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Bamber Bridge 17/7/24 19.00 hrs

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Preston North End will host Everton at Deepdale during pre-season, as well as facing Salford City away from home.

In preparation for the 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship campaign, North End will take on Premier League side Everton on home turf for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday 3rd August.

The two sides previously met in September 2020 at Goodison Park in a pre-season friendly, with the last competitive fixture against the Toffees coming 20 years ago.



Before Sean Dyche's side come to PR1, the Lilywhites will head to the Peninsula Stadium to take on Sky Bet League Two outfit Salford City.

Kicking off at 7.30pm on Tuesday 30th July, it’ll be the second time in 12 months that the teams have met, following the first competitive fixture between the two in the Carabao Cup last August.


Ticket details for both fixtures will be confirmed in due course.

PNE’s confirmed pre-season fixtures:

Lincoln City (N), Pinatar Arena, Friday 12th July, 11am (CEST)
Bamber Bridge (A), SFC Stadium, Wednesday 17th July, 7pm
Salford City (A), Peninsula Stadium, Tuesday 30th July, 7.30pm
Everton (H), Deepdale, Saturday 3rd August, 3pm

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Preston North End will face Southport in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday 16th July.

The clash will get underway at 7.30pm at the Big Help Stadium, better known to most as Haig Avenue.

Southport will be preparing for another season in the National League North following their 17th-placed finish in the 2023/24 campaign.



The upcoming term will be their first full season with experienced manager Jim Bentley at the helm, following his appointment last August.

Ticket details for this fixture will be confirmed in due course.


PNE’s confirmed pre-season fixtures:

Lincoln City (N), Pinatar Arena, Friday 12th July, 11am (CEST)
Southport (A), The Big Help Stadium, Tuesday 16th July, 7.30pm
Bamber Bridge (A), SFC Stadium, Wednesday 17th July, 7pm
Salford City (A), Peninsula Stadium, Tuesday 30th July, 7.30pm
Everton (H), Deepdale, Saturday 3rd August, 3pm

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Fiorentina Deepdale 27/7/24

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LINCOLN CITY
12/7/2024 10.00am
PINATAR ARENA

WHO ARE THEY

https://www.weareimps.com/

@LincolnCity_FC



Manager

Michael Skubala (born 31 October 1982) is an English football coach who is the head coach for EFL League One club Lincoln City.

Leeds United
In July 2022, he was appointed head coach of Leeds United U21's.[5]

In February 2023, Skubala was appointed interim head coach of English Premier League side Leeds United, alongside coaches Paco Gallardo and Chris Armas, after the sacking of head coach Jesse Marsch.[6][7][8] After Leeds drew their first game away under Skubala 2–2 at Manchester United, it was announced that he would remain in charge for a second match four days later: the home tie against Manchester United.[9] The club also announced that Skubala would remain in the role while the search for a permanent manager continued,[10] and Skubala said he did not see the temporary role as an 'opportunity' for him.[11] After the appointment of Javi Gracia as head coach, Skubala was promoted to first-team coach at Leeds[12]

Lincoln City
On 13 November 2023, he was appointed the head coach of League One club Lincoln City.[13] His first game ended in a 1–0 defeat to Stevenage.[14] His first Lincoln City win came the next game, beating Leyton Orient 1–0.[15] He was nominated for the February 2024 Manager of the Month, picking up 16 points from 6 unbeaten games.[16] His unbeaten run would continue into March, taking 13 points from the next 5 games, including a 5–1, 6–0 and 5–0 win, getting him another manager of the month nomination.[17] Lincoln City missed out on a play-off place following a 2–0 defeat to League One champions Portsmouth on the final day of the season.[18]

SQUAD



Bayliss was oonce of this parish, criminally underuesed by the then management also got a nasty injury which put him out for months

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PREVIOUS



Remember the 5-0 we were excellent that night

THE VIEW OF MAC

But for a missed penalty on the last day City would probably have ended up in the play offs also they were flying before the last International break scoring goals a plenty they never quite recovered but suspect they will go well this season

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Preston North End will play their first pre-season friendly of the summer on Friday, against Lincoln City at Pinatar Arena.

