Any Previous? - Latics v Preston

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, 26^th August in the League Cup 2^nd round 1^st 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 3^rd 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 12^th best away form in the Championship.

 

Player To Watch – Daniel Johnson

 

Daniel Johnson

This is Johnson’s 9^th 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

Date	Competition	Result
08 Feb 2020	Championship	Latics 1:2 Preston
10 Aug 2019	Championship	Preston 3:0 Latics
22 Apr 2019	Championship	Latics 2:0 Preston
06 Oct 2018	Championship	Preston 4:0 Latics
18 Feb 2017	Championship	Latics 0:0 Preston
23 Sep 2016	Championship	Preston 1:0 Latics

 

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July 27, 2022

Barry Worthington

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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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