Courtesy of data from WyScout, we’ve looked at how many long balls each second-tier club hit during the 2019-20 campaign to determine the most direct teams.
So, where do the Whites rank? Scroll and click through the pages to discover which teams played the most – and least – long passes, ranked from lowest to highest:
19. 6th - Leeds United - 2457
Average of 49.46 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Michael Regan
20. 5th - Barnsley - 2495
Average of 50.17 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Mike Hewitt
21. 4th - Bristol City - 2512
Average of 50.2 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Jan Kruger
22. 3rd - Cardiff City - 2527
Average of 48.46 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Clive Brunskill
23. 2nd - Stoke City - 2625
Average of 52.71 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Lewis Storey
24. 1st - Preston North End - 2937
Average of 58.71 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Ross Kinnaird