# 2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season was the club's 141st season in existence and their sixth consecutive season in the Championship. They also took part in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Squad

    As of 8 May 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | Declan Rudd | GK | (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 33) | 192 | 0 | 2017 | Norwich City | £966,000 | 2023 |
| 22 | Daniel Iversen | GK | (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) | 23 | 0 | 2021 | Leicester City | Loan | 2021 |
| 25 | Connor Ripley | GK | (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31) | 10 | 0 | 2019 | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg | CB | (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23) | 16 | 0 | 2021 | Liverpool | Loan | 2021 |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer | CB | (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 32) | 56 | 5 | 2019 | Charlton Athletic | Free | 2022 |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay | CB | (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 29) | 13 | 2 | 2021 | Stoke City | Loan | 2021 |
| 14 | Jordan Storey | CB | (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27) | 76 | 2 | 2018 | Exeter City | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 15 | Joe Rafferty | RB/LB/DM | (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) | 65 | 1 | 2019 | Rochdale | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes | LB/CB | (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) | 98 | 4 | 2018 | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 23 | Paul Huntington | CB | (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37) | 305 | 18 | 2012 | Yeovil Town | Free | 2022 |
| 37 | Greg Cunningham | LB/CB | (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) | 122 | 5 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | Tom Bayliss | CM/DM/RM | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) | 20 | 1 | 2019 | Coventry City | £2,000,000 | 2023 |
| 8 | Alan Browne | CM/DM/AM/RB | (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) | 292 | 35 | 2014 | Free Agent | Free | 2024 |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson | AM/CM | (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32) | 254 | 48 | 2015 | Aston Villa | £50,000 | 2023 |
| 12 | Paul Gallagher | CM/LM/RM | (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40) | 315 | 45 | 2015 | Leicester City | Free | 2021 |
| 17 | Benjamin Whiteman | CM/AM/RM | (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) | 23 | 1 | 2021 | Doncaster Rovers | Undislosed | 2024 |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson | CM/DM | (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) | 83 | 2 | 2018 | Oxford United | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 21 | Jayson Molumby | CM/DM | (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25) | 16 | 0 | 2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan | 2021 |
| 30 | Jack Baxter | DM/CM | (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2022 |
| 42 | Anthony Gordon | LW/AM/RW | (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23) | 11 | 0 | 2021 | Everton | Loan | 2021 |
| 44 | Brad Potts | CM/RM/AM | (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30) | 91 | 9 | 2019 | Barnsley | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 9 | Louis Moult | CF/SS | (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 (age 32) | 40 | 8 | 2018 | Motherwell | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen | CF | (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) | 39 | 3 | 2020 | Randers | Undisclosed | 2024 |
| 24 | Sean Maguire | CF/SS/RW | (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) | 129 | 22 | 2017 | Cork City | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 26 | Ched Evans | CF | (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36) | 21 | 5 | 2021 | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen | RW/LW/CF | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) | 195 | 38 | 2017 | Morecambe | Free | 2022 |
| 31 | Scott Sinclair | LW/SS/AM | (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) | 58 | 12 | 2020 | Celtic | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 39 | Billy Bodin | LW/RW/AM | (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32) | 44 | 4 | 2018 | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| Out on loan: |||||||||||
| 3 | Josh Earl | LB/CB | (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26) | 43 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | 2023 |
| 10 | Josh Harrop | AM/LM | (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 29) | 92 | 13 | 2017 | Manchester United | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 20 | Jayden Stockley | CF | (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31) | 71 | 9 | 2019 | Exeter City | £750,000 | 2022 |
| 32 | Adam O'Reilly | CM | (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | 2016 | Ringmahon Rangers | Undisclosed | 2023 |
| 35 | David Nugent | CF | (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39) | 132 | 38 | 2019 | Derby County | Free | 2021 |
| | Graham Burke | SS | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) | 15 | 2 | 2018 | Shamrock Rovers | Undisclosed | 2021 |
* All appearances and goals up to date as of 8 May 2021.

### Statistics

    As of 8 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd | 23 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NED | Sepp van den Berg | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Patrick Bauer | 15 | 2 | 12+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Liam Lindsay | 13 | 2 | 13+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tom Bayliss | 15 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 41 | 4 | 37+1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 34 | 5 | 24+9 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Paul Gallagher | 15 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Jordan Storey | 32 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 26 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 37 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Benjamin Whiteman | 23 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ledson | 38 | 2 | 31+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 39 | 3 | 17+21 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | IRL | Jayson Molumby | 16 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | DEN | Daniel Iversen | 23 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 24 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Sean Maguire | 33 | 4 | 15+14 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Connor Ripley | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | WAL | Ched Evans | 21 | 5 | 19+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Tom Barkhuizen | 47 | 6 | 29+16 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Scott Sinclair | 40 | 9 | 33+4 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | IRL | Greg Cunningham | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | WAL | Billy Bodin | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Anthony Gordon | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Brad Potts | 45 | 5 | 22+20 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Josh Earl | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Josh Harrop | 8 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Jayden Stockley | 19 | 1 | 4+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Darnell Fisher | 16 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ben Pearson | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Davies | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Goals record

