Date:09 Mar 2013
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Deepdale
Attendance:9,000

Holmes (5) Hayhurst (15)

Goal!

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90mins William Hayhurst takes a shot.

90mins Luke Freeman sends in a cross, Paul Huntington makes a clearance.

87mins Luke Freeman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stuart Beavon. Free kick taken by David Buchanan.

86mins Anthony Grant gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stuart Beavon. Paul Connolly restarts play with the free kick.

83mins David Gray fouled by William Hayhurst, the ref awards a free kick. John Welsh leaves the field to be replaced by John Mousinho. Luke Freeman crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.

82mins William Hayhurst takes a shot. Save made by Steve Arnold. Corner taken by Lee Holmes, save by Steve Arnold.

82mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Greg Tansey.

81mins Luke Freeman fouled by David Buchanan, the ref awards a free kick. Luke Freeman crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance by Darius Charles.

77mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Beardsley by Anthony Grant. John Welsh takes the free kick.

73mins Miguel Comminges concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee Holmes. Lee Holmes takes the direct free kick.

72mins Paul Huntington produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

72mins Lucas Akins challenges Lee Holmes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Connolly takes the free kick.

71mins A cross is delivered by David Gray, save made by Declan Rudd.

70mins Shot by Lee Holmes from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

67mins Header by Steve Beleck from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

65mins Shot from deep inside the area by Robin Shroot clears the bar. Chris Beardsley comes on in place of Jack King.

65mins Luke Freeman takes a shot. David Buchanan gets a block in.

63mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Stuart Beavon. Robin Shroot replaces Gavin Mahon. Darius Charles restarts play with the free kick.

61mins David Gray concedes a free kick for a foul on William Hayhurst. David Gray booked. John Welsh takes the free kick.

58mins Unfair challenge on Lucas Akins by David Buchanan results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Luke Freeman.

58mins (Stevenage) makes a substitution, with Steve Beleck coming on for Marcus Haber. Sam Hoskins leaves the field to be replaced by Lucas Akins.

56mins Marcus Haber concedes a free kick for a foul on Bailey Wright. Direct free kick taken by Declan Rudd.

55mins Lee Holmes produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.

55mins Effort on goal by Jack King from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

50mins The referee penalises Paul Huntington for handball. Greg Tansey restarts play with the free kick.

48mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Roberts by Stuart Beavon. Indirect free kick taken by Steve Arnold.

46mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stuart Beavon by Darius Charles. John Welsh takes the direct free kick.

45mins John Welsh challenges Darius Charles unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steve Arnold.

42mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nicky Wroe by David Gray. Direct free kick taken by Nicky Wroe. The offside flag is raised against Jack King. Steve Arnold takes the indirect free kick.

42mins The ball is delivered by Stuart Beavon, save by Steve Arnold.

41mins Handball by Miguel Comminges. Free kick taken by Declan Rudd.

39mins Jack King challenges Miguel Comminges unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Darius Charles.

35mins David Buchanan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marcus Haber. Luke Freeman restarts play with the free kick.

33mins Anthony Grant has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

33mins Marcus Haber sends in a cross, Bailey Wright makes a clearance.

32mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Miguel Comminges on Lee Holmes. Paul Connolly takes the direct free kick.

30mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Bailey Wright by Marcus Haber. Declan Rudd restarts play with the free kick.

28mins John Welsh takes a shot. Anthony Grant gets a block in. Corner taken by Lee Holmes from the right by-line to the near post, Greg Tansey manages to make a clearance.

27mins The referee blows for offside. Darius Charles restarts play with the free kick.

27mins John Welsh produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that goes wide left of the target.

26mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gavin Mahon on Jack King. Nicky Wroe takes the free kick.

25mins William Hayhurst takes a shot. Comfortable save by Steve Arnold.

23mins Mark Roberts challenges Jack King unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Holmes crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, Darius Charles manages to make a clearance.

22mins Corner from right by-line taken by Lee Holmes.

21mins John Welsh takes a shot. Mark Roberts gets a block in. Lee Holmes produces a cross, blocked by Darius Charles.

