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- 90mins
Aaron Mokoena is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
- 94mins
Caution for Marc Wilson.
- 93mins
Paul Coutts fouled by Marc Wilson, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Coutts restarts play with the free kick.
- 92mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joshua King by Aaron Mokoena. Keith Treacy takes the direct free kick.
- 92mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joel Ward by Chris Brown. Free kick taken by Jamie Ashdown.
- 92mins
Joel Ward is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
- 91mins
Joel Ward gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Keith Treacy. Andy Lonergan takes the free kick.
- 90mins
Inswinging corner taken by Keith Treacy from the right by-line.
- 89mins
Keith Treacy takes a shot. Ibrahima Sonko gets a block in.
- 88mins
David Gray joins the action as a substitute, replacing Danny Mayor.
- 88mins
Danny Mayor leaves the field to be replaced by David Gray.
- 88mins
Centre by David Nugent.
- 87mins
Callum Davidson fouled by Marc Wilson, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Callum Davidson.
- 85mins
The referee blows for offside. Andy Lonergan takes the free kick.
- 85mins
Matt Ritchie sends in a cross, blocked by Billy Jones.
- 83mins
Shot from outside the penalty box by Keith Treacy goes wide right of the goal.
- 83mins
Chris Brown joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paul Hayes.
- 82mins
The ball is delivered by Danny Mayor.
- 81mins
The official flags David Nugent offside. Direct free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.
- 80mins
Joshua King challenges Matt Ritchie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Ashdown.
- 80mins
The ball is crossed by Keith Treacy, clearance by Aaron Mokoena.
- 79mins
Centre by Keith Treacy.
- 77mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tommy Smith by Billy Jones. Free kick taken by Marc Wilson.
- 76mins
Corner taken by Danny Mayor.
- 76mins
Keith Treacy crosses the ball, Carl Dickinson makes a clearance.
- 76mins
Joshua King takes a shot. Save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 75mins
Corner taken left-footed by Matt Ritchie, Ibrahima Sonko has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.
- 74mins
Carl Dickinson takes a shot. Danny Mayor manages to make a clearance.
- 72mins
The ball is sent over by Danny Mayor, Effort from inside the area by Billy Jones misses to the left of the target.
- 70mins
Joel Ward comes on in place of Michael Brown.
- 70mins
Effort from the edge of the box by Joshua King goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 69mins
Paul Hayes challenges Jamie Ashdown unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Jamie Ashdown.
- 69mins
Corner taken by Keith Treacy from the right by-line, save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 68mins
Matthew James takes a shot. Save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 67mins
Matt Ritchie crosses the ball, David Nugent takes a shot. Andy Lonergan makes a save.
- 65mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Mayor from the left by-line to the near post, Tommy Smith makes a clearance.
- 65mins
Callum Davidson produces a cross, blocked by Michael Brown.
- 64mins
Tommy Smith takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Headed effort from close range by David Nugent goes wide left of the target.
- 63mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Keith Treacy on Carl Dickinson. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Ashdown.
- 63mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Keith Treacy, clearance made by Marc Wilson.
- 63mins
Billy Jones sends in a cross, blocked by Carl Dickinson.
- 61mins
Matt Ritchie comes on in place of Richard Hughes.
- 58mins
Joshua King takes a shot. Save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 58mins
Michael Brown has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 57mins
Effort on goal by Paul Hayes from inside the box misses to the right of the target.
- 56mins
Keith Treacy takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, save made by Jamie Ashdown.
- 55mins
Corner taken right-footed by Tommy Smith from the left by-line, save made by Andy Lonergan.
- 54mins
Unfair challenge on Michael Brown by Paul Hayes results in a free kick. Hayden Mullins crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Andy Lonergan.
- 51mins
Short corner taken by Michael Brown.
- 50mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Aaron Mokoena on Joshua King. Free kick crossed right-footed by Keith Treacy from right channel, blocked by Andy Lonergan.