    As of 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 31 | | LW | Scott Sinclair | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 29 | | RW | Tom Barkhuizen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | | AM | Daniel Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 26 | | CF | Ched Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 44 | | CM | Brad Potts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | | CM | Alan Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 24 | | CF | Sean Maguire | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | | CB | Patrick Bauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | | CB | Liam Lindsay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 18 | | CM | Ryan Ledson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | | RB | Darnell Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | | CM | Tom Bayliss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | | AM | Josh Harrop | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | | CB | Jordan Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | | CM | Benjamin Whiteman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | | CF | Jayden Stockley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 37 | | LB | Greg Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 1 | 6 | 52 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 18 | | CM | Ryan Ledson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | | CM | Alan Browne | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | | RB | Darnell Fisher | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | | CF | Sean Maguire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | | CB | Paul Huntington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 37 | | LB | Greg Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | | DM | Ben Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | | RB | Joe Rafferty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 17 | | CM | Benjamin Whiteman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | | CM | Jayson Molumby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | | CF | Ched Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 44 | | CM | Brad Potts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | | LB | Josh Earl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | | CB | Patrick Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | | LB | Liam Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | | CB | Ben Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | | CM | Tom Bayliss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | | AM | Josh Harrop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | | RW | Tom Barkhuizen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 31 | | LW | Scott Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 42 | | LW | Anthony Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 3 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 October 2020 | CF | Emil Riis Jakobsen | Randers | £1,350,000 |
| 14 January 2021 | CM | Ben Whiteman | Doncaster Rovers | £1,600,000 |
| 6 February 2021 | LB | Greg Cunningham | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 6 February 2021 | CF | Ched Evans | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 5 January 2021 | CM | Jayson Molumby | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2021 |
| 6 January 2021 | CF | Ched Evans | Fleetwood Town | 6 February 2021 |
| 7 January 2021 | GK | Daniel Iversen | Leicester City | End of season |
| 28 January 2021 | LB | Greg Cunningham | Cardiff City | 6 February 2021 |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | Liam Lindsay | Stoke City | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | Liverpool | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | Anthony Gordon | Everton | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 1 August 2020 | SS | Graham Burke | Shamrock Rovers | End of season |
| 2 September 2020 | LW | Josh Ginnelly | Heart of Midlothian | End of season |
| 12 September 2020 | CF | Ethan Walker | Carlisle United | 8 January 2021 |
| 30 September 2020 | DM | Jack Baxter | Chorley | 2 November 2020 |
| 30 September 2020 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Chorley | 30 October 2020 |
| 17 October 2020 | CF | Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | Lancaster City | November 2020 |
| 23 October 2020 | GK | Mathew Hudson | Bamber Bridge | 28 November 2020 |
| 23 October 2020 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | Bamber Bridge | January 2021 |
| 30 October 2020 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Bamber Bridge | December 2020 |
| 2 November 2020 | DM | Jack Baxter | Stalybridge Celtic | 2 January 2021 |
| 20 January 2021 | AM | Josh Harrop | Ipswich Town | End of season |
| 22 January 2021 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 23 January 2021 | LW | Ethan Walker | Carlisle United | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | Josh Earl | Burton Albion | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | David Nugent | Tranmere Rovers | End of season |
| 22 February 2021 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | Waterford | End of season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | Jack Armer | Carlisle United | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Tom Clarke | Salford City | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Michael Crowe | Viking FK | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | Tyrhys Dolan | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Louis Potts | Workington | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Connor Simpson | Cork City | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Tyler Williams | Stalybridge Celtic | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2020 | CM | Brian McManus | Shelbourne | Free transfer |
| 28 August 2020 | CM | Joe Nolan | Runcorn Linnets | Free transfer |
| 28 January 2021 | RB | Darnell Fisher | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2021 | CM | Ben Pearson | Bournemouth | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | Ben Davies | Liverpool | £500,000 |
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## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| EFL Championship | 12 September 2020 | May 2021 | Matchday 1 | | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 035.71 |
| FA Cup | January 2021 | | Third round | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | 29 August 2020 | 23 September 2020 | First round | Third round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 041.18 |
Last updated: 28 November 2020 Source: Competitions

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 64 |
| 11 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 62 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 62 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 60 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 57 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 55 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2021. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |

#### Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

### FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.