North End cruise past Shrimps

Morecambe midfielder Mark Duffy had a penalty saved by North End goalkeeper Andy Lonergan in the 30th minute and the Championship side took control thereafter.Chris Brown headed them into the lead and Stephen Elliott doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time before Barry Nicholson, Neal Trotman and Neil Mellor netted after the break.Brown headed home a 33rd-minute opener after connecting with a cross from the right by Michael Hart and shortly before the break Elliott rose highest to head home a cross from Ross Wallace.Alan Irvine's men continued to dominate and they claimed a third in the 57th minute when another fine cross from Wallace was headed in by midfielder Nicholson.Twelve minutes later, it was 4-0 when substitute Trotman made an immediate impact by powering home a header from Nicholson's left-wing cross.Preston added a fifth in the closing stages when Mellor rifled home a cross from Chris Sedgwick before Michael Twiss fired in a low shot to give Morecambe a late consolation.

Source: Team_Talk