- Mawene (50), Mellor (59)
- Mawene (67 og)
- Date:2008-09-16
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Deepdale
- Attendance:13145
- Referee:Webster, C
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
86mins
Neil Mellor is replaced by Stephen Elliott.
82mins
Chris Sedgwick is being taken off, Ross Wallace has come on in his place.
80mins
Lee Martin is being taken off, Matt Thornhill has come on in his place.
80mins
Nottm Forest are replacing Wes Morgan with Luke Chambers.
72mins
Andrew Cole is being taken off, Nathan Tyson has come on in his place.
67mins
Own goal, Youl Mawene has put it in his own net.
64mins
Wes Morgan goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
59mins
Goal!! Preston have scored with Neil Mellor putting it in the back of the net.
50mins
Goal!! Preston have scored with Youl Mawene putting it in the back of the net.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.
45mins
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
0mins
It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, September 16th, the match has kicked off.
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Match Report
Preston North End continued their great league run and maintained their 100 per cent home start with a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest.
Forest top scorer and Wales striker Robert Earnshaw had an early chance after eight minutes when he fired a 20-yard right-foot shot straight at the Preston keeper Andy Lonergan.
Preston bounced back when their captain Paul McKenna hit a 25-yard right-foot shot from inside the left channel which was saved by Forest keeper Paul Smith.
Ex-England striker Andy Cole was making his first start for Forest and hit a 12-yard right-foot shot from the right side of the penalty area which the Preston keeper saved.
In the 31st minute Neil Mellor had a 25-yard right-foot shot from inside the left channel caught by Smith and a minute later Darren Carter, who was replacing the injured Championship player of the month Richard Chaplow, had a 25-yard left-foot shot tipped over the bar by Smith for a left-wing corner.
Lonergan also tipped over a Chris Cohen 20-yard shot from inside the left channel just before half-time.
Preston made it 1-0 in the 49th minute when a Carter left-foot right-wing corner was headed into the bottom left of the net from 12 yards by Youl Mawene.
Soon after Preston made it 2-0 when Neil Mellor got his fourth goal of the season, a header into the bottom left of the goal from six yards out after a right-wing cross and assist by Barry Nicholson.
Mellor had another effort moments later from 18 yards which was saved by Smith and Jon Parkin, his fellow striker, had an 18-yard left-foot shot from a central area saved by the keeper.
Guy Moussi brought a save from the Preston keeper with a 20-yard effort and Carter hit an 18-yard drive which was caught by Smith.
Lee Martin hit over a cross after 67 minutes and Mawene headed it into his the bottom left corner of his own net to make the score 2-1.
Substitute Matt Thornhill had a 20-yard left-foot shot from inside the right channel which was saved by the Preston keeper with nine minutes to go.
Preston North End Team
Nottingham Forest Team
Preston North End | Nottingham Forest |
Corners
| 7 | 5 |
Fouls
| 6 | 8 |
Goal attempts
| 19 | 12 |
Shots off target
| 9 | 5 |
Offsides
| 1 | 1 |
