# 2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Preston North End's 139th season in existence, and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Season review
### Pre-season

Paul Huntington, the club's longest-serving current player since he arrived from Yeovil Town in July 2012, signed a new three-year contract. He made 46 appearances last season. Other new contracts were signed during the summer by Alan Browne, Tom Clarke, Darnell Fisher, Paul Gallagher and Sean Maguire.
Striker Eoin Doyle transferred to Bradford City on 1 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-year contract. On the same day, Preston announced that Billy Bodin had a knee ligament injury and would be out of action for up to six months. Sean Maguire, who had recently renewed his contract, was out for "the first few weeks of the season" with a hamstring injury.

### August

Preston signed two forwards on season-long loans from Manchester City. They are Lukas Nmecha, who is an England U-21 striker, and Brandon Barker, an England U-20 winger. Both made their debuts in the club's second EFL Championship match, away to Swansea City on 11 August.
Daryl Horgan transferred to Hibernian on 10 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract. Horgan had appeared a substitute in the opening match against QPR.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Declan Rudd | GK | Diss | 34 | 123 | 0 | Norwich City | 1 July 2017 | £966,000 | 2020 |
| 13 | Michael Crowe | GK | Bexleyheath | 29 | 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 1 July 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 25 | Connor Ripley | GK | Middlesbrough | 32 | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 9 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Darnell Fisher | RB | Reading | 30 | 73 | 0 | Rotherham United | 27 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 3 | Josh Earl | LB/LW | Liverpool | 26 | 36 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2021 |
| 5 | Tom Clarke | CB | Sowerby Bridge | 37 | 236 | 15 | Huddersfield Town | 22 May 2013 | Free | 2020 |
| 6 | Ben Davies | CB/LB | Barrow-in-Furness | 29 | 88 | 2 | Academy | 25 January 2013 | Free | 2021 |
| 14 | Jordan Storey | CB | Yeovil | 27 | 31 | 1 | Exeter City | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 15 | Joe Rafferty | RB | Liverpool | 31 | 5 | 0 | Rochdale | 23 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2022 |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes | LB | Cardiff | 32 | 34 | 4 | Peterborough United | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 23 | Paul Huntington | CB | Carlisle | 37 | 271 | 17 | Yeovil Town | 22 May 2012 | Free | 2021 |
| 31 | Tom Stead | DF | | 24 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2019 |
| 50 | Kevin O'Connor | LB | Enniscorthy | 22 | 9 | 0 | Cork City | 24 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| — | Andy Boyle | CB | Dublin | 33 | 12 | 0 | Dundalk | 1 January 2017 | Free | 2019 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ben Pearson | CM/DM | Oldham | 30 | 116 | 1 | Manchester United | 11 January 2016 | £115,000 | 2021 |
| 8 | Alan Browne | CM | Cork | 29 | 204 | 28 | Free agent | 1 January 2014 | Free | 2021 |
| 10 | Josh Harrop | AM/CF | Stockport | 29 | 50 | 4 | Manchester United | 3 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson | AM | Kingston | 32 | 186 | 31 | Aston Villa | 23 January 2015 | £50,000 | 2021 |
| 12 | Paul Gallagher | AM/WG | Glasgow | 40 | 264 | 38 | Leicester City | 16 June 2015 | Free | 2020 |
| 17 | Josh Ginnelly | LW | Coventry | 27 | 5 | 0 | Walsall | 1 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson | CM | Liverpool | 27 | 28 | 0 | Oxford United | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 21 | Brandon Barker | WG | Manchester | 28 | 20 | 2 | Manchester City | 7 August 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| 30 | Jack Baxter | CM | Chorley | 24 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | Trainee | 2019 |
| 32 | Adam O'Reilly | CM | | 23 | 1 | 0 | Ringmahon Rangers | November 2016 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 44 | Brad Potts | CM | Hexham | 30 | 10 | 2 | Barnsley | 3 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | Callum Robinson | WG/CF | Northampton | 30 | 149 | 35 | Aston Villa | 4 July 2016 | Free | 2020 |
| 9 | Louis Moult | CF | Stoke-on-Trent | 32 | 38 | 7 | Motherwell | 1 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 20 | Jayden Stockley | CF | Poole | 31 | 17 | 4 | Exeter City | 3 January 2019 | £750,000 | 2022 |
| 24 | Sean Maguire | CF | Luton | 30 | 52 | 13 | Cork City | 24 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen | RW/SS | Blackpool | 31 | 101 | 21 | Morecambe | 1 January 2017 | Free | 2020 |
| 39 | Billy Bodin | RW/CF | Swindon | 32 | 19 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 45 | Lukas Nmecha | CF | Hamburg | 26 | 44 | 4 | Manchester City | 9 August 2018 | Loan | 2019 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 19 | Graham Burke | SS | Dublin | 31 | 15 | 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 22 | Chris Maxwell | GK | St Asaph | 34 | 81 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2020 |
| 26 | Michael Howard | CF | Southport | 25 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 20 February 2018 | Trainee | 2019 |
| 27 | Connor Simpson | CF | Guisborough | 25 | 1 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 11 January 2018 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 51 | Tommy Spurr | LB | Leeds | 37 | 24 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 July 2016 | Free | 2019 |
| 52 | Ben Pringle | CM/LM | Newcastle upon Tyne | 35 | 14 | 0 | Fulham | 4 July 2016 | £255,000 | 2019 |
| 53 | Marnick Vermijl | RB | Peer | 33 | 54 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 August 2016 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
* All appearances and goals up to date as of 5 May 2019.

