2024–25 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 145th season in the history of Preston North End Football Club and their tenth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Preston North End

2024–25 season
Owner	Wordon Limited
Chairman	Craig Hemmings
Manager	Ryan Lowe (until 12 August)[1] Mike Marsh, Ched Evans & Peter Murphy (until 17 August)[2] Paul Heckingbottom (from 20 August)[3]
Stadium	Deepdale
Top goalscorer	League: Emil Riis Jakobsen (10) All: Milutin Osmajić (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
9 July 2024	CM	Stefán Teitur Þórðarson	Silkeborg IF	Undisclosed	[4]
13 August 2024	LW	Jeppe Okkels	Utrecht	Undisclosed	[5]
3 January 2025	CB	Lewis Gibson	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[6]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
2 July 2024	CM	Lewis Leigh	Bromley	Undisclosed	[7]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
5 July 2024	AM	Sam Greenwood	Leeds United	End of Season	[8]
7 August 2024	RB	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	Aston Villa	End of Season	[9]
30 August 2024	RW	Josh Bowler	Nottingham Forest	31 January 2025[a]	[11]
16 January 2025	LB	Jayden Meghoma	Brentford	End of Season	[12]
3 February 2025	CB	Ryan Porteous	Watford	End of Season	[13]

1. On 31 January, Bowler's loan from Nottingham Forest was cancelled by mutual agreement^[10]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
10 August 2024	CM	Kaedyn Kamara	Workington	9 November 2024	[14]
23 August 2024	LB	Kacper Pasiek	Marine	1 January 2025	[15]
27 August 2024	RB	Josh Seary	Larne	12 January 2025	[16]
29 August 2024	CF	Finlay Cross-Adair	Prescot Cables	1 December 2024	[17]
29 August 2024	DM	Noah Mawene	Newport County	End of Season	[18]
20 September 2024	GK	James Pradic	Bamber Bridge	1 January 2025	[19]
2 November 2024	GK	Tommy Davis	Bamber Bridge	9 November 2024
28 December 2024	GK	Tommy Davis	Ramsbottom United	1 February 2025	[20]
3 January 2025	CF	Layton Stewart	Thun	End of Season	[21]
4 January 2025	LB	Kacper Pasiek	Altrincham	4 March 2025[a]	[23]
6 January 2025	LW	Jeppe Okkels	Aberdeen	End of Season	[24]
10 January 2025	CM	Kaedyn Kamara	Marine	End of Season	[25]
29 January 2025	LB	Kian Best	Bohemian	End of Season	[26]
31 January 2025	CM	Kian Taylor	Altrincham	1 March 2025	[27]
3 February 2025	AM	Kitt Nelson	Cork City	30 June 2025	[28]
7 February 2025	CF	Max Wilson	Galway United	30 November 2025	[29]
25 February 2025	CB	Cole McGhee	Chorley	29 March 2025	[30]

1. On 4 February, Pasiek's loan at Altrincham was extended by a further month^[22]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CM	Alan Browne	Sunderland	11 July 2024	[31][32]
30 June 2024	CB	Greg Cunningham	Galway United	17 July 2024	[33][34]
30 June 2024	AM	Ben Woodburn	Salford City	23 July 2024	[33][35]
1 December 2024	CF	Finlay Cross-Adair	Fleetwood Town	1 December 2024
11 March 2025	RM	Duane Holmes			[36]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 8 May, PNE announced they will spend a week training camp in San Pedro del Pinatar, with a friendly against Lincoln City.^[37] A second friendly was later confirmed, with the traditional pre-season visit to Bamber Bridge added.^[38] In June, a further three were added against Everton, Salford City and Southport.^[39][40] On 20 June, the club announced Fiorentina would visit Deepdale during pre-season.^[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Preston North End v Lincoln City

12 July 2024 Friendly	Preston North End	0–1	Lincoln City	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST (10:00 BST)		Report	Makama 2'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Southport v Preston North End

