2004-08-20
| Championship |
| Championship | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 0 | 1 | Sheffield United | Deepdale | 12,084 | |
| Lineups | Gray | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Championship | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 2 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Sunderland | H |
| 3 | 0 | Gillingham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Stoke City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Rotherham United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Gillingham | H |
| 6 | 0 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 14 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 2004-08-29 | Leeds United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Millwall | H |
| 9 | -1 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 10 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | L | D | W | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Coventry City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 14 | -4 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | L | L | D | W | # | 2004-08-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 15 | -1 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | -1 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Watford | H |
| 17 | -1 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Leicester City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Leeds United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Reading | A |
| 20 | -1 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 21 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Burnley | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | West Ham United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Derby County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 2004-08-21 | Wigan Athletic | A |