- 49mins
Long range shot from Tommy Smith misses to the left of the goal.
- 48mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nadir Ciftci by Matthew James. Centre by Marc Wilson, Ibrahima Sonko takes a shot. Save made by Andy Lonergan.
- 47mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Joshua King on Ibrahima Sonko. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Ashdown.
- 46mins
Marc Wilson takes a shot. Andy Lonergan makes a comfortable save.
- 45mins
David Nugent takes a shot. Billy Jones manages to make a clearance.
The second half has started.
The match has reached half-time.
- 45mins
Effort from outside the box by Matthew James goes wide right of the target.
- 43mins
Hayden Mullins concedes a free kick for a foul on Keith Treacy. Andy Lonergan takes the free kick.
- 42mins
Nadir Ciftci decides to take a short corner, Danny Mayor makes a clearance.
- 40mins
Hayden Mullins takes a shot.
- 37mins
Corner taken right-footed by Danny Mayor to the near post, clearance made by Jamie Ashdown.
- 37mins
A cross is delivered by Keith Treacy, Hayden Mullins gets a block in.
- 35mins
Tommy Smith sends in a cross, clearance made by Sean St. Ledger.
- 35mins
Hayden Mullins crosses the ball.
- 34mins
Paul Hayes has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.
- 34mins
Billy Jones produces a cross, Ibrahima Sonko manages to make a clearance.
- 33mins
The ball is delivered by Carl Dickinson, clearance by Craig Morgan.
- 33mins
Callum Davidson sends in a cross, clearance made by Aaron Mokoena.
- 30mins
Michael Brown has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide left of the goal.
- 29mins
Keith Treacy booked for unsporting behaviour.
- 28mins
The ball is sent over by Michael Brown, Andy Lonergan makes a comfortable save.
- 26mins
Foul by David Nugent on Sean St. Ledger, free kick awarded. Andy Lonergan takes the direct free kick.
- 24mins
Corner taken by Tommy Smith, Header from close range by Ibrahima Sonko misses to the right of the goal.
- 22mins
The referee blows for offside. Jamie Ashdown takes the direct free kick.
- 21mins
The ball is crossed by Billy Jones, clearance by Ibrahima Sonko.
- 20mins
Shot on goal by David Nugent from just inside the area goes over the target.
- 19mins
Nadir Ciftci produces a cross.
- 16mins
The ball is sent over by Billy Jones, Paul Hayes fires in a goal from close in high into the middle of the goal. Preston 1-0 Portsmouth.The assist for the goal came from Billy Jones.
- 14mins
Corner taken by Keith Treacy, clearance by Ibrahima Sonko.
- 13mins
Marc Wilson has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the target.
- 13mins
Paul Coutts booked.
- 12mins
Unfair challenge on Marc Wilson by Paul Coutts results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Richard Hughes.
- 12mins
Billy Jones produces a cross, Hayden Mullins makes a clearance.
- 11mins
Marc Wilson takes a shot. David Nugent gets a block in.
- 10mins
Marc Wilson takes a shot. Blocked by Paul Coutts.
- 9mins
Joshua King produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
- 8mins
Nadir Ciftci sends in a cross.
- 7mins
Paul Hayes takes a shot. Comfortable save by Jamie Ashdown.
- 6mins
Shot by Paul Coutts from deep inside the penalty area misses wide to the left of the target.
- 5mins
Corner taken left-footed by Keith Treacy from the right by-line to the near post, Marc Wilson manages to make a clearance.
- 5mins
The ball is delivered by Keith Treacy, clearance made by Carl Dickinson.
- 3mins
Short corner taken by Keith Treacy from the left by-line, Ibrahima Sonko makes a clearance.
- 1mins
Danny Mayor produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.
Keith Treacy delivers the ball, blocked by Ibrahima Sonko.
Keith Treacy produces a cross, blocked by Ibrahima Sonko.
The game kicks-off.