Once again, a huge number of North End fans have come out to Spain for the third year running to watch Ryan Lowe’s side take on the Imps at 11am CEST (10am UK time).

This fixture will be the first opportunity for the PNE faithful to see the two new signings in action, with Sam Greenwood and Stefán Teitur Thórdarson both expected to feature.

There may also be gametime for some of the younger players on the trip, including the likes of Kacper Pasiek and Theo Mawene, who turns 17 on Friday.

In Lincoln City, the Lilywhites are facing a side who lost just twice in their last 20 matches of the 2023/24 season, and they only missed out on the League One Play-Off spots by two points.

Managed by Michael Skubala, Lincoln have already been busy in the transfer market. Former PNE midfielder Tom Bayliss, who featured 21 times in a North End shirt, is one of their new arrivals.

You have to go back to 1999 to find the last time these two sides met competitively and what a night at Deepdale that was. Doubles from Steve Basham and Kurt Nogan, and a late goal from Jon Macken secured an emphatic 5-0 victory, and the reverse fixture earlier in the campaign was a cracker, too. 3-1 down in the 71st minute, the game looked over, but late goals from Macken and Nogan again turned it around for a 4-3 win.

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PNE 0 LINCOLN 1

And we still can't score

Preston North End got a good workout in the Spanish heat in the first game of pre-season as Lincoln City came out 1-0 winners.

Jovon Makama opened the scoring within just two minutes as he found Freddie Woodman’s far corner and that proved to be the only goal of the game.

PNE had chances to equalise through the likes of Sam Greenwood and Milutin Osmajić, but the League One outfit kept North End at bay.

Playing at Pinatar Arena in scorching conditions and in front of hundreds of travelling supporters in fine voice, Ryan Lowe fielded two different XIs for the two halves.

The game had hardly got going before the Imps took the lead as Makama, on the edge of the araea, cut inside and curled low into the far corner.

Greenwood – playing for North End for the first time – pressed high in the 17th minute and nicked the ball back, and he’d have drawn his side level if it wasn't for a great stop by Jamie Pardington.



Soon after, an overhit cross from a Sean Roughan free-kick had Woodman backtracking, but it came off the top of his crossbar.

At the other end, PNE were looking dangerous from Greenwood’s set pieces, with Liam Lindsay firstly heading over and then seeing another one tipped wide a few minutes later.

Tendayi Darikwa could have given his side a greater lead with the last action of the first half, but he sent his effort wide from close range.

After wholesale outfield changes were made at the break, North End were fortunate not to go two down just before the hour mark, with Ben House unable to capitalise on a defensive mistake.

The best chance of the day for the Lilywhites then came five minutes later as Duane Holmes did extremely well to carry the ball forward and play it wide for Brad Potts, whose cutback towards Osmajić wasn’t quite connected with from six yards.

Lewis Montsma soon probably should have scored for the Imps when he headed over the bar from close range, and that’s where the goalmouth action ended.

Following full-time, the North End squad and management went over to thank the following fans for their incredible support, and captured a photo together as has become tradition for the previous few years.

First half XI: Woodman; Whatmough, Lindsay, Hughes; Seary (T.Mawene, 25), Frøkjær, Whiteman, Greenwood, Pasiek; Stewart, Riis.

Second half XI: Woodman (Pradic, 64); Storey, Bauer, Taylor; Potts, Ledson, Thórdarson, Holmes, Brady; Osmajić, Keane.

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City XI (First Half): Pardington, Darikwa, Samara, O’Connor, Roughan, Bradshaw, Gallagher, Bayliss, McGrandles, Street, Makama.

Goal(s): Makama (2)

City XI (Second Half): Jeacock, Benn, Kamara (Montsma 62’), Jackson, Bradshaw, Duffy, Erhahon, McKiernan, Moylan, House (Okoro 87’), Draper.

FANTASTIC'S VIEW

Speaking after the pre-season friendly against Lincoln City in Spain, manager Ryan Lowe said it’s been a productive week of hard work for the team.

North End have completed the seven-day training camp in Campoamor, where the lads have been put through their paces in double sessions almost every day under the Spanish sun.

