Latics kick off the new season with a home derby game against Preston North End at the DW Stadium.
We have met the Lilywhites on 49 occasions previously with the first of these meetings coming back in 1980, 26th August in the League Cup 2nd round 1st leg at Deepdale, just over 8,000 spectators saw us go down by a single goal, the return leg a week later at Springfield Park attracted a crowd of 9,692, despite a Jeff Wright goal, Preston won the game 1-2 and progressed to the 3rd round 3-1 on aggregate.
Our last meeting came in February 2020, the DW Stadium witnessed a win for Preston, Chey Dunkley (57) scoring for the Latics after Tom Barkhuizen (7) and Daniel Johnson (48) had given the visitors a two goal lead.
Latics Team - Marshall; Byrne, Kipre, Dunkley, Naismith, Pearce (Gelhardt); Evans (Jacobs), Morsy, Williams; Lowe, Moore (Garner)
Unused Subs – Jones, Massey, Balogun, Roberts
Att – 12,439
Latics 1:2 Preston Highlights
Preston Away Form 2021/22
Preston’s 23 away games last season brought them 27 points, with 7 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats, scoring 19 goals and conceding 28, Preston had the 12th best away form in the Championship.
Player To Watch – Daniel Johnson
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| Daniel Johnson |
This is Johnson’s 9th season at Deepdale. Having come through the academy at Aston Villa he moved to Lancashire in January 2014 for a fee of £50,000. Close to clocking up 300 appearances, Johnson is an integral part of Preston’s midfield.
Last season Daniel Johnson made 41 appearances, scoring 7 goals from his attacking midfield spot and making 5 assists, he also made 28 interceptions and won 25 tackles, committing 42 fouls he picked up 9 yellow cards.
Full Record v Preston North End
Played – 49
Won – 15
Drawn – 14
Lost – 20
The Last Six Meetings
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Date |
Competition |
Result |
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08 Feb 2020 |
Championship |
Latics 1:2 Preston |
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10 Aug 2019 |
Championship |
Preston 3:0 Latics |
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22 Apr 2019 |
Championship |
Latics 2:0 Preston |
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06 Oct 2018 |
Championship |
Preston 4:0 Latics |
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18 Feb 2017 |
Championship |
Latics 0:0 Preston |
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23 Sep 2016 |
Championship |
Preston 1:0 Latics |
Grab a listen to this week’s podcast featuring a preview of the big game.
PWU Latics Podcast - PNE Preview
Season Winners and Losers
- Promotion & Relegation Predictions
PNE Preview
- View from The Away End
- Ref Watch
- Previous
- Predictions
We are back with a preview of the season opener against local rivals Preston North End, a bumper crowd expected for what will hopefully be a cracking game of football.
It doesn't feel four months since we were lifting the League One trophy at Shrewsbury, the new campaign comes round quickly.
The aim for this season must be survival and consolidation and for me a mid-table finish isn't out of the question, we have some excellent players in the squad and they all know each other well, there's no reason why we can't hit the ground running and get some points on the board early doors.
Whatever happens, this is pour club and we will always be here for it.
Up the tics!
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