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The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
Paul McShane is booked for unsporting behaviour.
Jason Dodd is being taken off, Mark McCammon has come on in his place.
Preston are replacing Brian O'Neil with David Jones.
Albert Jarrett is replaced by Gary Hart.
Chris Sedgwick is replaced by Lewis Neal.
Dickson Etuhu is replaced by Patrick Agyemang.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.
Half time whistle is blown by A Bates
The referee has booked Leon Knight.
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
Preston drew a blank at Deepdale before a crowd of 12,461. They had the chances to take all three points, especially at the end but failed to find the net. Brighton will be happy with a point and worked hard to contain the hosts. Preston created the first chance in the 14th minute when right winger Chris Sedgwick cut inside from the right channel to hit a 20-yard left-foot shot straight at Brighton keeper Wayne Henderson. It was Sedgwick again in the 19th minute who ran through the middle of the Brighton defence before cutting inside to hit a 15-yard left-foot shot which was saved. Brighton striker Jake Robinson then fired in a volley which forced a good save from Preston keeper Carlo Nash diving to his left. In the 26th minute David Nugent, who has been called into the England Under-21 squad, had a 25-yard right-foot shot from the left wing saved by the Brighton keeper and Nash then dived bravely to save at Robinson's feet. Just before the interval Nugent's right-wing cross was met by Daniele Dichio at the far post but his eight-yard header was saved. On the hour mark Sebastien Carole hit a 20-yard right foot shot which was parried round the left-hand post for a corner by Nash. Nugent had a goal ruled out for offside after he had rounded the keeper and turned the ball home in the 68th minute. 35-year-old Guy Butters had a header cleared off the line by Graham Alexander from Leon Knight's right-wing corner. Carole saw a 25-yard shot fly narrowly wide of the left-hand post in the closing stages but the best chance of the match came in the last minute when Youl Mawene's close-range header went just over the bar. In the final seconds, Nugent only had the keeper to beat but fired wide of the left-hand corner.
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