### Statistics

    As of 5 May 2019
| 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 | 36 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Darnell Fisher | 38 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Josh Earl | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ben Pearson | 32 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Clarke | 22 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Davies | 41 | 1 | 39+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | IRL | Callum Robinson | 28 | 13 | 24+3 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 40 | 12 | 35+2 | 12 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Louis Moult | 27 | 5 | 8+16 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Josh Harrop | 11 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 37 | 7 | 26+8 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Paul Gallagher | 40 | 6 | 28+10 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Michael Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Jordan Storey | 31 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Andrew Hughes | 34 | 4 | 31+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Josh Ginnelly | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ledson | 28 | 0 | 14+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Jayden Stockley | 17 | 4 | 8+9 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Brandon Barker | 20 | 2 | 6+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 25 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Sean Maguire | 26 | 3 | 19+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Connor Ripley | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Tom Barkhuizen | 37 | 7 | 26+8 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | IRL | Adam O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ethan Walker | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Brad Potts | 10 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Lukas Nmecha | 44 | 4 | 24+17 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players currently on loan: ||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | IRL | Graham Burke | 15 | 2 | 6+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | WAL | Chris Maxwell | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | ENG | Calum Woods | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IRL | Daryl Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 5 May 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 7 | | CF | Callum Robinson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | | CM | Alan Browne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 11 | | CM | Daniel Johnson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 29 | | WG | Tom Barkhuizen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | | AM | Paul Gallagher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | | CF | Louis Moult | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 20 | | CF | Jayden Stockley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 45 | | CF | Lukas Nmecha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 24 | | CF | Sean Maguire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 19 | | SS | Graham Burke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 21 | | WG | Brandon Barker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 44 | | CM | Brad Potts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | | CB | Tom Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 | | CB | Ben Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 14 | | CB | Jordan Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 67 | 1 | 7 | 74 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 5 May 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 4 | | DM | Ben Pearson | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | | RB | Darnell Fisher | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | | CM | Daniel Johnson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | | CB | Ben Davies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | | CM | Ryan Ledson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | | CM | Alan Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | | LB | Josh Earl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | | AM | Paul Gallagher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | | GK | Declan Rudd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | | GK | Chris Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | | CF | Sean Maguire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 45 | | CF | Lukas Nmecha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | | CF | Louis Moult | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | | LB | Andrew Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | | CB | Paul Huntington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 7 | | CF | Callum Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | | AM | Josh Harrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | | CB | Jordan Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | | CF | Jayden Stockley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 68 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 5 |

### Contracts

| Date | Position | Name | Contract Length | Status | Expires |
| 10 July 2018 | CB | Paul Huntington | 3 years | Signed | June 2021 |
| 11 July 2018 | CM | Alan Browne | 3 years | Signed | June 2021 |
| 24 January 2019 | CM | Paul Gallagher | 1 year | Signed | June 2020 |
| 25 January 2019 | LB | Josh Earl | 2 years | Signed | June 2021 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | SS | Graham Burke | Shamrock Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Jimmy Corcoran | Cherry Orchard | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Michael Crowe | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Andrew Hughes | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Ryan Ledson | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Brian McManus | St Kevin Boys | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Jordan Storey | Exeter City | £765,000 |
| 1 January 2019 | LW | Josh Ginnelly | Walsall | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2019 | CM | Brad Potts | Barnsley | £1,440,000 |
| 3 January 2019 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Exeter City | £747,000 |
| 9 January 2019 | GK | Connor Ripley | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2019 | RB | Joe Rafferty | Rochdale | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 13 June 2018 | LB | Greg Cunningham | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | John Welsh | Grimsby Town | End of Contract |
| 1 August 2018 | CF | Eoin Doyle | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2018 | RM | Daryl Horgan | Hibernian | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2019 | RB | Calum Woods | Bradford City | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 7 August 2018 | RW | | Brandon Barker | Manchester City | 31 May 2019 | |
| 9 August 2018 | CF | | Lukas Nmecha | Manchester City | 31 May 2019 | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Tommy Spurr | Fleetwood Town | 3 January 2019 |
| 6 July 2018 | GK | Mathew Hudson | Bury | 1 January 2019 |
| 17 August 2018 | CF | Michael Howard | Hednesford Town | 1 January 2019 |
| 29 August 2018 | LB | Kevin O'Connor | Crewe Alexandra | 7 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CB | Andy Boyle | Dundee | 1 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | LM | Ben Pringle | Grimsby Town | 21 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | RB | Marnick Vermijl | MVV Maastricht | 31 May 2019 |
| 12 October 2018 | CF | Connor Simpson | Hyde United | 1 January 2019 |
| 8 January 2019 | GK | Chris Maxwell | Charlton Athletic | 31 May 2019 |
| 9 January 2019 | CF | Connor Simpson | Carlisle United | 31 May 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | CF | Michael Howard | Stalybridge Celtic | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 January 2019 | LM | Ben Pringle | Tranmere Rovers | 31 May 2019 |
| 29 January 2019 | CB | Andy Boyle | Ross County | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | SS | Graham Burke | Gillingham | 4 May 2019 |
| 8 February 2019 | LB | Kevin O'Connor | Cork City | 31 May 2019 |
| 8 March 2019 | CM | Adam O'Reilly | Hyde United | April 2019 |

## Pre-season friendlies

PNE announced they will compete with Bamber Bridge, AFC Fylde, West Ham United and Burnley during pre-season.

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 64 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 64 |
| 13 | Hull City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 62 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 61 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 60 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 55 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 52 |
* ↑ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.
* ↑ Birmingham City were deducted 9 points for failure to comply with the EFL profitability and sustainability rules.

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was done on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.