16 July 2024 Friendly	Southport	2–1	Preston North End	Blowick
19:30 BST	Carver 19' Trialist 73'	Report	Frøkjær-Jensen 30'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,142

Bamber Bridge v Preston North End

17 July 2024 Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–3	Preston North End	Bamber Bridge
19:00 BST		Report	Stewart 24' Ledson 55' Mawene 78'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: 1,238

Liverpool v Preston North End

19 July 2024 Friendly	Liverpool	0–1	Preston North End	Kirkby
16:00 BST		Report	Brady 27'	Stadium: The Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Preston North End v Tranmere Rovers

23 July 2024 Friendly	Preston North End	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Euxton
15:00 GMT		Report	Davison 2', 15'	Stadium: Preston North End Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Preston North End v Fiorentina

27 July 2024 Friendly	Preston North End	2–1	Fiorentina	Preston
15:00 BST	Lindsay 23' Keane 44'	Report	Mandragora 31'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,516

Salford City v Preston North End

30 July 2024 Friendly	Salford City	0–2	Preston North End	Kersal
19:30 BST		Report	Brady 45' Osmajić 85'	Stadium: Moor Lane

Preston North End v Everton

3 August 2024 Friendly	Preston North End	0–3	Everton	Preston
15:00 BST			Calvert-Lewin 15', O'Brien 61', Lindstrøm 70'	Stadium: Deepdale

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	11	17	56	64	−8	53
15	Queens Park Rangers	42	12	14	16	49	55	−6	50
16	Preston North End	42	10	19	13	43	51	−8	49
17	Oxford United	42	12	12	18	43	60	−17	48
18	Stoke City	42	11	14	17	43	54	−11	47

Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2025. 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[42]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
41	10	19	12	42	49	−7	49	7	12	2	24	18	+6	3	7	10	18	31	−13

Last updated: 8 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	32	33	311	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	D
Position	22	23	18	21	21	21	22	21	19	15	15	16	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	14	16	18	16	14	16	15	16	16	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	16
Points	0	0	3	3	4	5	5	8	9	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	22	23	23	26	29	29	30	31	34	37	37	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	47	47	48	49

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 31 (vs. Millwall) was postponed due to Preston's involvements in the FA Cup.
• ² Matchday 39 (vs. Derby County) was postponed due to Preston's involvements in the FA Cup.

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Preston North End v Sheffield United

9 August 2024 1	Preston North End	0–2	Sheffield United	Preston
20:00 BST	Lindsay  80'	Report	Arblaster 12' Hamer 55'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,948 Referee: Robert Madley

Swansea City v Preston North End

17 August 2024 2	Swansea City	3–0	Preston North End	Swansea
15:00 BST	Grimes 40' (pen.) Abdulai  59', 61' Vipotnik 83'	Report	Frøkjær-Jensen  34' Ledson  43' Whiteman  63'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 14,037 Referee: Stephen Martin

Preston North End v Luton Town

24 August 2024 3	Preston North End	1–0	Luton Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Keane 39' Whiteman  41' Potts  43' Frøkjær-Jensen  58' Kesler-Hayden  72' Greenwood  76' Holmes  81'	Report	Baptiste  54'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,245 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Oxford United v Preston North End

31 August 2024 4	Oxford United	3–1	Preston North End	Oxford
15:00 BST	Harris 20' Rodrigues  45+3' Goodrham 53' Leigh 71' Kioso  83'	Report	Jakobsen 3' Greenwood  22' Lindsay  52'  70' Brady  76' McCann  90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,403 Referee: Keith Stroud

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

14 September 2024 5	Middlesbrough	1–1	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Conway 16'	Report	Whatmough  33' Storey  36' Frøkjær-Jensen 43' Hughes  60' Woodman  74' Brady  86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,116 Referee: Tom Nield

