Season so far

Championship

Key, Preston v Sunderland
League position, Preston North End 21st, Sunderland 1stTotal points, Preston North End 14, Sunderland 29

Goals scored

Preston North End 14Sunderland 23

Goals conceded

Preston North End 20Sunderland 9

Shots

Preston North End 92Sunderland 110

Shots on target

Preston North End 43Sunderland 51

Shots off target

Preston North End 49Sunderland 59

Blocked shots

Preston North End 44Sunderland 46

Passing accuracy %

Preston North End 76.37Sunderland 82.81

Points gained from a losing position

Preston North End 1Sunderland 1

Points dropped from a winning position

Preston North End 7Sunderland 5

Form guide

All competitions

Preston North End lose
v Bristol City
1
3
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Queens Park Rangers
0
0
Championship
Preston North End lose
v Arsenal
0
3
League Cup
Sunderland won
v Oxford United
2
0
Championship
Preston North End draw
v Plymouth Argyle
3
3
Championship
Sunderland won
v Luton Town
1
2
Championship
Preston North End draw
v Norwich City
2
2
Championship
Sunderland won
v Hull City
0
1
Championship
Preston North End won
v Coventry City
1
0
Championship
Sunderland draw
v Leeds United
2
2
Championship

Previous meetings

All competitions

Preston North End and Sunderland
Played
74
Preston North End Won 27Sunderland Won 25Draw 22

Previous scores

All competitions

League Cup

Preston North End 2 , Sunderland 0 on the 13th of August 2024
Preston North End
Sunderland
13th of August 2024

Championship

Sunderland 2 , Preston North End 0 on the 1st of January 2024
Sunderland
Preston North End
1st of January 2024
Preston North End 2 , Sunderland 1 on the 12th of August 2023
Preston North End
Sunderland
12th of August 2023

Match Facts

  • Preston North End have lost two of their last three league games against Sunderland (W1), as many as in their previous 14 meetings (W6 D6 L2).

  • Sunderland have lost three of their last five league visits to Deepdale (W1 D1), losing 2-1 in August 2023.

  • At Deepdale, Preston are unbeaten in their last 21 league games in midweek (W10 D11), only Manchester City are enjoying a longer ongoing such run in the top four tiers of English football (49 games unbeaten).

  • Sunderland have won both their midweek league games so far this season and could win three in a row for the first time since February 2023.

  • Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom is unbeaten in five previous encounters with Sunderland in the Football League (W4 D1), only against Birmingham (P6 W4 D2) has he faced a side more often in the Football League without losing.