Match Preview
St Ledger set for North End return Preston boss Darren Ferguson looks set to be boosted by the return of Sean St Ledger for the home clash with Portsmouth. The highly-rated Republic of Ireland international has yet to play this term after suffering a hamstring strain in the pre-season friendly at Oldham. However, he has trained this week and seems certain to bolster a North End defence that has shipped six goals in their opening two matches of the season. Fellow centre-back Wayne Brown, a summer signing from Leicester, has yet to make a league appearance for Ferguson`s side. He suffered a hip-flexor injury in pre-season and then picked up a slight calf strain. Midfielder Barry Nicholson remains a long-term absentee as he recovers from a leg injury. John Utaka is an injury doubt for Portsmouth. The Nigerian forward limped out of last Saturday's 1-1 draw at Reading after aggravating a hamstring problem and has not trained all week. But Pompey could be boosted by the return of fellow forward Tommy Smith, who missed out against the Royals and Stevenage in the Carling Cup with a hip injury. Defender Aaron Mokoena was also absent last week after his return from international duty with South Africa was delayed and he will be available. Hayden Mullins, who has been playing as a makeshift right-back, is set to continue despite being hampered by a knee problem. Veteran striker Kanu remains unavailable until his contract dispute with the club is resolved.
Preston
Portsmouth
- Andy Lonergan
- Billy Jones
- Craig Morgan
- Sean St. Ledger
- Callum Davidson
- Danny Mayor
- Matthew James
- Paul Coutts
- Keith Treacy
- Paul Hayes
- Joshua King
- SUBS
- Andreas Arestidou
- Chris Brown
- David Gray
- Adam Barton
- Darel Russell
- Jon Parkin
- Conor McLaughlin
Home
Away
- Jamie Ashdown
- Hayden Mullins
- Ibrahima Sonko
- Aaron Mokoena
- Carl Dickinson
- Michael Brown
- Marc Wilson
- Richard Hughes
- Nadir Ciftci
- David Nugent
- Tommy Smith
- SUBS
- Liam O'Brien
- Joel Ward
- Marlon Pack
- Matt Ritchie
Match Report
Pompey hit by Hayes fever Paul Hayes breathed new life into Preston's season with a first-half winner that sunk Portsmouth and lifted his side off the bottom of the npower Championship. The summer signing from Scunthorpe struck in the 18th minute with a clinical right-foot finish after a fine cross from Billy Jones. It was his third goal of the season and proved enough to secure the points for Darren Ferguson's men, who had lost their opening two matches of the season without finding the net. Progress has been slow at Deepdale since Ferguson replaced Alan Irvine at the turn of the year but their campaign is at least up and running. The result lifted Preston above Portsmouth, who look destined for a long season after collecting one point from their opening three matches. North End could have led in the seventh minute when Paul Coutts was afforded the time and space to blaze wildly over the crossbar from close range. Pompey threatened in the 11th minute when Marc Wilson hit a 30-yard shot which drew a fine block from Coutts. Wilson tried his luck from distance again moments later but Hayes' opener from Jones' delivery put Preston in control. Former Deepdale favourite David Nugent fired over the crossbar from the edge of the penalty area in the 18th minute and Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown missed the target from 25 yards. Hayes and on-loan Manchester United midfielder Matty James also went close for the hosts before the break as Preston struggled to translate their dominance into goals. Pompey striker Tommy Smith went close for the visitors shortly after the break but Hayes should have added a second for Preston in the 58th minute only to volley wide when well placed. The hosts went even closer shortly before the hour mark when 18-year-old striker Josh King - also on loan from Old Trafford - fired goalwards from inside the penalty box, forcing visiting goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown into a smart stop. In the 69th minute, James brought another impressive save from Ashdown with a fierce close-range shot. Portsmouth sought to find a response as Carl Dickinson rifled in a shot from distance which Danny Mayor did well to clear. The visitors threatened again in the 75th minute when Ibrahima Sonko headed wide from six yards out. King then forced Ashdown into another superb save and Keith Treacy also went close as the hosts finished the stronger.
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