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21/11/2026, Deepdale Stadium, Preston, England, Live on National TV
Championship, English Football League

Preston Vs Palace

Preston play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Osazuwa (GK) , F McCormick (CB) , S Keefe (CB) , R Caulfield (CB) , N Sheenan (RB) , D Khelil (LB) , S MacCarthy (CDM) , J Molloy (CAM) , F Guinness (RM) , M Mulryan (LM) , S Collins (ST) And the subs are: J Rezendes (CB) , R Adebowale (CB) , M Eneja (CM) , R Dingwell (CM) , J MacAdam (ST)

Palace play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Imlay (GK) , A Probert (CB) , B Salami (CB) , P Black (CB) , E Merricks (RB) , D Gubay (LB) , D Walkinshaw (CDM) , N Mapisa (CAM) , A Dalgleish (RM) , P Greive (LM) , B McNabb (ST) And the subs are: A Prichard (CB) , J Marchbanks (CB) , A MacCormack (CM) , M McAffee (CM) , J Mein (ST)

Welcome to Deepdale Stadium in Preston, England where Preston North End will face Crystal Palace.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 23000.

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

5' - Ndumisa Mapisa sees Bruce McNabb making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

12' - Euan Merricks successfully tackles Shaun Collins and gains possession for his team.  Malcolm Mulryan dispossesses Euan Merricks and the ball goes loose.  Dave Walkinshaw passes a long ball to David Gubay.  David Gubay looks to hit a long range shot...but the shot is parried by James Osazuwa!  Bruce McNabb pounces on the loose ball...Bruce McNabb attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

20' - Dave Walkinshaw dispossesses Dirar Khelil and gains possession for his team.  Palace attempt a quick counter attack.  Dave Walkinshaw plays a short pass to Bruce McNabb.  Bruce McNabb passes to Ndumisa Mapisa.  Ndumisa Mapisa attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and Ndumisa Mapisa scores!  Its a goal for Palace!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

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

22' - Dirar Khelil slides the ball to Shaun MacCarthy.  Shaun MacCarthy passes to Dirar Khelil.  Dirar Khelil speeds past Paul Greive.  

25' - Ndumisa Mapisa tackles Dirar Khelil and the ball goes loose.  Brad Salami finds Dave Walkinshaw with a short pass.  John Molloy successfully tackles Dave Walkinshaw and takes the ball.  John Molloy tries to beat David Gubay using his ball skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

26' - John Molloy spots a run from Shaun Collins.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Shaun Collins runs on to the ball.  Shaun Collins attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a nice goal from Shaun Collins for Preston!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

26' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

30' - David Gubay passes to Euan Merricks.  Euan Merricks plays the ball to Brad Salami.  Brad Salami spots a run from Bruce McNabb.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Bruce McNabb is able to take the ball.  Bruce McNabb tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Angus Dalgleish pounces on the loose ball...Angus Dalgleish shoots towards goal...but the shot hits the upright!  Shaun MacCarthy is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

31' - Angus Dalgleish uses his pace to beat Shaun MacCarthy.  

39' - Angus Dalgleish slides the ball to Dave Walkinshaw.  Ricky Caulfield successfully tackles Dave Walkinshaw and takes the ball.  Ricky Caulfield finds John Molloy with a long pass.  John Molloy passes to Shaun Collins.  David Gubay successfully tackles Shaun Collins and the ball goes loose.  Peter Black slides the ball to Dave Walkinshaw.  Dave Walkinshaw finds David Gubay with a short pass.  David Gubay attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but its wide!

41' - James Osazuwa passes to Shaun MacCarthy.  Euan Merricks dispossesses Shaun MacCarthy and gains possession for his team.  Euan Merricks speeds past Ricky Caulfield.  

42' - Euan Merricks tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

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

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

54' - Paul Greive passes to Dave Walkinshaw.  Fraser McCormick tackles Dave Walkinshaw and takes possession.  Fraser McCormick passes the ball to Frank Guinness.  Frank Guinness sees John Molloy making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and John Molloy is able to control the ball.  John Molloy looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...and John Molloy scores!  That's a nice goal from the Preston player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

55' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

61' - John Molloy hits the ball long to Fraser McCormick.  Fraser McCormick spots a run from Frank Guinness.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

63' - Paul Greive passes to Brad Salami.  Brad Salami sees a run from Bruce McNabb.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

65' - Malcolm Mulryan finds Shaun MacCarthy with a long pass.  Shaun MacCarthy sees John Molloy making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but John Molloy is caught offside!  

67' - Paul Greive finds Dave Walkinshaw with a long pass.  Dave Walkinshaw attempts to beat Shaun MacCarthy using his skills, but is brought down illegally.    The referee pulls out the yellow card to book Shaun MacCarthy.  That will be a freekick for Palace.  

69' - Paul Greive passes the ball to Angus Dalgleish.  Angus Dalgleish uses his pace to beat Ricky Caulfield.  

69' - Angus Dalgleish curls in a cross, but opposing player John Molloy takes possession.  

71' - Paul Greive shoots from long range towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

72' - James Osazuwa sees Shaun Collins making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

76' - Paul Greive finds Aidan Probert with a short pass.  Aidan Probert plays a long pass to Brad Salami.  Brad Salami sees a run from Bruce McNabb.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Bruce McNabb is able to control the ball.  Bruce McNabb looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but James Osazuwa performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Angus Dalgleish is going to be taken off.  Jay Mein is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Dirar Khelil strikes the ball from long range...but the shot is saved by Sam Imlay!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ricky Caulfield is going to be taken off.  Jose Rezendes joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Gubay will come off.  James Marchbanks is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Sam Imlay sees Ndumisa Mapisa making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ndumisa Mapisa takes the ball.  Ndumisa Mapisa attempts the cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! There is going to be a subsitution.  Shaun MacCarthy is going to be taken off.  Robert Dingwell joins the game from the bench.  

85' - Dirar Khelil plays a long pass to Spencer Keefe.  Spencer Keefe sees a run from John Molloy.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and John Molloy runs on to the ball.  John Molloy looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

87' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Peter Black will come off.  Aeron Prichard is brought on from the bench.  

88' - Bruce McNabb sees a run from Jay Mein.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Jay Mein is able to take the ball.  Jay Mein takes a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

91' - James Osazuwa finds Spencer Keefe with a long pass.  Spencer Keefe passes to John Molloy.  John Molloy tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from John Molloy for Preston!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!



The match has ended Preston North End 3 - 1 Crystal Palace.