PNE and Tangerines share spoils

13 February 2010 15:23
Both sides had plenty of chances to claim all three points but it was the visitors who came closest with a DJ Campbell header coming back off the woodwork, and Brett Ormerod's miscue from three yards.[LNB]Injured duo Richard Chaplow and Callum Davidson both missed out for the hosts while Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam was suspended.[LNB]The opening was relatively scrappy but it was the travelling Tangerine army who were brought to their feet when Campbell should have done better from the edge of the box.[LNB]Blackpool showed the most promise going forward and David Vaughan volleyed over the crossbar with 15 minutes gone after Matthew James was robbed of the ball in midfield.[LNB]Moments later Preston had what was perhaps the best chance of the first half. Danny Welbeck was sent racing through on goal after Chris Sedgwick produced an inch-perfect pass.[LNB]But Rob Jones, who was furious with the linesman for not flagging for offside, charged back and put in a well-timed tackle to divert the ball wide just as the Manchester United loanee looked to pull the trigger.[LNB]Alex Baptiste cleared a curling free-kick from Ross Wallace off the line in the 20th minute, while Welbeck should have asked more of visiting goalkeeper Matthew Gilks with a volley.[LNB]North End keeper Andy Lonergan was forced to tip over a header from Ian Evatt before Paul Coutts got a vital touch on a Vaughan corner which somehow ricochet goalwards.[LNB]Ben Burgess rustled the roof of the net with a volley which dipped late and had Lonergan panicking just after the break.[LNB]The Lilywhites carved out a chance of their own when Welbeck pulled back for the advancing Coutts who stung the palms of Gilks with a first-time drive.[LNB]Jon Parkin glanced a header just wide of the left-hand post in the 57th minute as the home side looked to apply some pressure.[LNB]But minutes later Ormerod mis-kicked what looked like a simple tap-in from three yards after Burgess had cleverly nodded down.[LNB]North End midfielder James went close with an ambitious volley from 35 yards, while Gary Taylor Fletcher, who was always stretching, skied a shot as the game opened up.[LNB]Campbell narrowly missed the target for Blackpool, while at the other end Parkin could not quite supply the finish following good link-up play involving Sedgwick and Welbeck.[LNB]A combination of Youl Mawene and Lonergan then helped divert a looping Campbell header onto the crossbar as Preston held on for a share of the spoils.[LNB][LNB]

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