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

22 September 2024 6	Preston North End	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
12:00 BST	Whiteman  26' Greenwood  42' Hughes  47' Osmajić  89' Potts  90+4'	Report	Carter  7' Tronstad  61' Cantwell  85' Weimann  86' Beck  89' Pickering  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 20,945 Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[44]

Millwall v Preston North End

28 September 2024 7	Millwall	3–1	Preston North End	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Honeyman 24',  39' Esse 38' Langstaff 47' Bryan  86' Emakhu  89'  89'	Report	Holmes  42' McCann  77' Storey 87'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,674 Referee: Darren Bond

Preston North End v Watford

2 October 2024 8	Preston North End	3–0	Watford	Preston
19:45 GMT	Brady  40' Osmajić 53', 65' Whiteman  70' McCann 75'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,602 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Burnley v Preston North End

5 October 2024 9	Burnley	0–0	Preston North End	Burnley
12:30 GMT	Foster  66' Brownhill  69' Egan-Riley  71'	Report	Hughes  26' Woodman  44' Whiteman  54' McCann  69'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,816 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

Preston North End v Coventry City

19 October 2024 10	Preston North End	1–0	Coventry City	Preston
12:30 GMT	Ledson  4' Jakobsen  39', 72' Hughes  48' Woodman  84'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,907 Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

Preston North End v Norwich City

22 October 2024 11	Preston North End	2–2	Norwich City	Preston
19:45 BST	Greenwood 6' (pen.) Holmes 12' Whiteman  30' Storey  36'	Report	Doyle  27' McLean  32' Sainz 45+2' Duffy 61' Marcondes  64'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,677 Referee: Will Finnie

Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End

26 October 2024 12	Plymouth Argyle	3–3	Preston North End	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Issaka 55' Gray 82' Whittaker 90+2'	Report	Greenwood 16',  46' Kesler-Hayden  41' Frøkjær-Jensen 45+3' Potts 48'	Stadium: Home Park Referee: Andy Davies

Preston North End v Bristol City

2 November 2024 13	Preston North End	1–3	Bristol City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Frøkjær-Jensen  6' McCann  40' Greenwood 48' Potts  62' Holmes  76'	Report	Hirakawa 6' Wells 51',  65' Roberts  70' Vyner  80' Bird 81'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,261 Referee: Tom Nield

Preston North End v Sunderland

6 November 2024 14	Preston North End	0–0	Sunderland	Preston
20:00 GMT	Whiteman  37' Lindsay  59'	Report	Mepham  5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,064 Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

Portsmouth v Preston North End

9 November 2024 15	Portsmouth	3–1	Preston North End	Milton
15:00 GMT	Murphy 36' Ogilvie 45' Poole  68' Bishop 89' (pen.)	Report	Jakobsen 50'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,295 Referee: John Busby

Preston North End v Derby County

23 November 2024 16	Preston North End	1–1	Derby County	Preston
15:00 GMT	Greenwood 23',  62' McCann  87'	Report	Yates 29' Thompson  58' Harness  90'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,646 Referee: David Webb

Stoke City v Preston North End

27 November 2024 17	Stoke City	0–0	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Burger  48'	Report	Woodman  53',  90' Riis Jakobsen  90+7'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 19,805 Referee: Matt Donohue

Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion

30 November 2024 18	Preston North End	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Preston
15:00 GMT	Storey  44' Riis Jakobsen 55' Whatmough  69'	Report	Grant 13',  54'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,124 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

7 December 2024 19	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Preston North End	Owlerton
12:30 GMT	Palmer  36' Windass 53' Charles  69' Johnson  70' Smith 76' Chalobah  78'	Report	Jakobsen 14' McCann  63' Þórðarson  81'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,927 Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

Cardiff City v Preston North End

11 December 2024 20	Cardiff City	0–2	Preston North End	Leckwith
19:45 GMT	Ng  33' Ralls  81'	Report	Frøkjær-Jensen  33' Greenwood  37' Chambers 48' (o.g.) McCann  74' Kesler-Hayden  76' Osmajić 90+3',  90+4'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,006 Referee: James Linington

