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01/01/2058, Gunners Albania Stadium, London, England
League One, English Football League

Arsenal Vs Preston

Arsenal play in a 3-5-2 Def formation, and line up with: M Symons (GK) , M Vaughan (CB) , B MacPhee (CB) , I MacGuinness (CB) , M Ferrier (CM) , J McIntosh (CM) , J Mackie (CDM) , B Trumbull (RM) , M Cecil (LM) , M McTavish (ST) , N MacArtney (ST) And the subs are: J McBane (CB) , R MacLachlan (CM) , T Newall (CM) , O Harding (ST)

Preston play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: C Probert (GK) , J Brash (CB) , O Czekaj (CB) , M McCollister (RB) , L McShane (LB) , G Malloch (CDM) , H McLain (CAM) , D Erwood (RM) , M Davis (LM) , A Cadwallader (ST) , M McGinnis (ST) And the subs are: L Bridgeforth (CB) , S Collins (CM) , S Wightman (CM) , R Dolan (ST)

Welcome to Gunners Albania Stadium in London, England where Arsenal will face Preston North End.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 75672.

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

9' - Brin Trumbull passes the ball to Michael Ferrier.  Michael Ferrier passes to John McIntosh.  John McIntosh passes to Mel McTavish.  Mel McTavish speeds past John Brash.  

9' - Mel McTavish curves the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

13' - Ollie Czekaj sees a run from Harry McLain.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Harry McLain is able to control the ball.  Harry McLain looks to place the ball past the keeper...but Mel Symons gets down to stop the shot!  

18' - Mel Symons passes the ball to Jacob Mackie.  Jacob Mackie plays a short pass to John McIntosh.  John McIntosh passes the ball to Mike Vaughan.  Mike Vaughan passes the ball to John McIntosh.  John McIntosh spots a run from Michael Ferrier.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Michael Ferrier has strayed offside!  

23' - Leeroy McShane finds John Brash with a long pass.  John Brash sees Mike McGinnis making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Mike McGinnis is caught offside!  

27' - Michael Ferrier plays a short pass to Mel Symons.  Mel Symons finds Michael Ferrier with a short pass.  Michael Ferrier passes a long ball to Marc Cecil.  Marc Cecil sees Nicholas MacArtney making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Nicholas MacArtney takes the ball.  Nicholas MacArtney tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and Nicholas MacArtney scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Arsenal player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

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

33' - Leeroy McShane spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Mike McGinnis takes the ball.  Mike McGinnis shoots towards goal...but Mel Symons deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Preston.  Mark Davis places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box and finds David Erwood.  David Erwood directs a powerful header attempting to beat the keeper...but its wide!

36' - Mel Symons sees Mel McTavish making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Mel McTavish is caught offside!  

38' - Mark Davis plays a short pass to Harry McLain.  Harry McLain sees Mike McGinnis making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Mike McGinnis has strayed offside!  

44' - Jacob Mackie plays a short pass to John McIntosh.  John McIntosh attempts a shot from distance...and its in! It's a great goal from John McIntosh for Arsenal!  The ball went in off the upright!

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

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

46' - Preston kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - David Erwood sees Andrew Cadwallader making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

55' - Michael Ferrier slides the ball to Mel Symons.  Mel Symons passes to Jacob Mackie.  Jacob Mackie plays a long pass to Mike Vaughan.  Mike Vaughan sees a run from Brin Trumbull.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mike McGinnis is going to be taken off.  Richard Dolan joins the game from the bench.  

59' - John McIntosh whips in a cross, but opposing player Leeroy McShane takes possession.  

61' - Marc Cecil hits a shot from distance towards goal...and its in! Its a goal for Arsenal!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

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

65' - John Brash finds Harry McLain with a short pass.  Harry McLain slides the ball to Ollie Czekaj.  Ollie Czekaj sees Harry McLain making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

70' - Michael Ferrier passes the ball to Brendan MacPhee.  Brendan MacPhee plays a long ball to Ian MacGuinness.  Ian MacGuinness finds Michael Ferrier with a short pass.  Michael Ferrier tries to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Brin Trumbull is first to the ball...Brin Trumbull takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but Craig Probert manages to stop the shot!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mel McTavish is going to be taken off.  Rob MacLachlan is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Brash will come off.  Leon Bridgeforth is going to be brought on.  

79' - Rob MacLachlan attempts to speed past Leon Bridgeforth, but is brought down.    The referee shows Leon Bridgeforth the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Arsenal.  

80' - Michael Ferrier steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Leon Bridgeforth.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mike Vaughan is going to be taken off.  Johnny McBane is going to be brought on.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Erwood will come off.  Seth Wightman is brought on from the bench.  

82' - Ollie Czekaj sees a run from Gareth Malloch.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gareth Malloch runs on to the ball.  Gareth Malloch reaches the byline and attempts a cutback and is able to find Harry McLain.  Harry McLain looks to place the ball past the keeper...but Mel Symons performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

86' - Mel Symons plays a short pass to Brin Trumbull.  Brin Trumbull crosses the ball, and manages to find Marc Cecil.  Marc Cecil gets his head to the ball towards the top corner...but its over!

88' - Craig Probert finds Ollie Czekaj with a long pass.  Ollie Czekaj sees a run from Andrew Cadwallader.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Andrew Cadwallader is caught offside!  



The match has ended Arsenal 3 - 0 Preston North End.