Live Commentary
- 93mins
Iain Hume booked.
- 91mins
The referee cautions Juvhel Tsoumou for dissent.
- 91mins
Iain Hume has an effort at goal. Save by Chris Day. Neil Mellor produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.
- 89mins
Corner taken by Robin Shroot from the left by-line, save by Thorsten Stuckmann.
- 89mins
Chuks Aneke has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Blocked by Craig Morgan.
- 88mins
Juvhel Tsoumou is brought on as a substitute for Conor McLaughlin.
- 87mins
Craig Morgan has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Mark Roberts gets a block in.
- 86mins
Danny Mayor takes a shot.
- 84mins
The ball is swung over by Scott Laird.
- 84mins
Byron Harrison takes a shot. Save made by Thorsten Stuckmann.
- 81mins
Danny Mayor has an effort at goal from outside the box hitting the post.
- 79mins
Unfair challenge on Danny Mayor by Lawrie Wilson results in a free kick. Iain Hume crosses the ball in from the free kick, Michael Bostwick manages to make a clearance.
- 79mins
Darius Charles takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by Thorsten Stuckmann.
- 78mins
Danny Mayor produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
- 78mins
Jon Ashton challenges Adam Barton unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steven Smith.
- 77mins
Phil Edwards leaves the field to be replaced by Byron Harrison.
- 77mins
Chuks Aneke produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.
- 76mins
The ball is delivered by Danny Mayor.
- 75mins
Michael Bostwick gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Danny Mayor. Michael Bostwick is cautioned. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Iain Hume.
- 74mins
Michael Bostwick takes a shot. Save by Thorsten Stuckmann.
- 73mins
Neil Mellor challenges Mark Roberts unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jon Ashton restarts play with the free kick.
- 70mins
Iain Hume concedes a free kick for a foul on Phil Edwards. Scott Laird takes the direct free kick.
- 69mins
Neil Mellor has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Jon Ashton gets a block in.
- 68mins
Adam Barton concedes a free kick for a foul on Michael Bostwick. Scott Laird takes the free kick.
- 67mins
Effort from a long way out by Chuks Aneke goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 66mins
Corner taken by Robin Shroot from the left by-line played to the near post.
- 64mins
Foul by Craig Morgan on Darius Charles, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Robin Shroot.
- 63mins
Shot from just outside the penalty area by Chuks Aneke misses to the left of the target.
- 62mins
Michael Bostwick fouled by Nathan Doyle, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Laird takes the free kick.
- 62mins
Joel Byrom challenges Iain Hume unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Morgan restarts play with the free kick.
- 61mins
Neil Mellor produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 60mins
Corner taken by Steven Smith from the right by-line.
- 59mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Danny Mayor by Joel Byrom. Chuks Aneke joins the action as a substitute, replacing Luke Freeman. Free kick taken by Steven Smith.
- 59mins
Adam Barton takes a shot. Mark Roberts gets a block in.
- 58mins
Corner taken right-footed by Robin Shroot.
- 57mins
Iain Hume fouled by Mark Roberts, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Craig Morgan.
- 53mins
Unfair challenge on Neil Mellor by Jon Ashton results in a free kick. Booking for Jon Ashton for unsporting behaviour. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Steven Smith from right wing, Jon Ashton manages to make a clearance.
- 50mins
David Gray sends in a cross, Chris Day makes a save.
- 49mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Darius Charles on David Gray. Thorsten Stuckmann takes the free kick.
- 47mins
Foul by Craig Morgan on Darius Charles, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Robin Shroot, The ball is crossed by Thorsten Stuckmann,
- 45mins
Steven Smith fouled by Phil Edwards, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Steven Smith.
- 45mins
(Stevenage) makes a substitution, with Darius Charles coming on for Chris Beardsley.
- 45mins
Iain Hume replaces Paul Parry.
- 44mins
Paul Parry takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Chris Day.
- 43mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Danny Mayor by Robin Shroot. Free kick taken by Paul Parry.
- 41mins
Michael Bostwick challenges Neil Mellor unfairly and gives away a free kick. Steven Smith takes the direct free kick.
- 40mins
Jon Ashton concedes a free kick for a foul on Neil Mellor. Free kick taken by Adam Barton.
- 40mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Mayor from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Mark Roberts.
- 39mins
Shot by Joel Byrom. Conor McLaughlin gets a block in.
- 38mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Paul Parry, Chris Day manages to make a clearance.
- 37mins
David Gray fouled by Luke Freeman, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Parry.
- 36mins
Headed effort from deep inside the area by Chris Beardsley misses to the left of the goal.
- 34mins
Chris Beardsley produces a drilled right-footed shot from 18 yards. Conor McLaughlin gets a block in. Corner taken by Robin Shroot from the right by-line, Header on goal by Chris Beardsley from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
- 34mins
Paul Parry takes a shot. Mark Roberts gets a block in.
- 33mins
The official flags Chris Beardsley offside. Indirect free kick taken by Steven Smith.
- 31mins
Robin Shroot takes a shot. Nathan Doyle gets a block in.
- 30mins
The referee blows for offside against Neil Mellor. Chris Day restarts play with the free kick.
- 29mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Neil Mellor. Free kick taken by Chris Day.
- 27mins
Foul by Steven Smith on Robin Shroot, free kick awarded. Steven Smith receives a caution. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott Laird from right wing, save made by Thorsten Stuckmann.
- 25mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Neil Mellor misses to the right of the target.
- 25mins
Danny Mayor takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Mark Roberts.
- 25mins
The ball is sent over by Steven Smith, Lawrie Wilson makes a clearance.
