Preston North End 1950-1951⢠Manager fears distractions at countryâs first major tournament since 1958 ⢠âIf the players have cabin fever, good; we have waited long enoughâ Wales will ban wags from their team hotel at Euro 2016. The presence of playersâ wives and girlfriends has been a thorny issue around major tournamentsâ¦
Guardian » 5hThis weekâs winner is Andrew Webster (Pato Banton), who wins a copy of Matchdays: the hidden story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng . Next week weâd like your takes on Robert Huth (but letâs try to steer clear of that incident, eh? ) . Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Mondayâ¦
Guardian » 6h⢠City believe Catalan tired of the politics at Barcelona and Bayern Munich ⢠Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba among targets but Vincent Kompany will stay Manchester City want Pep Guardiola to stay beyond his three-year contract and build a dynasty , with the club confident he will enter the best workingâ¦
Guardian » 6hReal Madrid to bid £60m for Romelu Lukaku , Liverpool to sell Martin Skrtel, Alex Iwobi picks Nigeria over England, plus more.
BBC Sport » 6hAt 23, Lingard has had a much more gradual rise to prominence, spending four loan spells away from Old Trafford
The Independent » 7hAshley backed new manager Rafa Benitez to keep the club in the top flight
The Independent » 7hWives, girlfriends and family members are banned from Wales' team hotel during the early stages of their Euro 2016 campaign, says Chris Coleman.
BBC Sport » 7hSources at the top of the club believe that the biggest challenge Guardiola will face is the colossal difficulty of the Premier League itself
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England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.86 | 57 | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 1.46 | 52 | L2-4 | W3-0 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 1.18 | 50 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 1.21 | 49 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.15 | 48 | W2-0 | W3-0 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.98 | 46 | W3-0 | L1-2 | |
| 7 | Coventry City | 42 | 1.27 | 45 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 1.16 | 44 | D1-1 | W3-2 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 1.01 | 44 | W4-2 | W4-2 | |
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 1.06 | 43 | W1-0 | D0-0 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 0.94 | 43 | W6-1 | L0-2 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 0.90 | 43 | W3-2 | D3-3 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 0.99 | 42 | L0-1 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.17 | 41 | W3-2 | W3-2 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 42 | 1.09 | 40 | W7-0 | L1-4 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 0.87 | 40 | W1-0 | W4-1 | |
| 17 | Notts County | 42 | 1.02 | 39 | W3-1 | W3-1 | |
| 18 | Swansea City | 42 | 0.70 | 36 | W5-1 | L1-2 | |
| 19 | Luton Town | 42 | 0.81 | 32 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Bury | 42 | 0.70 | 32 | W2-0 | L1-3 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 42 | 0.64 | 30 | W4-1 | L0-2 | |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.64 | 28 | W2-0 | W4-0 | |
| Preston North End | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| Drawn | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Lost | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 13th | 5th | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-3 | 5-0-1 | 3-1-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-10 | 15-3 | 13-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Goals scored | 91 | 53 | 38 |
| Failed to score | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
| Goals conceded | 49 | 18 | 31 |
| Clean sheets | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Goal difference | +42 | +35 | +7 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 8th | 7th | 10th |
| Goal total | 140 | 71 | 69 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 14-1-2 | 7-1-1 | 8-1-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 20-3 | 18-1 | 10-4 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 W2-0 W3-2 |
W1-0 |
L0-2 |
| Occurence | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Preston North End | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 1st | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 91 | 49 | +42 | .670 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 94 | 51 | +43 | .663 | |
