Match Report
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic |  |  | Preston North End | Preston North End | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Bould | H. Bould |  | 50 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Dennis Whelan | D. Whelan | ||||||||
| Nigel Mortensen | N. Mortensen | | 45 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Leon Jess | L. Jess | |||||||||
| Vinicio E. Scarponi | V. Scarponi |  | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Ashley Wright-Phillips | A. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Niccolo Montague | N. Montague | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Stanley Goldberg | S. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Ben Dryden | B. Dryden | | 42 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Paul Hurst | P. Hurst | |||||||||
| Del Deane | D. Deane | | 39 | M | | 6 | | | M | 47 | | Ledley Bloomer | L. Bloomer | ||||||||
| Adam Jeffers | A. Jeffers | | 39 | M | | 7 | | M | 40 | | Paolo Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Marc Gerlach | M. Gerlach |  | 37 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Les Evans | L. Evans | |||||||||
| Matthew Vickers | M. Vickers | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Des Lloyd | D. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Del Black | D. Black | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Gilles Jobson | G. Jobson | |||||||||
| Robbie Batty | R. Batty | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Ledley Brown | L. Brown | |||||||||
| Les Burgess | L. Burgess | | 45 | G | | 12 | | G | 50 | | Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | |||||||||
| Dion Insley | D. Insley | | 43 | A | | 13 | | G | 42 | | Terry Bower | T. Bower | |||||||||
| Trevor King | T. King | | 39 | D | | 14 | | A | 42 | | Gavin King | G. King | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Preston North End. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Preston North End are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Ehiogu.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Preston North End are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matthew Ehiogu.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Preston North End kick off!
3.30
0-0Showing composure, Leon Jess laces a weighted ball forward to Paolo Lofthouse. Paolo Lofthouse knocks the ball forward to Des Lloyd. Des Lloyd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
4.18
0-1Les Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Henry Bould had no chance!! Goal for Preston North End!
8.02
0-1Ledley Bloomer makes a probing pass to Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Des Lloyd. Des Lloyd connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
14.01
0-1Ashley Wright-Phillips flicks a high pass forward. Paul Hurst easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Hurst decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Hurst threads the ball through to Gilles Jobson but he's offside!
15.29
With some swift thinking, Adam Jeffers plays the ball forward to Del Black. Del Black passes the ball forward but Robbie Batty is offside!
16.41
0-1Adam Jeffers flicks a high pass forward to Matthew Vickers who brings the ball under control. Matthew Vickers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.19
Stanley Goldberg makes a simple pass to Paolo Lofthouse. Paolo Lofthouse passes the ball forward to Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vinicio E. Scarponi.
33.08
0-1Ashley Wright-Phillips brings the ball forward. Ashley Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful solo run. Ashley Wright-Phillips lofts in a cross ball towards Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Niccolo Montague clears it off the line with his head!
36.58
Del Deane threads the ball through to Robbie Batty. Robbie Batty skips past Leon Jess! Robbie Batty tries a spectacular strike. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.31
Les Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Preston North End also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oldham Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off the second half!
51.01
0-1Nigel Mortensen clumsily knocks into Des Lloyd. The referee brings Nigel Mortensen to one side and gives him a warning! Des Lloyd grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.01
0-1Free kick to Preston North End just outside the area...
52.58
Ledley Brown takes a slow run up but the ball is low and comes straight off the wall.
54.35
Niccolo Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Jeffers. Adam Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Batty controls it well on his chest. Robbie Batty advances inside the box! Robbie Batty muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.36
Del Deane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robbie Batty. Robbie Batty flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Vickers. Matthew Vickers takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.31
0-1Oldham Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Dion Insley replacing Nigel Mortensen and Trevor King replacing Robbie Batty .
61.32
Les Evans makes a simple pass to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson threads the ball through to Ledley Brown but he's offside!
63.55
0-1Del Black comes in with a late challenge on Stanley Goldberg. The referee calls over Del Black and shows him a yellow card! Stanley Goldberg runs off the knock.
67.54
Paolo Lofthouse passes the ball forward to Des Lloyd. Des Lloyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.23
Paolo Lofthouse flicks a high ball forward to Des Lloyd who takes it down. Des Lloyd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Montague.
75.52
77.04
Ashley Wright-Phillips advances with the ball. Ashley Wright-Phillips threads a neat ball through to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vinicio E. Scarponi.
79.33
Stanley Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Les Evans. Les Evans makes a simple pass to Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown skips past Dion Insley! Ledley Brown tries a spectacular strike. Ledley Brown scores for Preston North End!!
85.41
Leon Jess passes the ball forward to Paolo Lofthouse. Paolo Lofthouse flicks a high ball forward to Gilles Jobson who takes it down. Gilles Jobson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.56
Ledley Bloomer flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Jobson controls it well on his chest. Gilles Jobson shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
0-2Ledley Brown hacks Niccolo Montague from behind! Ledley Brown is given a warning by the referee! Niccolo Montague stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
30.3%
69.7%
Play Area
32.9%
40.8%
26.3%
Scorers
| Ledley Brown 4, 79 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ledley Brown of Preston North End |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Henry Bould (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nigel Mortensen (DEF) | 5 | |
| 3. | Vinicio E. Scarponi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Niccolo Montague (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ben Dryden (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Deane (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Adam Jeffers (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Marc Gerlach (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matthew Vickers (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Del Black (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Robbie Batty (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Les Burgess (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dion Insley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Trevor King (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Dennis Whelan (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Leon Jess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ashley Wright-Phillips (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Stanley Goldberg (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Paul Hurst (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ledley Bloomer (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Paolo Lofthouse (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Les Evans (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Des Lloyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gilles Jobson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ledley Brown (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Harvey Barmby (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Terry Bower (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gavin King (ATT) | 0 | |