- 22mins
Corner taken right-footed by Luke Freeman from the right by-line to the near post, Paul Parry manages to make a clearance. Luke Freeman takes the inswinging corner, save by Thorsten Stuckmann.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lawrie Wilson by Danny Mayor. Direct free kick taken by Chris Day.
- 19mins
Phil Edwards produces a drilled right-footed shot from 12 yards. Save by Thorsten Stuckmann. Corner taken right-footed by Luke Freeman. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Robin Shroot, save by Thorsten Stuckmann.
- 18mins
The official flags Neil Mellor offside. Chris Day restarts play with the free kick.
- 17mins
Robin Shroot takes a shot. Blocked by Conor McLaughlin.
- 16mins
Joel Byrom fouled by Adam Barton, the ref awards a free kick. Adam Barton is given a yellow card. Robin Shroot crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, Jamie McCombe makes a clearance.
- 15mins
Conor McLaughlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Beardsley. Lawrie Wilson takes the direct free kick.
- 13mins
Foul by Luke Freeman on Adam Barton, free kick awarded. Thorsten Stuckmann takes the direct free kick.
- 12mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Joel Byrom on Neil Mellor. Steven Smith takes the free kick.
- 12mins
Short corner taken by Luke Freeman from the left by-line.
- 11mins
Corner from left by-line taken by Luke Freeman.
- 11mins
Luke Freeman takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Paul Parry manages to make a clearance.
- 10mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Smith on Lawrie Wilson. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Scott Laird, clearance made by Nathan Doyle.
- 10mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Mayor from the left by-line to the near post, Scott Laird makes a clearance.
- 8mins
Foul by Neil Mellor on Jon Ashton, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Scott Laird.
- 7mins
Nathan Doyle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Beardsley. Booking for Nathan Doyle for unsporting behaviour. Scott Laird restarts play with the free kick.
- 6mins
Neil Mellor is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Chris Day takes the free kick.
- 2mins
Steven Smith replaces Graham Alexander.
Match Preview
Lilywhites without Nicholson Preston will be without Barry Nicholson when they host Stevenage in npower League One. Nicholson is sidelined with an ankle injury, while fellow midfielder Ian Ashbee remains a doubt due to a knee complaint. As a result, veteran Graham Alexander is set to continue in the middle of the park alongside on-loan Barnsley man Nathan Doyle, having returned to the fray in Tuesday night's Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern section semi-final loss to Chesterfield on penalties. Iain Hume is battling to be in contention following a lengthy knee-injury absence. The Canadian forward was rated as 50/50 by boss Phil Brown for the Spireites clash in midweek but failed to make the matchday squad. In their last league outing, North End halted a nine-match winless run by beating Hartlepool 1-0 at Victoria Park courtesy of Neil Mellor's first-half strike. Stevenage could be without Ronnie Henry. Defender Henry suffered a leg injury late in the first half of the FA Cup second-round victory at non-league Stourbridge last weekend and had to be replaced by Joel Byrom. The versatile Darius Charles continued his comeback from injury with a run-out in the Hertfordshire Cup in midweek. Peter Winn, back from a loan spell at Cambridge, played in that game against non-league neighbours Hitchin, while fellow striker Don Cowan also featured as he looks to prove his fitness and break back into first-team contention. Midfielders Stacy Long and Robin Shroot and forward Byron Harrison are options for manager Graham Westley should he wish to make changes.
Preston
Stevenage
- Thorsten Stuckmann
- David Gray
- Craig Morgan
- Jamie McCombe
- Paul Parry
- Conor McLaughlin
- Nathan Doyle
- Graham Alexander
- Danny Mayor
- Adam Barton
- Neil Mellor
- SUBS
- Iain Turner
- Clarke Carlisle
- Iain Hume
- Juvhel Tsoumou
- Steven Smith
Home
Away
- Chris Day
- Phil Edwards
- Mark Roberts
- Jon Ashton
- Scott Laird
- Lawrie Wilson
- Joel Byrom
- Michael Bostwick
- Luke Freeman
- Robin Shroot
- Chris Beardsley
- SUBS
- Alan Julian
- Darius Charles
- Stacy Long
- Chuks Aneke
- Byron Harrison
Match Report
Wasteful Preston held by Boro Neil Mellor was the main culprit as Preston wasted a host of chances and had to settle for a point from a goalless stalemate at home to Stevenage. Mellor was the hero last time out in league action, bagging the winner against Hartlepool to give North End a first victory since September, but the former Liverpool striker wasted two great chances to down Boro. Mellor went through on goal thanks to Adam Barton's excellent defence-splitting pass midway through the first half, but he found himself too far wide to get his shot on target. He then went close again just after the hour mark, capitalising on Lawrie Wilson's failure to deal with a long ball forward only to put his shot just wide of the far post. Stevenage substitute Darius Charles was unfortunate not to score 10 minutes from time, with Thorsten Stuckmann pulling off an excellent stop from his curling effort, Soon afterwards, Preston's Danny Mayor hit the outside of a post with a 20-yard shot, much to the agony of the anxious home supporters.
Form Guide
- DLLLLW
- Preston
- VS
- Stevenage DWWWDD
Last Meetings
Top Scorers
Preston
- N Mellor 8
- I Hume 5
- J Tsoumou 3
- J Proctor 3
- C Carlisle 2
- B Nicholson 2
- P Coutts 2
- I Turner 1
- C Morgan 1
- B McLean 1
- K Daley 1
- D Mayor 1
- D Devine 1
Stevenage
- C Beardsley 4
- C Reid 4
- M Roberts 3
- D Charles 2
- B Harrison 2
- S Laird 2
- S Long 1
- J Mousinho 1
- M Bostwick 1
- L Wilson 1
Goals
Preston
- Total goals 68
- Goals per game 32
- 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Stevenage
- Total goals 60
- Goals per game 24
- 3 (For) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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