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That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
Preston are replacing Brian O'Neil with Tyrone Mears.
David Nugent is being taken off, Patrick Agyemang has come on in his place.
The referee has booked Lee McCulloch.
Jimmy Bullard is replaced by Alan Mahon.
Nathan Ellington is replaced by David Graham.
Chris Sedgwick goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
Preston are replacing Callum Davidson with Dickson Etuhu.
Gary Teale is being taken off, Jason Jarrett has come on in his place.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.
Half time whistle is blown by H Webb
Goal!! Preston have scored with Brian O'Neil putting it in the back of the net.
Goal!! Lee McCulloch scores for Wigan.
It's 12:15am on Saturday, April 30th, the match has kicked off.
Deepdale's highest crowd of the season and highest crowd for three and a half years, a capacity 20,221, saw honours even in this early kick-off. Preston already guaranteed a top-six place before the start of the match look almost certain to play Derby County in the play-offs and a win for Wigan at home to Reading next Sunday should clinch automatic promotion for them. David Nugent had a ten-yard header caught by John Filan after a Graham Alexander right-wing cross after 15 minutes. Lee McCulloch made it 1-0 to the Latics after 24 minutes after he headed downwards following a Graham Kavanagh free-kick from the left, home keeper Carlo Nash getting his foot to the ball but being unable to keep it out of the net. Richard Cresswell hit the bar with a header after 27 minutes after a Nugent header had been cleared by Ian Breckin and then the ball was cleared for a corner. McCulloch had a header on target which was headed away by Youl Mawene for a left-wing corner soon afterwards. Matt Jackson fouled Nugent and Paul McKenna hit an inch-perfect left-wing right-foot free-kick to the unmarked Brian O'Neil and he headed the ball inside the far post to make it 1-1 four minutes before the break. Nugent had a cross which nearly crept in at the far post just before half-time. After the restart Mawene gave the ball away to Nathan Ellington but he shot straight at Nash. Callum Davidson was injured and replaced by Dickson Etuhu and Jason Jarrett replaced Gary Teale as both sides made changes to try and break the deadlock. McCulloch had a shot saved by Nash as time ticked away and Chris Lucketti had a diving header saved by Filan from a McKenna free-kick as the game ended all-square.
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