John Eustace’s wait for a first win at Blackburn goes on after Preston battled back to claim a 2-2 draw in an entertaining Lancashire derby clash at Deepdale.Eustace, whose first game in charge of Rovers ended in defeat at former club Birmingham, saw his side let a 2-0 lead slip but still dented Preston’s play-off aspirations.All four goals came in the first half as Sammie Szmodics r...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe believes the anniversary of Sir Tom Finney’s death inspired his side to their 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough.The club marked the 10th anniversary of the death of the Preston and England great by sporting special edition kits in honour of the famous number seven.An ovation in the seventh minute seemed to rouse the Lilywhites and goals from Liam Millar and Emil Riis...Full Story »

Preston moved to within goal difference of the Sky Bet Championship play-offs after beating Middlesbrough 2-1 to claim a third consecutive win.Emil Riis scored the winner in the 60th minute after Finn Azaz’s superb strike cancelled out Liam Millar’s first-half opener.The victory secures a vital three points for Preston on a night when the club marked the 10th anniversary of the death...Full Story »

Preston moved to within two points of the Sky Bet Championship’s top six courtesy of a 2-0 win at Cardiff.Emil Riis scored his first goal since October 2022 in the 30th minute before Ben Whiteman struck his third of the campaign to double the away side’s lead 10 minutes later.Cardiff struggled to create clear-cut openings and have now lost three home games in succession, while Presto...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe lauded Emil Riis after the striker scored his first goal in more than 15 months to help Preston win 2-0 at Cardiff in the Sky Bet Championship.The Danish forward fired beyond Jak Alnwick in the 30th minute to put the Lilywhites ahead against the run of play at Cardiff City Stadium – with Ben Whiteman notching Preston’s second five minutes before the break.It was Riis’...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna caught a glimpse of target-man Kieffer Moore’s potential impact despite his side going down 3-2 at Preston.A nightmarish opening 10 minutes saw the Tractor Boys go 2-0 down, with the final result seeing them drop out of the automatic promotion places.Bournemouth loanee Moore was introduced at the interval and changed the game with two goals in 12 second-half min...Full Story »

Ipswich missed their chance to move back into the Championship top two as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at Preston.A week after being embarrassed by non-league Maidstone in the FA Cup, the Tractor Boys were unable to restore their pride as they capitulated in what proved to be a nightmare first half at Deepdale thanks to a Will Keane brace and George Edmundson’s own goal.Debutant Kieffer Moore...Full Story »

Brad Potts rescued a point for Preston as they held on to draw 1-1 with Millwall at The Den.Zian Flemming gave Millwall an early lead, but Potts got Preston back on level terms with 12 minutes remaining of the first half.The hosts were in total control in the second half, limiting North End to scraps, but they remain without a win since New Year’s Day after failing to convert several clear...Full Story »

Joel Piroe scored a stoppage-time penalty as Leeds boosted their automatic promotion challenge with a 2-1 home win against Preston.Second-half substitute Piroe converted from the spot in the third minute of added time after Ryan Ledson was adjudged to have handled and Leeds’ last-gasp victory saw them close the gap on the top two back to four points.Will Keane gave Preston a second-minute ...Full Story »

Leeds head coach Daniel Farke described his side’s last-gasp 2-1 Sky Bet Championship win against Preston at Elland Road as “season-defining”.Substitute Joel Piroe converted a stoppage-time penalty to clinch Leeds three vital points in the race for automatic promotion after Dan James had cancelled out Will Keane’s early opener for Preston.Leeds closed the gap on the top t...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe was relieved his half-time gamble to make three substitutions paid off after Preston claimed a 2-0 win against Bristol City.North End laboured in the first half but the introduction of attacking trio Emil Riis, Mads Frokjaer-Jensen and Will Keane changed the game.Keane proved to be the matchwinner, scoring twice in the second half to secure Preston a first win since Boxing Day.Lowe adm...Full Story »

Substitute striker Will Keane struck a sweet double as Preston claimed a 2-0 home win against Bristol City.The former Manchester United forward made a fine impact from the bench with two goals in the space of 23 second-half minutes as the Lilywhites claimed their first league win since Boxing Day.Victory also saw Ryan Lowe’s side end a worrying run of four defeats in their last five Champi...Full Story »

Chelsea scored three times in 11 second-half minutes to ease into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Preston at Stamford Bridge.A frustrating showing from Mauricio Pochettino’s side, in which they hogged the ball throughout the first half but carved few openings, burst to life 13 minutes after the break with Armando Broja heading in his second goal of the season from Malo G...Full Story »

Sunderland started the new year in style by celebrating a 2-0 win over Preston which included a first goal scored by one of the club’s strikers this season.After playmaker Alex Pritchard had got the scoring under way at the Stadium of Light with his own first goal of the campaign in the 10th minute, the second arrived through Ukrainian Nazariy Rusyn just before the break.It was the goal We...Full Story »

A clinical first-half strike from Marvin Johnson proved enough as 10-man Sheffield Wednesday edged to a 1-0 victory at Preston.The Owls, who remain rooted in the Championship drop zone, were forced to defend for their lives in the second half.They were reduced to 10 men when George Byers saw red late on but Wednesday held on to seal a potentially precious fourth victory in seven matches.In drivi...Full Story »

Daniel Farke was left disappointed by his Leeds team’s “lazy” performance after falling 2-1 to Preston in a spicy contest at Deepdale.High-fliers Leeds lost the opportunity to grab any points on the road after keeper Illan Meslier was shown a red early after the break for pushing Preston striker Milutin Osmajic in the face.With the Montenegro international rolling around on the...Full Story »

Preston turned the form book on its head as they edged out high-flying 10-man Leeds 2-1 at Deepdale.Liam Millar was the North End hero, firing home brilliantly into the top corner to win a dramatic game in the 89th minute.Leeds blew their chance to close the gap on the Championship’s top two after keeper Illan Meslier inexplicably earned himself a straight red card early in the second half...Full Story »

Swansea manager Alan Sheehan urged his players to take confidence from a first home win since October as they edged a late 2-1 Championship victory at home to Preston.Jamie Paterson completed his brace in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time to end Swansea’s run of seven home games without a win and deny North End a valuable away point after Liam Millar cancelled out Paterson&rsqu...Full Story »

Jamie Paterson scored an injury-time winner to hand Swansea their first home win in eight games and deny Preston a valuable away point following a narrow 2-1 Championship result.Neither side could have complained with sharing a draw as a game of little inspiration ticked into added time at Swansea.com Stadium.Liam Millar had earlier cancelled out Paterson’s first effort before with two bri...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe bemoaned Preston’s “Jekyll and Hyde” performance as they shipped four second-half goals in a 5-1 Championship defeat at home to Watford.Will Keane gave the Lilywhites an early lead but Vakoun Bayo levelled just before half-time, precipitating the hosts’ collapse.Bayo, Matheus Martins, Edo Kayembe and Ismael Kone all struck after the break to earn Watford a secon...Full Story »