PNE face Leicester City, Ipswich Town, Millwall, Southampton and Hull City this month in the Championship
Anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray ‘wrestled out’ of Tory conferenceAs soon as this season’s Championship fixtures were released on June 22, the month of October jumped off the page from a Preston North End perspective. This season’s lineup in the second tier looked as strong as ever regardless, but the imminent five game run had all the ingredients of a potentially challenging and testing period. As it turns out, Ryan Lowe’s men are actually heading into it in an unbelievable position.
North End’s 20 points from their first nine games has them third in the table, coincidentally behind their next two opponents inand Ipswich Town. It has been a remarkable start to the league campaign for Preston, who suffered a first - but heavy - blow last time out, as West Brom won 0-4 at Deepdale. The weekend’swill go toe-to-toe with a side taking the Championship by storm and one threatening, already, to replicate Burnley’s canter of a title win last season.
What will be will be, but North End will have little time to celebrate or dwell in the aftermath of Wednesday’s tussle. Preston will stay down south until Saturday’s clash at Portman Road, against an Ipswich Town side living up to the hype and tearing it up early doors. Kieran McKenna’s men have blossomed into a serious force and kept up their relentless goal scoring in a league above. It will require a massive team effort against the Tractor Boys.
Southampton then head up to Lancashire, for a match in front of the Sky Sports cameras and the first meeting between the two clubs in 12 years. Under possession-mad manager Russell Martin, the Saints have had some difficult days already this season - with heavy defeats to Sunderland and Leicester among a run of straight four defeats. Adam Armstrong is starting to score goals though and Southampton’s team, on paper, has quality in abundance.
Hull City provide the final test - a team who also lock horns with Millwall, Ipswich and Southampton this month. Liam Rosenior looks to be on to a good thing with the Tigers. His side are fifth in the table at the time of writing, having won four, drawn four and lost once. Hull have won three on the bounce away from home, with Aaron Connolly the dangerman in attack.
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