Preston North End v Leeds United

14 December 2024 21	Preston North End	1–1	Leeds United	Preston
12:30 GMT	Potts 23' Whiteman  32' Lindsay  88'	Report	James  39' Whatmough 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,508 Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

Queens Park Rangers v Preston North End

21 December 2024 22	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Preston North End	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Kolli 50' Dunne 89',  90+1'	Report	Osmajić 21' Lindsay  32'  83'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,323 Referee: Matt Donohue

Preston North End v Hull City

26 December 2024 23	Preston North End	1–0	Hull City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Potts 60',  90+3' Kesler-Hayden  84' McCann  90+4'	Report	Slater  41'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Josh Smith

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

29 December 2024 24	Preston North End	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
12:30 GMT	Jakobsen 29', 79' Greenwood 64' (pen.) Holmes  85' Frøkjær-Jensen  90+7'	Report	Windass 59'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,950 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End

1 January 2025 25	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	Preston North End	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Maja 18', 40' Styles 35' Bartley  90+6'	Report	Þórðarson  42' McCann  56' Ledson 70' Whatmough  71' Whiteman  89'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,320 Referee: Bobby Madley

Preston North End v Oxford United

4 January 2025 26	Preston North End	1–1	Oxford United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Lindsay  20' Storey  63' Keane 69' Whiteman  86'	Report	Rodrigues 21' Long  32' Cumming  60' Dembélé  90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,749 Referee: Ben Toner

Luton Town v Preston North End

18 January 2025 27	Luton Town	0–0	Preston North End	Luton
15:00 GMT	Brown  42' Holmes  55' Morris  62'	Report	Storey  17' Hughes  69'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,540 Referee: Tim Robinson

Watford v Preston North End

21 January 2025 28	Watford	1–2	Preston North End	Watford
19:45 GMT	Vata 90'	Report	Osmajić 17', 56' Storey  27' Þórðarson  71'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,397 Referee: Tom Nield

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

25 January 2025 29	Preston North End	2–1	Middlesbrough	Preston
15:00 GMT	Thordarson 28' Riis 78'	Report	Burgzorg 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,474 Referee: John Busby

Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End

31 January 2025 30	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Preston North End	Blackburn
20:00 GMT	Gueye 39' Buckley  63' Cantwell 78' (pen.)	Report	Potts 90+3' Whatmough  90+8'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,392 Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[46]

Norwich City v Preston North End

11 February 2025 32	Norwich City	0–1	Preston North End	Norwich
20:00 GMT	Crnac  65'	Report	Osmajić 5' Ledson  64' Woodman  80' Hughes  89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,910 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[46]

Preston North End v Burnley

15 February 2025 33	Preston North End	0–0	Burnley	Preston
12:30 GMT	Porteous  53' Hughes  80'	Report	Flemming  78' Anthony  90+7'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,864 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[46]

Preston North End v Millwall

18 February 2025 31[47]	Preston North End	1–1	Millwall	Preston
19:45 GMT	Riis Jakobsen 47'	Report	Ivanović 40' Bangura-Williams  51' Bryan  63' Honeyman  90' Crama  90+3'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,290 Referee: Matthew Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.

