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07/01/2059, Deepdale Stadium, Preston, England
Championship, English Football League
Preston Vs Wigan

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

Wigan play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Kitchen (GK) , J MacGibbon (CB) , P McRoberts (CB) , P Lloyd (CB) , O McClelland (RB) , M Abraham (LB) , P Leary (CDM) , G Christodoulou (CAM) , D Mulryan (RM) , P Carey (LM) , J Kemp (ST) And the subs are: L McCowen (CB) , A Rebecca (CB) , T Curvis (CM) , D Berne (CM) , D Blevins (ST)
Welcome to Deepdale Stadium in Preston, England where Preston North End will face Wigan.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 37660.

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

6' - Michael Abraham sees a run from John Kemp.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and John Kemp runs on to the ball.  John Kemp attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Craig Probert stops the shot!  

11' - Patrick McRoberts passes a long ball to Michael Abraham.  Michael Abraham sees Greg Christodoulou making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

13' - Mark Davis hits the ball long to Ollie Czekaj.  Ollie Czekaj sees Richard Dolan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Richard Dolan has strayed offside!  

16' - Paul Leary plays a long pass to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou sees a run from John Kemp.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and John Kemp is able to take the ball.  John Kemp takes a shot...but Craig Probert manages to stop the shot!  

19' - Craig Probert plays the ball to Leeroy McShane.  Leeroy McShane hits the ball long to Harry McLain.  Harry McLain sees Mike McGinnis making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

22' - Paul Leary plays a long pass to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts plays the ball to John Kemp.  John Kemp tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Michael McCollister is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

26' - Phylip Lloyd finds John MacGibbon with a short pass.  John MacGibbon plays a short pass to Oscar McClelland.  Oscar McClelland plays a short pass to Danny Mulryan.  Danny Mulryan attempts a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

27' - Craig Probert sees David Erwood making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

34' - Leeroy McShane plays a long ball to David Erwood.  David Erwood spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Mike McGinnis is able to control the ball.  Mike McGinnis attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but Robert Kitchen stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Mike McGinnis is first to the ball...Mike McGinnis looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Mike McGinnis scores!  That's a fine goal from the Preston player!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!

34' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Patrick McRoberts finds Phylip Lloyd with a short pass.  Phylip Lloyd plays a short pass to John MacGibbon.  John MacGibbon sees a run from Paul Leary.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

39' - Patrick McRoberts sees Danny Mulryan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Danny Mulryan is caught offside!  

42' - Mark Davis finds Leeroy McShane with a long ball.  Leeroy McShane plays a long pass to David Erwood.  David Erwood sees Mark Davis making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

45' - Paul Leary passes to Phylip Lloyd.  Phylip Lloyd passes to Paul Leary.  Paul Leary tries to beat Andrew Cadwallader using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

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

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

48' - Paul Leary plays the ball to Patrick McRoberts.  Patrick McRoberts slides the ball to Danny Mulryan.  Danny Mulryan takes the ball past Michael McCollister with a turn of pace, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Wigan.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Kemp is going to be taken off.  Dillon Blevins is brought on from the bench.  

53' - Leeroy McShane runs with the ball, beating Dillon Blevins.  

57' - David Erwood sees Richard Dolan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Richard Dolan takes the ball.  Richard Dolan takes a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  That will be a corner for  Preston.  Harry McLain gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but Greg Christodoulou intercepts and takes possession.  

59' - Greg Christodoulou sees Dillon Blevins making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Dillon Blevins is able to control the ball.  Dillon Blevins tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

63' - Craig Probert plays a long ball to Harry McLain.  Harry McLain finds Mike McGinnis with a short pass.  Mike McGinnis sees David Erwood making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and David Erwood runs on to the ball.  David Erwood reaches the byline and tries a cutback and is able to find Harry McLain.  Harry McLain tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Harry McLain for Preston!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

64' - Wigan kick the ball off for the restart.  

67' - Danny Mulryan dispossesses Mike McGinnis and takes possession.  Danny Mulryan sees a run from Patrick Carey.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Patrick Carey runs on to the ball.  Patrick Carey tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

71' - Mike McGinnis sees a run from Richard Dolan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Richard Dolan is able to control the ball.  Richard Dolan shoots, aiming for the top of the net...but Robert Kitchen stops the shot!  

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Phylip Lloyd will come off.  Leighton McCowen joins the game from the bench.  

76' - Robert Kitchen finds Paul Leary with a long ball.  Andrew Cadwallader dispossesses Paul Leary and takes the ball.  Andrew Cadwallader chips a long ball to Gareth Malloch.  Gareth Malloch slides the ball to Andrew Cadwallader.  Michael Abraham successfully tackles Andrew Cadwallader and takes possession.  Michael Abraham chips a long ball to Greg Christodoulou.  Greg Christodoulou sees a run from Patrick Carey.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Patrick Carey runs on to the ball.  Patrick Carey takes a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gareth Malloch is going to be taken off.  Leon Bridgeforth is brought on from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Patrick McRoberts is going to be taken off.  Amon Rebecca is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Michael McCollister looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

81' - Robert Kitchen finds Paul Leary with a long pass.  Paul Leary tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

85' - Craig Probert plays a short pass to Leon Bridgeforth.  Leon Bridgeforth passes to Andrew Cadwallader.  Andrew Cadwallader spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Mike McGinnis is able to take the ball.  Mike McGinnis tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Robert Kitchen gets down to stop the shot!  



The match has ended Preston North End 2 - 0 Wigan.