Preston North End's 2019/20 Championship fixtures

Preston North End midfielder Alan Browne in action against Millwall in PNE's last visit to the Den

Alex Neil's men make the trip to the Den on Saturday, August 3, with their first home game coming a week later against Wigan Athletic.

On August 17, they have another long distance journey to play Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, before Deepdale hosts back-to-back home matches against Stoke City (August 21) and Sheffield Wednesday (August 24).

A busy first month of the campaign is rounded-off with a clash with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on August 31.

North End's Christmas games see them go to Cardiff City on December 21 and Leeds United on Boxing Day, before having home fixtures against Reading on December 29 and Middlesbrough on New Years's Day.

Their Easter games are Sheffield Wednesday away on Good Friday and Forest at home on Easter Monday.

PNE's derby clashes with Blackburn Rovers come at Deepdale on Saturday, October 26, then at Ewood Park on January 11.

There is some midweek travelling to do, with trips to Middlesbrough, Hull City, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion falling during the week.

The clash with Fulham at Craven Cottage, always a popular trip with North End supporters, is on Saturday, February 29 - 2020 is a leap year.

A first trip to Luton Town's Kenilworth Road since 2006 has to wait until March 14.

North End are on their travels on the final day of the season, visiting Bristol City on May 2.

AUGUST3 Millwall A10 Wigan Athletic H17 Swansea City A21 Stoke City H24 Sheffield Wednesday H31 Nottingham Forest ASEPTEMBER14 Brentford H21 Birmingham City A28 Bristol City HOCTOBER1 Middlesbrough A5 Barnsley H19 Reading A23 Leeds United H26 Blackburn Rovers HNOVEMBER2 Charlton Athletic A9 Huddersfield Town H 23 Derby County A27 Hull City A30 West Bromwich Albion HDECEMBER7 Queens Park Rangers A10 Fulham H14 Luton Town H21 Cardiff City A26 Leeds United A29 Reading HJANUARY1 Middlesbrough H11 Blackburn Rovers A18 Charlton Athletic H25 Barnsley AFEBRUARY1 Swansea City H8 Wigan Athletic A12 Stoke City A15 Millwall H22 Hull City H25 West Bromwich Albion A29 Fulham AMARCH7 Queens Park Rangers H14 Luton Town A17 Cardiff City H21 Derby County HAPRIL4 Huddersfield Town A10 Sheffield Wednesday A13 Nottingham Forest H18 Brentford A25 Birmingham City HMAY2 Bristol City A