Coventry City v Preston North End

22 February 2025 34	Coventry City	2–1	Preston North End	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Rudoni 30' Thomas 37'	Report	Lindsay  65' Keane 82'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 26,493 Referee: Oliver Langford

Preston North End v Swansea City

4 March 2025 35	Preston North End	0–0	Swansea City	Preston
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,838 Referee: Stephen Martin

Sheffield United v Preston North End

8 March 2025 36	Sheffield United	1–0	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Campbell 56'	Report	Þórðarson  31' Porteous  61' Greenwood  69' Gibson  90+4'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,136 Referee: John Busby

Sunderland v Preston North End

11 March 2025 37	Sunderland	1–1	Preston North End	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Hume  20' Mundle 86'	Report	Gibson  23' Kesler-Hayden  52' Riis Jakobsen 65' Woodman  90'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 37,771 Referee: Lewis Smith

Preston North End v Portsmouth

15 March 2025 38	Preston North End	2–1	Portsmouth	Preston
15:00 GMT	Frøkjær-Jensen  24' Porteous 76' Þórðarson 87' Greenwood  90'  90+4'	Report	Bishop 83' Waddingham  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,240 Referee: Tony Harrington

Derby County v Preston North End

2 April 2025 39	Derby County	2–0	Preston North End	Derby
19:45 BST	Thompson  15' Forsyth 48' Yates 52'	Report	Brady  72' Frøkjær-Jensen  90'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,014 Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[48] The match was then rearranged due to the FA Cup progression.[49]

Preston North End v Stoke City

5 April 2025 40	Preston North End	1–1	Stoke City	Preston
15:00 BST	Kesler-Hayden 10' Brady  15' Osmajić  39' Lindsay  74' Ledson  81'	Report	Gallagher  55' Baker 75' (pen.),  76' Thompson  81'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,341 Referee: Farai Hallam

Preston North End v Cardiff City

8 April 2025 41	Preston North End	2–2	Cardiff City	Preston
19:45 BST	Osmajić 19' Þórðarson 72'	Report	Alves 52' Robertson  78' Fish  86' Méïté 90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,293 Referee: David Webb

Leeds United v Preston North End

12 April 2025 42	Leeds United	v	Preston North End	Leeds
12:30 BST				Stadium: Elland Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[50]

Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers

18 April 2025 43	Preston North End	v	Queens Park Rangers	Preston
15:00 BST				Stadium: Deepdale

Hull City v Preston North End

21 April 2025 44	Hull City	v	Preston North End	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST				Stadium: MKM Stadium

Preston North End v Plymouth Argyle

26 April 2025 45	Preston North End	v	Plymouth Argyle	Preston
15:00 BST				Stadium: Deepdale

Bristol City v Preston North End

3 May 2025 46	Bristol City	v	Preston North End	Bristol
12:30 BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but all EFL Championship final matchday fixtures were moved to an earlier kick-off.[51]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

As a Championship side, Preston North End entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to League One side Charlton Athletic.^[52][53] They were drawn at home against League One side Wycombe Wanderers in the fourth round,^[54] then at home to fellow Championship side Burnley in the fifth round.^[55][56] In the quarter-finals, they were drawn at home to Premier League side Aston Villa.^[57][49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Preston North End v Charlton Athletic

14 January 2025 Third round	Preston North End	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Preston
19:45 GMT	Osmajić 32', 47' Gibson  65'	Report	Jones  18' Berry 40'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,734 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed and rearranged for three days later due to a frozen pitch.[58]

Preston North End v Wycombe Wanderers

8 February 2025 Fourth round	Preston North End	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Wycombe Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT	Osmajić  45' Ledson  90+4'	Report	Onyedinma  26' Bakinson  110'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,444 Referee: Benjamin Speedie
	Penalties
	Greenwood Osmajić Frøkjær-Jensen McCann Evans		Lubala Udoh Reach Scowen

Preston North End v Burnley

1 March 2025 Fifth round	Preston North End	3–0	Burnley	Preston
12:15 GMT	Þórðarson  28' Brady 31' Kesler-Hayden  35' Osmajić 44' Ledson  67' Keane 73'	Report	Pires  30' Brownhill  36'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,761 Referee: John Brooks

