Match Report


Preston North EndPreston North End     BarnsleyBarnsley
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dennis WhelanD. Whelan52
G
1
G
49Julian StockdaleJ. Stockdale
Leon JessL. Jess56
D
2
D
46Malcolm VassellM. Vassell
Ashley Wright-PhillipsA. Wright-Phillips45
D
3
D
45Harry BrownH. Brown
Stanley GoldbergS. Goldberg43
D
4captain
D
42Francis ForbesF. Forbes
Paul HurstP. Hurst64
M
5
D
41Richard ShiltonR. Shilton
Paolo LofthouseP. Lofthouse40
M
captain6
M
48John CopeJ. Cope
Les EvansL. Evans39
M
7
M
43Daniele RankinD. Rankin
Tommy FletcherT. Fletcher38
M
8
M
41Daniele KeaneD. Keane
Des LloydD. Lloyd50
A
9
M
40Anthony RipleyA. Ripley
Gilles JobsonG. Jobson48
A
10
A
55Kelvin EdwardsK. Edwards
Ledley BrownL. Brown45
A
11
A
47Joe SinclairJ. Sinclair
 
Harvey BarmbyH. Barmby50
G
12
A
43Jon SharpeJ. Sharpe
Gavin KingG. King42
A
13
A
42Eoin YoungE. Young
Terry BowerT. Bower42
G
14
G
41Paul GleisensteinP. Gleisenstein

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Deepdale where Preston North End play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 2,655 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Preston North End are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Maddison.


0.00
Preston North End kick off the first half!
2.54
Daniele Rankin hits a low pass to Joe Sinclair. Joe Sinclair shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
3.56
Leon Jess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les Evans. With vision, Les Evans picks a pass forward to Des Lloyd. Des Lloyd rushes past Francis Forbes! Des Lloyd takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Julian Stockdale had no chance!! Goal for Preston North End!
14.58
Les Evans flicks a high pass forward. Des Lloyd collects the pass. Des Lloyd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Julian Stockdale with no chance!! Goal for Preston North End!
20.24
Daniele Keane flicks a high pass forward. Joe Sinclair collects the pass. Joe Sinclair plays a quick one-two with Kelvin Edwards and rushes in on goal... Joe Sinclair looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Barnsley!
24.33
Daniele Rankin flicks a high ball forward to Kelvin Edwards who takes it down. Kelvin Edwards advances inside the box! Kelvin Edwards rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.17
John Cope knocks the ball forward to Joe Sinclair. Joe Sinclair edges inside the box! Joe Sinclair side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
32.40
John Cope plays the ball forward to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ashley Wright-Phillips.
34.42
Kelvin Edwards hacks Stanley Goldberg from behind! Kelvin Edwards is warned by the referee! Stanley Goldberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.29
Paolo Lofthouse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.29
Leon Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Evans. Les Evans flicks a high pass forward. Des Lloyd controls it well on his chest. Des Lloyd makes a defence splitting pass to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
Daniele Rankin sees Kelvin Edwards in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Edwards shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Preston North End appear unchanged since the first half. Barnsley also appear unchanged since the first half. The Barnsley players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley get the second half underway!
47.04
Francis Forbes flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Ripley who gracefully takes it down. Anthony Ripley takes it forward alone. Anthony Ripley shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Dennis Whelan smothers it!
48.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Richard Shilton picks a pass forward to Daniele Rankin. Daniele Rankin knocks the ball forward to Joe Sinclair. Joe Sinclair shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
55.38
Anthony Ripley sees Kelvin Edwards in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Edwards threads the ball through to Joe Sinclair but he's offside!
59.37
Ashley Wright-Phillips barges into Daniele Keane. Ashley Wright-Phillips is shown the yellow card! Daniele Keane stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.57
Anthony Ripley makes a simple pass to Joe Sinclair. Joe Sinclair plays a quick one-two with Kelvin Edwards and rushes in on goal... Joe Sinclair takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
66.34
Daniele Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Edwards collects the pass. Kelvin Edwards shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
69.37
Daniele Keane flicks a high pass forward. Joe Sinclair collects the pass. Joe Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Dennis Whelan gets down and covers it.
72.22
Malcolm Vassell flicks a high ball forward to Daniele Keane who takes it down. Daniele Keane kicks a strong pass forward to Kelvin Edwards. Kelvin Edwards shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
77.13
Paolo Lofthouse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Brown. Harry Brown comes in with a late challenge on Ledley Brown. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
78.55
Paolo Lofthouse takes it forward alone. Paolo Lofthouse plays a one-two with Des Lloyd and advances towards the goal... Paolo Lofthouse tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
87.44
Paolo Lofthouse threads the ball through to Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown runs straight at the defence! Ledley Brown comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.43
Paul Hurst threads the ball through to Des Lloyd. Des Lloyd shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Preston North End

Barnsley
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
31.4%
45.7%
22.9%

Scorers
Des Lloyd 4, 15
Paolo Lofthouse 79
Joe Sinclair 20
Kelvin Edwards 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Des Lloyd of Preston North End

Match Ratings
1.Dennis Whelan (GK)
6
2.Leon Jess (DEF)
6
3.Ashley Wright-Phillips (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Stanley Goldberg (DEF)
6
5.Paul Hurst (MID)
6
6.Paolo Lofthouse (MID)goal scored
8
7.Les Evans (MID)
7
8.Tommy Fletcher (MID)
6
9.Des Lloyd (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Gilles Jobson (ATT)
6
11.Ledley Brown (ATT)
6
 
12.Harvey Barmby (GK)
0
13.Gavin King (ATT)
0
14.Terry Bower (GK)
0

1.Julian Stockdale (GK)
6
2.Malcolm Vassell (DEF)
6
3.Harry Brown (DEF)
6
4.Francis Forbes (DEF)
6
5.Richard Shilton (DEF)
6
6.John Cope (MID)
6
7.Daniele Rankin (MID)
7
8.Daniele Keane (MID)
6
9.Anthony Ripley (MID)
6
10.Kelvin Edwards (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Joe Sinclair (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jon Sharpe (ATT)
0
13.Eoin Young (ATT)
0
14.Paul Gleisenstein (GK)
0