League One (Week 27) : Preston beats Walsall 1-0
ENGLAND, Feb. 24, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 27: Four wins in a row for Preston. After their success against Coventry City, Chesterfield and Scunthorpe United, the Lilywhites continued their sensational form in the League One with a 1-0 victory over Walsall this Tuesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Johnson goal in the 18th minute.
Preston North End FC remains in fourth place with 59 points from 31 games, one point behind Swindon Town FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 24, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 60 |
| 4 | Preston | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 59 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 52 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 45 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 43 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 42 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 42 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 41 |
| 14 | Walsall | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 41 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 41 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 41 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 40 |
| 18 | Notts County | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 38 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 55 | -23 | 38 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 34 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 33 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 33 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 32 |
| 24 | Yeovil Town | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 29 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2014-2015
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Overview
Preston North End FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Scunthorpe United 0-4 Preston (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:Preston 2-0 Scunthorpe United (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Oldham Athletic - Preston (28 Feb.)
Walsall FC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Milton Keynes Dons 0-3 Walsall (28 Dec.)
- Previous game:Bradford City 1-1 Walsall (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Walsall - Leyton Orient (28 Feb.)
Preston
1:0
Walsall
1:0 (1:0)
- 24 February 2015
- 19:45
- Preston
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 67 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 62 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 60 |
| 4 | Preston | 59 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 52 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 24 January 2015 | ||||
| Port Vale | 0-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2-0 | Barnsley | ||
| Colchester United | 2-0 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Gillingham | 3-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Notts County | 1-2 | Peterborough United | ||
| Tuesday 17 February 2015 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| Tuesday 24 February 2015 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-3 | Bristol City | ||
| Swindon Town | 2-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Preston | 1-0 | Walsall | ||
| Rochdale | 1-2 | Sheffield United | ||