17mins Unfair challenge on Anthony Grant by Paul Connolly results in a free kick. Greg Tansey takes the direct free kick.

15mins Centre by Lee Holmes, William Hayhurst fires in a goal from close range to the top left corner of the goal. Preston 2-0 Stevenage.The assist for the goal came from Lee Holmes.

14mins The ball is crossed by Luke Freeman, clearance made by Bailey Wright.

12mins Lee Holmes takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Steve Arnold makes a comfortable save.

10mins John Welsh gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Luke Freeman. Greg Tansey crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, comfortable save by Declan Rudd.

9mins Sam Hoskins takes a shot. Declan Rudd makes a save.

5mins Lee Holmes scores a goal from just inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Preston 1-0 Stevenage.Assist on the goal came from Paul Connolly.

1mins David Buchanan fouled by Marcus Haber, the ref awards a free kick. Declan Rudd takes the free kick.

Effort on goal by Stuart Beavon from outside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

Match Preview

Grayson set for Deepdale bow Keith Keane completes the final game of a two-match suspension as Simon Grayson takes charge of Preston at Deepdale for the first time against Stevenage. Paul Connolly took Keane's place in the starting line-up as North End played out a 1-1 draw at MK Dons last weekend and is expected to resume right-back duties. Fellow defenders David Buchanan (hamstring) and Bailey Wright (ankle) picked up injuries against the Dons that ruled them out of training in the early stages of this week and the pair will be assessed. John Mousinho came through a behind-closed-doors friendly against Blackpool and could feature against his former club. Scott Laird has started light training as he steps up rehabilitation from a broken leg but will not make a full return until pre-season, while Joel Byrom (hernia) is set to be out for at least another fortnight. Stevenage will be without midfielder James Dunne through suspension. Dunne starts a two-match ban after collecting a 10th yellow card of the season against Brentford on Tuesday night. Anthony Grant could step into midfield for Dunne while boss Gary Smith is otherwise unlikely to tinker with the side which ended a six-match losing streak with a 1-0 win against the Bees. Steve Arnold is set to keep his spot between the sticks after replacing former Preston loanee Chris Day in midweek, while full-back David Gray makes his first return to Deepdale since leaving North End last summer. Teenage forward Anthony Jeffrey is still awaiting his Boro debut following his recent loan switch from Premier League club Arsenal.

Formation:442Manager: Simon Grayson

Preston

Formation: 4411Manager: Gary Smith

Stevenage

Declan Rudd
Paul Connolly
Paul Huntington
Bailey Wright
David Buchanan
Lee Holmes
John Welsh
Nicky Wroe
William Hayhurst
Stuart Beavon
Jack King
SUBS
Thorsten Stuckmann
Chris Robertson
Joe Garner
Jeffrey Monakana
Andy Procter
Chris Beardsley
John Mousinho

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Steve Arnold
David Gray
Miguel Comminges
Darius Charles
Mark Roberts
Anthony Grant
Greg Tansey
Gavin Mahon
Luke Freeman
Sam Hoskins
Marcus Haber
SUBS
Chris Day
Lee Hills
Lucas Akins
Anthony Jeffrey
Andy Iro
Steve Beleck
Robin Shroot

Match Report

Form Guide

LLLWDD Preston VS Stevenage LLLLLW

Last Meetings

Stevenage 1 - 4 Preston 10/11/2012 Stevenage 1 - 1 Preston 09/04/2012 Preston 0 - 0 Stevenage 10/12/2011

Top Scorers

Preston N Wroe 6 S Beavon 6 S Laird 4 P Huntington 3 J King 3 J Byrom 2 G Cummins 2 B Wright 2 J Monakana 2 W Hayhurst 2 J Welsh 1 C Beardsley 1 L Holmes 1 J Mousinho 1 Stevenage M Haber 7 G Tansey 6 R Shroot 6 L Akins 5 J Dunne 4 F Morais 3 M Roberts 1 D Charles 1 L Freeman 1 S Hoskins 1

Goals

Preston Total goals 87 Goals per game 43 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 11 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Stevenage Total goals 84 Goals per game 40 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 8 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins