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Stoke a now 2/1/23

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Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile incredibly scored five goals to help Preston North End progress to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup, with a 6-1 victory over Rotherham United.

It was the visitors who opened the scoring early on at Deepdale, but PNE quickly turned the game on its head, with 16-year-old Rodriguez-Gentile scoring a hat-trick before half-time.

A quickfire double between the 31st and 34th minute saw the Brazilian overturn the visitors’ lead, before he then hit an incredible strike into the top corner to give his side a two-goal lead at the break.


He scored twice more in the opening stages of the second period, and Kitt Nelson then netted from the spot to seal progression, and in the next round PNE will face either Gillingham or Wigan Athletic.

North End started on the front foot on a bitterly-cold afternoon at the home of the first team, with both Nelson and Ellis Horan seeing shots deflected wide.

Adam Clark gave PNE a warning sign five minutes in, heading a corner against the crossbar, and then on 16 minutes Archie Day met a similar set piece in the air, this time finding the bottom corner with his headed effort.

Tommy Davis was then called into action just ahead of the half-hour mark, diving to his left to deny Ben Hatton who struck powerfully towards goal.

That stop proved important, too, as just a few minutes later North End went down the other end to take the lead, with Nelson’s blocked shot falling to Rodriguez-Gentile, who stayed calm to slot home for his first of the day.

Two minutes on, the forward then got his second, taking the ball down well from Finlay Wallbank’s cross from the right, and sending a finish underneath the goalkeeper.

His hat-trick was then sealed in the 44th minute and in unbelievable fashion, too, as he took aim from 25 yards and incredibly found the top corner.

He wasn’t done there, though, as his fourth of the afternoon arrived 57 minutes in, when Josh Seary burst down the right and pulled it back for the Brazilian to finish into the roof of the net.

That pair combined once more just four minutes later when Seary sent another great cross into the box and the forward flicked a fantastic header over the top of goalkeeper Nat Ford.

PNE then had a sixth on 66 minutes, but this time it was Nelson on the scoresheet, calmly slotting to the goalkeeper’s left from the penalty spot, after substitute Theo Carroll was brought down in the area.

From that point, North End remained in control of the tie, and coming up next for them is a fourth round tie against either Gillingham or Wigan Athletic, who face each other on Tuesday evening.

PNE line-up: Davis; Wallbank, Best, McGhee; Seary (Eccleston, 77), Kamara, Horan, N.Mawene (Carroll, 63); Pemberton; Rodriguez-Gentile (Havard, 83), Nelson. Subs not used: Nicholson, T.Mawene, Wilkinson, Carroll, Brindle.

Rotherham United line-up: Ford; Seisay (Shepherd, 62), Douglas, Day, Jenkinson; Grove, Ja. Champion (Harris, 62); Nisbett, Jo. Champion, Hatton; Clark (Ayres, 80). Subs not used: Hamilton-Lund, Roddis, Mare, Zack, Ayres.

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Riis possible ACL seaon ending injury

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Preston North End made a loss after tax of £16.8m for the year 2021-22, up from a £15.4m loss from the previous financial year.

The increase was due to payments to an ex manager as well as players at the end of their contracts, the club said.

In addition, the club owed compensation to Plymouth Argyle after recruiting manager Ryan Lowe in December 2021.

Club owner Trevor Hemmings also died during the 2021-22 season, with son Craig Hemmings taking over as chairman.

"The season 2021-22 was a difficult one for a number of reasons," Hemmings said.

"It was the first full season back with crowds into Deepdale following all of the Covid-19 restrictions, and, as was felt across the whole of the football pyramid, we experienced the nervousness of some fans returning to stadiums.

"In the first half of the season we changed managers, as results on the pitch were just not good enough. And most significantly, it was the season we lost our owner, my father, Trevor Hemmings CVO. We all at the club hope to further his legacy."

During the 2021-22 financial year, the club's owners invested £14.9m into the Lilywhites "to cover the annual cash shortfall in running the club."

Turnover rose during the year to £13.8m, up 16% from £11.9m the previous year, with 7,557 season tickets sold in the first full year of crowds after coronavirus restrictions ended.

"Since the year end, some good progress has been made by the club in reducing the annual cash deficit to the owners," club director Peter Ridsdale said.

"With the aid of incredible fan engagement and support, we had one of the best ever season ticket campaigns, with close to 12,000 season tickets being sold to fans of PNE. The most sold for over 60 years."

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Last game of the season moved from Saturday 6/5/23 to 8/5/23 due to Kings Coronation

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Ched Evans surgery on his neck went well may return next season

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Preston North End striker Ched Evans is expecting to return next season after having surgery on what was described as a "serious medical condition".

The 34-year-old made 28 appearances for Preston this season, scoring nine goals, but the club announced in April that it had consulted with specialists.

In an update on Preston's Twitter, Evans said: "I'm five-weeks post-surgery. The surgery went really well.

"They removed some bone and some plates which were compressing my spinal cord."

The club had previously said that the condition may have "potentially life-changing consequences" but Evans has received positive news about his recovery.

"My neck will be as strong as ever," he added.

"I'll be back next season, doing what I love to do, scoring goals and winning games with Preston."

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Blackburn now a Friday

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1/12/2023 a Friday night televisual delight QPR at home