson  82'
Riis Jakobsen 89'
Browne  90'		 Report Lowe 50'
Billing  90+8'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,173
Referee: Matt Donohue
12 March 2022 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Preston North End Leckwith
15:00 GMT Hugill  68'
Ralls  71'		 Report Hughes  51'
Potts  90+3'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,743
Referee: James Linington
16 March 2022 38 Luton Town 4–0 Preston North End Luton
19:45 GMT Berry 9', 42'
Onyedinma 28'
Diaby 59' (o.g.)
Campbell  87'		 Report Hughes  27'
Whiteman  75'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium
Attendance: 9,408
Referee: Steve Martin
2 April 2022 39 Derby County 1–0 Preston North End Derby
15:00 BST Bird  55'
Davies  66'
Morrison 80'
Knight  84'		 Report Lindsay  32'
Whiteman  61'
Johnson  87'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,600
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
5 April 2022 40 Preston North End 1–0 Blackpool Preston
19:45 BST Archer 45+3'
Whiteman  45+1'
Johnson  62'
Hughes  64'
McCann  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: David Webb
9 April 2022 41 Preston North End 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Preston
15:00 BST Dunne 42' (o.g.)
Archer 50'		 Report Field  85'
Gray 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,873
Referee: Tony Harrington
15 April 2022 42 Preston North End 1–1 Millwall Preston
15:00 BST Wallace 6' (o.g.) Report Wallace 22'
Kieftenbeld  31'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,979
Referee: Thomas Bramall
19 April 2022 43 Fulham 3–0 Preston North End Fulham
19:45 BST Mitrović 9', 41'
Cairney  20'
Carvalho 34'		 Report Whiteman  45+1' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Leigh Doughty
25 April 2022 44 Preston North End 1–4 Blackburn Rovers Preston
19:45 BST Browne 29',  38'
Whiteman  62'		 Report Pickering  1'
Gallagher 9',  21'
Buckley 12',  63'
Lenihan 37'
Travis 52'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 April 2022 45 Barnsley 1–3 Preston North End Barnsley
12:30 BST Marsh 17' Report Johnson 23', 54'
Riis Jakobsen 74'		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Referee: David Webb

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

PNE were drawn away to Cardiff City in the third round.[62]

9 January 2022 Third round Cardiff City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Preston North End Leckwith
14:00 GMT Davies 42'
Ng  63'
Harris 116'		 Report Johnson 53' (pen.)
Browne  113'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Mansfield Town[63][64] and Morecambe[65][66] in the first and second round respectively, then at home against Cheltenham Town[67][68] and Liverpool[69] in the third and fourth round.

10 August 2021 First round Mansfield Town 0–3 Preston North End Mansfield
19:45 BST Report Sinclair 45+1', 81'
Riis Jakobsen 71'
Bauer  78'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Ross Joyce
24 August 2021 Second round Morecambe 2–4 Preston North End Morecambe
19:45 BST Duffus  39'
O'Connor 45+4'
Stockton 61'		 Report Riis Jakobsen 7', 33'
Hughes  45+3'
Ledson  54', 64'
van den Berg 79',  90'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,334
Referee: James Oldham
21 September 2021 Third round Preston North End 4–1 Cheltenham Town Preston
19:45 BST Hughes 25'
Rafferty 37'
Maguire 82'
Rudd  85'
Riis 90+3'		 Report Barkers  28'
Thomas  32'
Vassell 56',  90+2'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,561
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 October 2021 Fourth round Preston North End 0–2 Liverpool Preston
19:45 BST Report Minamino 62'
Origi 84'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: David Coote

Lancashire Senior Cup
Main article: Lancashire Senior Cup

Preston North End were drawn away to Rochdale in the first round.[70]

12 October 2021 First round Rochdale 0–2 Preston North End Spotland
14:00 BST Report Sinclair Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

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