The week was rounded off with a match at Pinatar Arena against the Imps, who came out 1-0 winners thanks to a second-minute strike from Jovon Makama.

The result is no concern to the gaffer, though, and he’s been really pleased with what he’s seen from his squad this week.


Ryan said: “The footage is already out there; we’ve slogged the lads this week. They’ve covered maybe 30% more than they’ve covered in past pre-seasons which was important for them.

“There were a few tired bodies but we had some good patterns of play and we worked the ball tremendously well, especially in the second half. I don’t think they had a kick for a while.

“We were a little bit sloppy in between where they scored the goal. The result’s irrelevant for us. We’ve created some good chances with Milly [Milutin Osmajić] and Emil [Riis]. Some great set plays from Sam Greenwood and the ‘keeper’s made a save on the line.

“We had some good opportunities but the good thing for us is to see them all in there with no ice on their legs or on their ankles. They’ve all come through it.

“We’ll get back, we’ll rest and recover, and we’ll get home tomorrow and start the week again on Monday.

“It’s been a fantastic week for the lads; they’ve been excellent. The work they’ve put in has been different class. We’ve had a good game against a good team in Lincoln who sat back in two blocks – a mid-block and a deep block – and they want to try and counter you, so there’s some good stuff we can take from it.”

North End have spent the past two pre-seasons in Spain and hundreds of supporters have come over each time to support their team, and it was no different this time round.


The PNE faithful once again showed up in their numbers and were superb all game long, and after full-time – as has become tradition – the squad and management took a picture in front of those who travelled.

Ryan said: “It’s class. We’ve got that picture that we’ve had for many years with them at the end of the game.

“I think one man’s lost his voice, he kept shouting all game which is brilliant. It’s good for them, isn’t it? It’s like a pre-season tour for them with half of them staying in Benidorm and having a few drinks.

“Some are here with their families and a couple of the players’ families are here. It’s brilliant, nice to see them, and hopefully they enjoy a good night in Benidorm.”

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SOUTHPORT
Haig Avenue 16/7/2024 19.45 hrs

Bamber Bridge
17/7/2024 19.00 hrs

SOUTHPORT


BAMBER BRIDGE

SOUTHPORT

https://southportfc.net/

Southport Football Club is an association football club based in Southport, Merseyside.[1] The club compete in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. They play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008. They are known by their nickname "the Sandgrounders".

Founded in 1888 as Southport Central, the club were members of regional leagues such as the Lancashire League, the Lancashire Combination and The Central League for many years until 1921 when they were invited to become a founding member of the newly formed Football League Third Division North. Southport held membership of The Football League from 1921 to 1978. The club's main honour whilst in the Football League was winning the 1972–73 Football League Fourth Division championship. They failed to gain re-election in 1978 and since then have been members of the Northern Premier League (1978 to 1993), the Football Conference (1993 to 2003) and then the Northern Premier League Premier Division (2003–04). Southport were transferred to the new National League North in 2004 and, since then, have played in either that division (tier 6) or the tier 5 National League. In 2017, Southport were relegated to their current division, the National League North.

Southport's best performance in the FA Cup came in the 1930–31 tournament when they reached the quarter-finals (last eight) but were then beaten 9–1 by Everton at Goodison Park. Southport had another good FA Cup run in 1965–66 when they reached the fifth round (last sixteen) and were beaten 2–0 by Hull City at Boothferry Park. Southport took part in the Football League Cup from 1960 to 1978 but never progressed beyond the first two rounds. The team reached the final of the FA Trophy in 1997–98, played at the old Wembley Stadium, but lost 1–0 to Cheltenham Town.

MANAGER

JIM BENTLEY



BAMBER BRIDGE

https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bamberbridge/

Bamber Bridge Football Club is a football club based in Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and play at the Sir Tom Finney Stadium. The club is fully owned by a community organisation that represents supporters of the club.[3]

JAIME MILLIGAN



MACS VIEW

Double non league days all squad who are fit will get a run out, last played Southport when Westley was manager usually play Brig every season
Great for fitness and hopefully finding the back of the net