Match Report

Wolves stayed top with a convincing 3-1 win at Deepdale and a hat-trick for Chris Iwelumo. Wolves have scored 21 goals and only dropped two points so far.

Man of the match Michael Kightly had the first chance after two minutes, an 18-yard left-foot shot which saved and then in the sixth minute he had a six-yard shot which was pushed away by Preston keeper Andy Lonergan.

Preston's best player Neil Mellor had a cross saved by the Wolves keeper after quarter-of-an-hour.

Iwelumo hit a 25-yard effort that was saved and then Sylvan Ebanks-Blake had an 18-yard shot that was kept out by Preston keeper Andy Lonergan.

Wolves opened the scoring after 36 minutes when a David Jones corner was headed against the bar by Neill Collins and Jones was then allowed to find Iwelumo who fired home.

Ebanks-Blake and Kevin Foley had efforts saved by the Preston keeper and Kightly had a corner that was punched away.

After the interval, Jon Parkin had a 12-yard header saved and Michael Hart had a cross caught by Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey.

Wolves made it 2-0 when Kightly crossed for Iwelumo to hit a right-foot shot into the bottom right-hand corner of the net from six yards.

Lonergan tipped an Iwelumo header around the post and also saved Karl Henry's 12-yard shot with his feet.

Wolves won a penalty when Jones fouled Kightly and Iwelumo completed his hat-trick with a right-foot penalty.

Iwelumo was sent off for violent conduct after a foul on Sean St Ledger and, in stoppage time, Hennessey brought down Mellor in the penalty area and was sent off.

Mellor hit a right-foot penalty into the bottom left-hand corner of the net but it was no more than a consolation goal for Alan Irvine's side.

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