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03/04/2055, Deepdale Stadium, Preston, England
League One, English Football League

Preston Vs Darlington

Preston play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: K MacNab (GK) , A Barrett (CB) , J Brash (CB) , L Bridgeforth (CB) , S Collins (CM) , J Burton (CM) , C Hughes (CDM) , J Braddick (CAM) , S Wightman (RM) , G Leamon (LM) , M McGinnis (ST) And the subs are: O Czekaj (CB) , R McNeilly (CB) , B McNeilly (CM) , M Davis (CM) , A Cadwallader (ST)

Darlington play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E Kelsoe (GK) , M Buchan (CB) , I Finley (CB) , N Fordyce (CB) , H Livingstone (RB) , C Lannon (LB) , M Esplin (CDM) , C de Honnecourt (CAM) , M Hyland (RM) , G McComb (LM) , P Wayne (ST) And the subs are: D Flanagan (CB) , C Davies (CB) , N Clark (CM) , J Owen (CM) , D Keefe (ST)

Welcome to Deepdale Stadium in Preston, England where Preston North End will face Darlington.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 38000.

1' - Preston kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - John Brash plays the ball to Leon Bridgeforth.  Leon Bridgeforth plays the ball to Spencer Collins.  Spencer Collins slides the ball to Charles Hughes.  Charles Hughes runs with the ball, beating Charles de Honnecourt.  

6' - Charles Hughes whips in a cross, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

9' - Mark Buchan plays a long ball to Inigo Finley.  Inigo Finley plays a short pass to Mark Esplin.  Mark Esplin runs with the ball, beating John Brash.  

10' - Mark Esplin spots a run from Charles de Honnecourt.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Charles de Honnecourt is able to take the ball.  Charles de Honnecourt hits a shot...and Charles de Honnecourt scores!  That's a nice goal from the Darlington player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

10' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

15' - John Brash passes to Charles Hughes.  Charles Hughes passes the ball to Arnie Barrett.  Arnie Barrett passes a long ball to Leon Bridgeforth.  Inigo Finley successfully tackles Leon Bridgeforth and gains possession for his team.  Inigo Finley sees Peter Wayne making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Peter Wayne is able to take the ball.  Peter Wayne hits the ball towards goal...but Kenzie MacNab deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Darlington.  Cole Lannon places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, finding Mark Esplin.  Mark Esplin directs a header hoping to beat the keeper...and Mark Esplin scores!  That's a superb goal from the Darlington player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

16' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

18' - John Brash plays the ball to Josh Burton.  Josh Burton passes the ball to John Brash.  John Brash sees a run from Mike McGinnis.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Mike McGinnis takes the ball.  Mike McGinnis tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Preston!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

19' - Darlington kick the ball off for the restart.  

23' - Peter Wayne finds Mark Hyland with a short pass.  Mark Hyland finds Charles de Honnecourt with a short pass.  Charles de Honnecourt spots a run from Peter Wayne.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Peter Wayne is able to control the ball.  Peter Wayne fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  That will be a corner for  Darlington.  Hugh Livingstone will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, finding Gordon McComb.  Gordon McComb gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...but the shot sails over the bar!

24' - Kenzie MacNab sees a run from Spencer Collins.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

43' - John Brash sees Mike McGinnis making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Mike McGinnis is able to control the ball.  Mike McGinnis tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Mike McGinnis scores!  That's a nice goal from the Preston player!  The ball went in off the upright!

44' - Darlington kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Darlington kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jeremy Braddick will come off.  Mark Davis joins the game from the bench.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Charles Hughes will come off.  Ollie Czekaj joins the game from the bench.  

56' - Nathan Fordyce finds Cole Lannon with a long pass.  Cole Lannon finds Gordon McComb with a long pass.  Gordon McComb spots a run from Peter Wayne.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Peter Wayne runs on to the ball.  Peter Wayne reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Spencer Collins intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

59' - Spencer Collins plays the ball to Mark Davis.  Mark Davis spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Mike McGinnis runs on to the ball.  Mike McGinnis reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, the ball falling to Spencer Collins.  Spencer Collins hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Peter Wayne will come off.  Denton Keefe joins the game from the bench.  

63' - Mark Davis dispossesses Cole Lannon and gains possession for his team.  Denton Keefe tackles Mark Davis and takes the ball.  John Brash tackles Denton Keefe and the ball goes loose.  Denton Keefe tackles John Brash and the ball goes loose.  Charles de Honnecourt attempts to outskill Arnie Barrett and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

66' - Charles de Honnecourt slides the ball to Mark Hyland.  Mark Hyland whips in a cross, finding Denton Keefe.  Denton Keefe heads the ball down towards the bottom corner...and its in! It's a nice goal from Denton Keefe for Darlington!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

66' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - Gordon McComb spots a run from Denton Keefe.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Denton Keefe is able to take the ball.  Denton Keefe attempts a shot...and its in! It's a good goal from Denton Keefe for Darlington!  The keeper had no chance!

70' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Nathan Fordyce will come off.  Dale Flanagan is going to be brought on.  

70' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

75' - Hugh Livingstone plays a long pass to Mark Esplin.  Mark Esplin plays the ball to Charles de Honnecourt.  Charles de Honnecourt tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and Charles de Honnecourt scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Darlington player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

75' - Preston kick the ball off for the restart.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark Buchan is going to be taken off.  Craig Davies is going to be brought on.  

81' - Spencer Collins spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Mike McGinnis takes the ball.  Mike McGinnis looks to place the ball past the keeper...but Edward Kelsoe gets down to stop the shot!  

85' - Edward Kelsoe plays a long pass to Cole Lannon.  Cole Lannon speeds past Arnie Barrett.  

89' - Cole Lannon slides the ball to Mark Esplin.  Mark Esplin fires a shot from outside the area...but the shot is offtarget!



The match has ended Preston North End 2 - 5 Darlington.