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Last-gasp winner keeps North End’s ‘Great Escape’ on

The Great Escape is still on for North End after Nathan Ellington scored a last-minute winner to defeat Coventry City. ‘Duke’ bagged his first goal for the club in the fourth minute of added on time as PNE threw everything at the visitors. The Lilywhites had taken the lead in the first half through Iain Hume, but a second-half equaliser from substitute David Bell drew [...]

Leeds sneak through with a 2-1 win in War of the Roses

Preston sunk further into the abyss after they were edged out in the War of the Roses clash with Leeds United. Goals from Neil Kilkenny and Billy Paynter were enough to give the Yorkshire side the victory despite a fantastic strike from North End’s Iain Hume. The defeat leaves the Lilywhites a massive 13 points from safety with just 11 games left in the season. [...]

LIVE: PNE vs Leeds United

Preston North End face Leeds tonight with Phil Brown still looking for his first win in charge. PNE are now 11 points off safety and although they have a game in hand on Crystal Palace they need to go on a run of wins if they are to stay in the Championship. North End have a good recent record against the top six, they have [...]

North End hold Canaries to a draw after penalty save

Chris Brown’s second-half volley helped Preston North End to secure a 1-1 draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road. The former Canaries striker was only on the pitch for a couple of minutes when he latched onto Keith Treacy’s chipped free-kick to fire Preston into the lead. Norwich equalised two minutes later through captain Grant Holt but the Lilywhites held on despite losing a number [...]

LIVE: Norwich City vs PNE

North End face a tricky trip to Carrow Road as they come up against fifth-place Norwich City. Phil Brown’s men will have to pick themselves up from the disappointment of losing to bitter rivals Burnley last weekend. Brown nearly has a full squad of players to choose from, with striker Chris Brown pushing to be included after bagging a brace for the reserves midweek. Iain [...]

LIVE: PNE vs Burnley

Preston head into today’s derby day clash against rivals Burnley with renewed confidence following recent impressive draws against teams at the top. Despite being 10 points from safety, Phil Brown’s side battled for impressive draws against leaders Queen’s Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest in the last seven days. They now enter the white hot atmosphere of a Lancashire derby, with the memories of the loss [...]

LIVE: Nottingham Forest vs PNE

PNE will be up for a battle going into a crunch away game against second-placed Nottingham Forest.

The Lilywhites will be encouraged by their performance against league leaders QPR at the weekend, which saw them pick up a point, against the odds.

LIVE: PNE vs Queens Park Rangers

Preston head into this weekend’s game against league leaders Queens Park Rangers with time running out to avoid the drop. Phil Brown’s men come up against the high flying Londoners nine points from safety with just one game in hand on 21st placed Crystal Palace. North End are on a dreadful run, they haven’t won in their last nine league games stretching back to 11 [...]

LIVE: Watford vs PNE

Phil Brown will be once again searching for his first three points and will be hoping to take advantage of a Watford side in shaky form. After a decent run over the Christmas period, the Hornets have failed to win in their last five games and Brown’s men will be hoping to change their recent fortunes with a win. PNE will be without Iain Hume, [...]

LIVE: PNE vs Bristol City

Follow all the action live as Preston North End take on Bristol City, in what is a must-win game for the Lilywhites. After a disappointing defeat on Tuesday night at Oakwell, Phil Brown’s men will be looking to get their first win under the new boss. New loanee Eddie Johnson could play a part, while key player Iain Hume’s participation is in doubt having complained [...]

LIVE: Barnsley vs PNE

Barnsley host North End at Oakwell tonight, in what is being billed as a six-pointer for Phil Brown’s men. The Lilywhites will also have new signing Ian Ashbee among the ranks, but will be without loanee Eddie Johnson. Phil Brown will be looking for his first win as North End boss, but it will be a tough task against a Barnsley side who find themselves [...]

LIVE: Transfer window deadline day

As the transfer windows draw to a close, follow all the moves, rumours and speculation live on Blog Preston with David Stubbings and Andy Halls. It’s been a relatively quiet window for North End so far, with new boss Phil Brown making a few signings in the loan market, but moves for Chris Iwelumo and Ian Ashbee are rumoured to be on the cards. We’ll [...]

Opinion: Dark days at Deepdale

These are testing times for all involved with Preston North End. The team are cut adrift at the bottom of the Championship, manager-less, with one of the smallest squads in the league, facing financial difficulty and struggling to put together any kind of form. Last week Chairman Maurice Lindsay decided to part company with manager Darren Ferguson. After only a year in charge. In fact, [...]