Match Report
| Preston North End | Preston North End |  |  | Peterborough United | Peterborough United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 40 | | Nick Kerr | N. Kerr | |||||||||
| Leon Jess | L. Jess | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Marvin Cope | M. Cope | |||||||||
| Stanley Goldberg | S. Goldberg | | 42 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 47 | | Lomano Goodwin | L. Goodwin | ||||||||
| Jonathan Barrett | J. Barrett | | 37 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Steven Gower | S. Gower | |||||||||
| Ledley Bloomer | L. Bloomer | | 47 | M | | 5 | | M | 56 | | Wayne Batty | W. Batty | |||||||||
| Paolo Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | | 40 | M | | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Ralph Kahn | R. Kahn | ||||||||
| Ashley Mccann | A. Mccann | | 38 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Ashley Greening | A. Greening | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Bento | R. Bento |  | 37 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Darren Fletcher | D. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Des Lloyd | D. Lloyd | | 50 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Trevor Bower | T. Bower | |||||||||
| Ledley Brown | L. Brown | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Alistair Forbes | A. Forbes | |||||||||
| Gilles Jobson | G. Jobson | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Wes Craddock | W. Craddock | |||||||||
| Peter Rowett | P. Rowett | | 44 | G | | 12 | | A | 42 | | Mervin Lampard | M. Lampard | |||||||||
| Gavin King | G. King | | 42 | A | | 13 | | G | 40 | | Anthony Moffat | A. Moffat | |||||||||
| Terry Bower | T. Bower | | 42 | G | | 14 | | D | 40 | | Tommy Scholes | T. Scholes | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Deepdale where Preston North End play host to Peterborough United. A crowd of 2,800 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Preston North End and Peterborough United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rufus.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Preston North End and Peterborough United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rufus.
0.00
0-0Peterborough United get the match underway!
2.17
0-1Ralph Kahn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ralph Kahn knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.00
0-1Ashley Greening hits a low pass to Alistair Forbes. Alistair Forbes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Harvey Barmby manages to keep it out.
18.37
0-1Seeing a gap ahead, Lomano Goodwin laces a weighted ball forward to Ralph Kahn. Ralph Kahn flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Forbes collects the pass. Alistair Forbes runs straight at the defence! Alistair Forbes shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.54
Ashley Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Jobson collects the pass. Gilles Jobson knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
27.43
Ralph Kahn kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Harvey Barmby manages to gather it effortlessly.
34.37
0-1Darren Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Forbes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alistair Forbes puts a great ball through. Trevor Bower runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
Ralph Kahn threads a neat ball through to Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower rushes past Leon Jess! Trevor Bower side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Harvey Barmby is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Preston North End appear unchanged since the first half. Peterborough United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Preston North End kicking off!
47.29
Ashley Greening deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock shoots from outside the area but somehow Harvey Barmby manages to keep it out.
48.05
Wayne Batty knocks the ball forward to Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Alistair Forbes. Alistair Forbes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
49.32
Ralph Kahn hits a low pass to Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower plays a one-two with Alistair Forbes and rushes in on goal... Trevor Bower cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.58
Wayne Batty decides to run forward with the ball. Wayne Batty plays a scrappy one-two with Alistair Forbes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Wayne Batty makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
55.00
Ledley Bloomer darts forward. Ledley Bloomer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Lloyd but the linesman indicates offside!
57.30
0-2Leon Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Lofthouse. Paolo Lofthouse knocks the ball forward to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lomano Goodwin.
60.33
Ralph Kahn chips the ball to his team mate, Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Harvey Barmby.
61.19
Ashley Greening makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
66.17
Marvin Cope makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Greening. Ashley Greening makes a probing pass to Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Barrett.
71.00
0-2Lomano Goodwin hacks Des Lloyd from behind! The referee brings Lomano Goodwin to one side and gives him a warning! Des Lloyd runs off the knock.
73.07
Ralph Kahn flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Forbes controls it well on his chest. Alistair Forbes threads the ball through to Trevor Bower but he's offside!
75.25
Steven Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Fletcher. Without breaking stride, Darren Fletcher plays the ball forward to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.23
0-2Peterborough United have made 2 substitutions with Mervin Lampard replacing Alistair Forbes and Anthony Moffat replacing Lomano Goodwin and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation.
87.02
Showing composure, Darren Fletcher plays the ball forward to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.13
Darren Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Mervin Lampard collects the pass. Mervin Lampard shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
7
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
25.3%
74.7%
Play Area
33.3%
45.3%
21.3%
Scorers
| Trevor Bower 2, 45 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Trevor Bower of Peterborough United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Harvey Barmby (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Leon Jess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stanley Goldberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jonathan Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ledley Bloomer (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paolo Lofthouse (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ashley Mccann (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Rodrigo Bento (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Des Lloyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ledley Brown (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gilles Jobson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Peter Rowett (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin King (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Terry Bower (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Nick Kerr (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Marvin Cope (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lomano Goodwin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Steven Gower (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Wayne Batty (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ralph Kahn (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Ashley Greening (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Darren Fletcher (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Trevor Bower (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Alistair Forbes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Wes Craddock (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mervin Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Anthony Moffat (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Tommy Scholes (DEF) | 0 | |