Match Report
| Preston North End | Preston North End |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | |||||||||||||||||
| Arni Ólafsson | A. Ólafsson |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Stefan Yonescu | S. Yonescu | |||||||||
| Lilian Deguerville | L. Deguerville |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Daniel Vela | D. Vela | |||||||||
| Damien Craddock | D. Craddock |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Eric Nyarko | E. Nyarko | |||||||||
| Adam Carter | A. Carter | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Clive Wilson | C. Wilson | |||||||||
| Jonathan Philips | J. Philips | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | Valentín Peralta | V. Peralta | |||||||||
| Bakary Pfeiffer | B. Pfeiffer |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Stefan Alexandersson | S. Alexandersson | |||||||||
| Dave Shields | D. Shields | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Nicholas Andrews | N. Andrews | |||||||||
| Saidu A. Omolade | S. Omolade |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 | | Scott Ball | S. Ball | |||||||||
| Lucian Noica | L. Noica | | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Marcel Happel | M. Happel | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Redondo | J. Redondo |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 79 | | Artur Zeklos | A. Zeklos | |||||||||
| Neil Lineker | N. Lineker | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Claudio M. Galletti | C. Galletti | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Deepdale where Preston North End play host to Southampton. A crowd of 17,579 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Preston North End are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Preston North End are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Preston North End kick off!
4.16
0-0Daniel Vela chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Andrews. Nicholas Andrews makes a simple pass to Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arni Ólafsson who gathers it comfortably.
6.38
1-0Bakary Pfeiffer makes a simple pass to Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker plays a perfect one-two with Jose Fortes Redondo and rushes in on goal... Neil Lineker tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.52
1-0Clive Wilson advances with the ball. Clive Wilson makes a probing pass to Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
10.13
Stefan Alexandersson kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel goes all the way! Marcel Happel tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Arni Ólafsson easily smothers it!
15.42
1-0Adam Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Shields. Dave Shields flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.50
Damien Craddock makes a simple pass to Dave Shields. Dave Shields chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Lucian Noica. Lucian Noica is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.15
Eric Nyarko chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Alexandersson. Stefan Alexandersson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
34.39
Saidu A. Omolade threads the ball through to Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
36.15
Bakary Pfeiffer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker plays a perfect one-two with Lucian Noica and rushes in on goal... Neil Lineker takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
39.16
Nicholas Andrews flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.08
Bakary Pfeiffer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker goes all the way! Neil Lineker tries a spectacular strike but Stefan Yonescu is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Southampton kick off the second half!
47.39
Nicholas Andrews chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
48.32
Lilian Deguerville kicks a strong pass forward to Saidu A. Omolade. Saidu A. Omolade decides to run forward with the ball. Saidu A. Omolade shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
49.06
1-0Stefan Alexandersson comes in with a late challenge on Saidu A. Omolade. The referee calls over Stefan Alexandersson and warns him to calm down! Saidu A. Omolade hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.35
1-0Southampton are easily keeping Preston North End at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
57.52
Valentín Peralta hacks Saidu A. Omolade from behind! The referee calls over Valentín Peralta and warns him to calm down! Saidu A. Omolade stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.46
Clive Wilson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Ball. Scott Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel threads the ball through to Artur Zeklos. Artur Zeklos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Artur Zeklos scores for Southampton!!
67.26
1-1Bakary Pfeiffer clumsily knocks into Nicholas Andrews. Bakary Pfeiffer is given a warning by the referee! Nicholas Andrews gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.31
Scott Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Claudio M. Galletti!
73.12
Adam Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Shields. Dave Shields makes a probing pass to Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Stefan Yonescu easily smothers it!
75.18
1-2Lucian Noica hacks Eric Nyarko from behind! Lucian Noica is shown the yellow card! Eric Nyarko stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.49
Eric Nyarko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Alexandersson. Stefan Alexandersson threads the ball through to Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Arni Ólafsson.
79.03
Nicholas Andrews decides to run forward with the ball. Nicholas Andrews finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Arni Ólafsson.
81.36
Stefan Alexandersson kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel goes all the way! Marcel Happel makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Arni Ólafsson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.14
Clive Wilson comes in with a late challenge on Lucian Noica. Clive Wilson is given a warning by the referee! Lucian Noica hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.43
Stefan Alexandersson makes a simple pass to Artur Zeklos. Artur Zeklos shoots from distance but it is miles over!
89.20
Stefan Alexandersson sees space and advances. Stefan Alexandersson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Arni Ólafsson.
90.00
Saidu A. Omolade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Neil Lineker scores for Preston North End!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Neil Lineker 6, 90 | Artur Zeklos 60 Claudio M. Galletti 69 Marcel Happel 81 |