Preston North End v Aston Villa

30 March 2025 Quarter-finals	Preston North End	0–3	Aston Villa	Preston
13:30 BST	Keane  28' Whiteman  67'	Report	Rashford 58', 63' (pen.) Ramsey 73'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,198 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Preston being drawn at home against Sunderland.^[59] In the second round, they were drawn away to Harrogate Town.^[60] In the third round, they were back at home against Fulham,^[61] followed by another home tie to Arsenal in the fourth round.^[62][63]

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Preston North End v Sunderland

13 August 2024 First round	Preston North End	2–0	Sunderland	Preston
19:45 BST	Brady  31' Ledson 37' Frøkjær-Jensen 70'	Report	Hjelde  25'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,231 Referee: Ollie Yates

Harrogate Town v Preston North End

27 August 2024 Second round	Harrogate Town	0–5	Preston North End	Harrogate
19:45 BST	O'Connor  13'	Report	Greenwood 14', 37' (pen.) Osmajić 39', 45+1', 83'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Ben Speedie

Preston North End v Fulham

17 September 2024 Third round	Preston North End	1–1 (16–15 p)	Fulham	Preston
19:45 BST	Ledson 35'	Report	Diop  17' Nelson 61'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,530 Referee: Bobby Madley
	Penalties
	Whiteman Greenwood Okkels McCann Osmajić Ledson Lindsay Storey Kesler-Hayden Hughes Woodman Whiteman Greenwood Okkels McCann Osmajić Ledson		Jiménez Lukić Berge Iwobi Sessegnon Castagne Smith Rowe Diop Cuenca Godo Benda Jiménez Lukić Berge Iwobi Sessegnon Castagne

Preston North End v Arsenal

30 October 2024 Fourth round	Preston North End	0–3	Arsenal	Preston
19:45 BST	Kesler-Hayden  23' Hughes  55' Þórðarson  73' Frøkjær-Jensen  83'	Report	Jesus 24' Nwaneri 32' Havertz 57'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 21,811 Referee: Peter Bankes

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 12 April 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Freddie Woodman	44	0	37+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Ryan Porteous	11	1	9+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Jayden Meghoma	13	0	10+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Benjamin Whiteman	36	0	24+8	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack Whatmough	19	0	12+4	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Liam Lindsay	39	0	25+6	0	2+2	0	4+0	0
7	FW	IRL	Will Keane	30	4	13+13	3	3+0	1	1+0	0
8	MF	NIR	Ali McCann	34	1	28+1	1	2+1	0	0+2	0
9	FW	DEN	Emil Riis Jakobsen	46	10	27+14	10	1+2	0	1+1	0
10	MF	DEN	Mads Frøkjær-Jensen	42	3	24+11	2	2+1	0	2+2	1
11	MF	IRL	Robbie Brady	28	1	13+12	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
12	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	8	0	0+5	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
13	GK	WAL	David Cornell	7	0	5+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Jordan Storey	37	1	31+0	1	2+0	0	2+2	0
16	DF	WAL	Andrew Hughes	43	0	34+2	0	2+2	0	3+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	30	3	13+11	1	1+1	0	3+1	2
19	DF	ENG	Lewis Gibson	20	0	16+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	ENG	Sam Greenwood	43	7	28+8	5	1+2	0	2+2	2
22	MF	ISL	Stefán Teitur Þórðarson	43	3	26+9	3	4+0	0	3+1	0
23	FW	DEN	Jeppe Okkels	10	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
25	MF	USA	Duane Holmes	35	1	6+23	1	2+0	0	3+1	0
26	DF	GER	Patrick Bauer	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28	FW	MNE	Milutin Osmajić	37	14	16+14	8	3+1	3	2+1	3
29	DF	ENG	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	47	2	37+3	2	1+2	0	2+2	0
31	MF	ENG	Theo Mawene	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Kian Best	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
39	DF	ENG	Theo Carroll	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
44	DF	ENG	Brad Potts	34	4	22+7	4	2+0	0	2+1	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
40	FW	ENG	Josh Bowler	13	0	6+4	0	1+0	0	2+0	0