Preston North End 3 Lees OG Diaby Browne Huddersfield Town 1 Kamberi
PNE line-up: Woodman; Diaby, Lindsay, Hughes; Browne (Kamara, 90+2), McCann, Ledson, Johnson, Fernández (Brady, 88); Woodburn, O’Neill (Cross-Adair, 61). Subs not used: Cornell, Cunningham, Bauer, Slater, Mawene, Potts.
Huddersfield Town line-up: Bilokapic; Leeds, Helik, Ayina (Boyle, 38); Lowton (Diarra, 70), Kasumu (Harratt, 74), Camara, Kesler-Hayden; Thomas, Simpson (Kamberi, 45), Rudoni (Holmes, 45). Subs not used: Chapman, Jackson, Ruffels, Rhodes.
Attendance: 6,799 (762 Huddersfield Town fans)
Referee: Mr A Backhouse.
After a fairly drab first half the thought of these two meeting for a fifth time in Yorkshire in 10 days ws obviously not on either sides agenda, as the second period was probably one of the most entertaining at Deepdale for a long while.
North End made several changes resting weary bodies after the Christmas exertions, O'Neil played up front, however he was the only recognised forward in the squad, the bench had several youngsters on it.
The usual first half performance from us, build up way too slow allowing Town to defend with two banks of four, apart from a Ledson shot and a cross from Johnson which just evaded several home players, the away goal was rarely threatened, meanwhile Woodman survived one scare when Simpson's effort clipped the top of the bar.
As with the league game on Boxing Day Town should probably have been down to ten, when for the umpteenth time Ayina brought down Woodburn, having already been booked looked a nailed on second yellow, but Mr Blackhouse who had not sent off anyone this season kept his card in his pocket, within a minute Ayina had been substituted.
Town came out with purpose in the second half and it was no surprise when they took the lead, not great defending stemming from Woodman coming for a ball which he was never going to get, we never really cleared the ball and Thomas had time to pick out Kamberi who finished with ease.
The usual sinking feeling for the home fans lasted only three mintes when great work by Woodburn on the right kept the ball in play , fired in a good cross, hit Lees and ended up in the net.
Town should have really taken the lead again when Woodman's awaful ball out left Town with a glorious chance, Kamberi could have made it two but didn't reckon on Diaby's brilliant block denied them a certain goal.
Diaby then became the toast of Deepdale, Ledson's ball in fell nicely for the giant defender he buried it. Could have had more looked a good attacking side, easy when sides actually come to play instead of sitting back, the third came a couple of minutes from the end when Browne capped a good display by being first to react to a ball in from the left and poked it in from a couple of yards.
There was almst a debut goal for 17 year old Kamara, screwed his shot wide.
Fair play to the visitors deciding to have a go in the second half opened the game up pity really wouldn't have minded a third trip this season to the John Smith's Stadium
Preston manager Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"It was chalk and cheese between the first and second half. What we needed to do was have a calmness in our play, keep creating opportunities and hopefully scoring.
"The second half was very good and we were well worthy.
"To concede a scruffy goal on our behalf was disappointing, but probably sometimes that's what we've needed - to go 'we can't just roll over, we've got to compete and have a go' and we did that."
Huddersfield manager Mark Fotheringham told BBC Radio Leeds:
"It was a great exercise, we got a lot of answers and we had a lot of young players on the team.
"The goals we lost were absolutely unacceptable and that's happened now in the last two games. I'm very unsatisfied with that and I've made that clear to the lads, they're obviously disappointed.
"When Florian scored we were very much on top and I feel the game swung on his second chance. We let them off the hook and that's been the story of the whole season."
PNE line-up: Woodman; Diaby, Lindsay, Hughes; Browne (Kamara, 90+2), McCann, Ledson, Johnson, Fernández (Brady, 88); Woodburn, O’Neill (Cross-Adair, 61). Subs not used: Cornell, Cunningham, Bauer, Slater, Mawene, Potts.
Huddersfield Town line-up: Bilokapic; Leeds, Helik, Ayina (Boyle, 38); Lowton (Diarra, 70), Kasumu (Harratt, 74), Camara, Kesler-Hayden; Thomas, Simpson (Kamberi, 45), Rudoni (Holmes, 45). Subs not used: Chapman, Jackson, Ruffels, Rhodes.
Attendance: 6,799 (762 Huddersfield Town fans)
Referee: Mr A Backhouse.
After a fairly drab first half the thought of these two meeting for a fifth time in Yorkshire in 10 days ws obviously not on either sides agenda, as the second period was probably one of the most entertaining at Deepdale for a long while.
North End made several changes resting weary bodies after the Christmas exertions, O'Neil played up front, however he was the only recognised forward in the squad, the bench had several youngsters on it.
The usual first half performance from us, build up way too slow allowing Town to defend with two banks of four, apart from a Ledson shot and a cross from Johnson which just evaded several home players, the away goal was rarely threatened, meanwhile Woodman survived one scare when Simpson's effort clipped the top of the bar.
As with the league game on Boxing Day Town should probably have been down to ten, when for the umpteenth time Ayina brought down Woodburn, having already been booked looked a nailed on second yellow, but Mr Blackhouse who had not sent off anyone this season kept his card in his pocket, within a minute Ayina had been substituted.
Town came out with purpose in the second half and it was no surprise when they took the lead, not great defending stemming from Woodman coming for a ball which he was never going to get, we never really cleared the ball and Thomas had time to pick out Kamberi who finished with ease.
The usual sinking feeling for the home fans lasted only three mintes when great work by Woodburn on the right kept the ball in play , fired in a good cross, hit Lees and ended up in the net.
Town should have really taken the lead again when Woodman's awaful ball out left Town with a glorious chance, Kamberi could have made it two but didn't reckon on Diaby's brilliant block denied them a certain goal.
Diaby then became the toast of Deepdale, Ledson's ball in fell nicely for the giant defender he buried it. Could have had more looked a good attacking side, easy when sides actually come to play instead of sitting back, the third came a couple of minutes from the end when Browne capped a good display by being first to react to a ball in from the left and poked it in from a couple of yards.
There was almst a debut goal for 17 year old Kamara, screwed his shot wide.
Fair play to the visitors deciding to have a go in the second half opened the game up pity really wouldn't have minded a third trip this season to the John Smith's Stadium
Preston manager Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"It was chalk and cheese between the first and second half. What we needed to do was have a calmness in our play, keep creating opportunities and hopefully scoring.
"The second half was very good and we were well worthy.
"To concede a scruffy goal on our behalf was disappointing, but probably sometimes that's what we've needed - to go 'we can't just roll over, we've got to compete and have a go' and we did that."
Huddersfield manager Mark Fotheringham told BBC Radio Leeds:
"It was a great exercise, we got a lot of answers and we had a lot of young players on the team.
"The goals we lost were absolutely unacceptable and that's happened now in the last two games. I'm very unsatisfied with that and I've made that clear to the lads, they're obviously disappointed.
"When Florian scored we were very much on top and I feel the game swung on his second chance. We let them off the hook and that's been the story of the whole season."
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