12-08-2017, 21:15
Leeds United 0 Preston North End 0 Att 32880 (663 visitors)
The only disappointment in respects of this game was the sending off for two yellows of Pearson, the second was a yellow however the first was debateable thought he won the ball cleanly in the tackle however the cards from Mr Duncan's pocket were out at such a rapid rate that it was if it the was the ref's aim to get the North End number four from the pitch asap.
Secondly the response of some opposition fans who actually cannot understand they teams like little old Preston do not lie down and surrender easily.
North End playing in green put in their best away performance since the draw at Villa Park last season and fully deserved the point they got and personal view if Pearson had not had been sent off could probably have won it.
First half we took the game to the hosts although didn't really create a lot of chances apart from a Browne effort which was well saved by Wiedwald after Hugill had won a challenge with the centre back.
On the break the hosts looked dangerous but in truth also didn't trouble the keeper. Roofe should have done better when he cut in from the left and a Wood shot went wide.
Brown should have put North End ahead after great work by Hugill, failed from close range, Cunningham headed wide from a corner and then had a goal disallowed for offside after seeming to head in off the bar.
Then the sending off, Leeds dominated Wood being denied by a great one handed save by Maxwell, who pulled off another fine save from I think Wood, also a defender cleared from the line fiollowing another Leeds attack.
Leeds struggled to make the spare man count thanks to some excellent defending from the back four and twice in the final minutes we could have sneaked it, Johnson got to the by line, nobody was able to get to the cross and Wiedweld tipped Harrop's shot onto the bar in the last minute.
Top performances by all but Hugill was tremendous today ran his gnadgers off. Finally it might take Alioski a bit to get used to the air in Yorkshire poor lad seemed to collapse frequently during the game.
Leeds
13 Felix Wiedwald GK
2 Luke Ayling DF
3 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 82' DF
18 Pontus Jansson DF
6 Liam Cooper © DF
14 Eunan O'Kane MF
7 Kemar Roofe 61' MF
23 Kalvin Phillips 61' MF
19 Pablo Hernández MF
10 Ezgjan Alioski MF
9 Chris Wood FW
Substitutes
30 Bailey Peacock-Farrell Sub
8 Vurnon Anita Sub
15 Stuart Dallas 82' Sub
35 Conor Shaughnessy Sub
25 Ronaldo Vieira 61'74' Sub
45 Caleb Ekuban Sub
21 Samuel Sáiz 61' Sub
- PNE
22 Chris Maxwell GK
14 Darnell Fisher DF
3 Greg Cunningham © 68' DF
23 Paul Huntington DF
17 Thomas Spurr DF
4 Ben Pearson 31'60' MF
37 Callum Robinson MF
8 Alan Browne 90' MF
11 Daniel Johnson MF
29 Tom Barkhuizen 65' MF
9 Jordan Hugill FW
Substitutes
28 Mathew Hudson Sub
20 Ben Davies Sub
2 Marnick Vermijl Sub
12 Paul Gallagher 90' Sub
10 Josh Harrop 65' Sub
7 Daryl Horgan Sub
24 Sean Maguire Sub
Leeds United head coach Thomas Christiansen:
"When you play for that amount of time with one player more and do not win, it is an opportunity lost.
"We have to impose ourselves on our home ground and we did not do that in the first half.
"We gave the ball away too easily and when you play against a good team you suffer. We did not have the speed in the game that we should."
Preston manager Alex Neil:
"For 60 minutes I thought we were great and were the better side. We controlled the ball, we were aggressive. I thought we dominated which was really pleasing.
"Once we went down to 10 men we had to change our approach. They had a man more and that makes it more difficult for us to press.
"The lads worked extremely hard and kept their shape and discipline. They showed just how much it means to them individually and collectively."
The only disappointment in respects of this game was the sending off for two yellows of Pearson, the second was a yellow however the first was debateable thought he won the ball cleanly in the tackle however the cards from Mr Duncan's pocket were out at such a rapid rate that it was if it the was the ref's aim to get the North End number four from the pitch asap.
Secondly the response of some opposition fans who actually cannot understand they teams like little old Preston do not lie down and surrender easily.
North End playing in green put in their best away performance since the draw at Villa Park last season and fully deserved the point they got and personal view if Pearson had not had been sent off could probably have won it.
First half we took the game to the hosts although didn't really create a lot of chances apart from a Browne effort which was well saved by Wiedwald after Hugill had won a challenge with the centre back.
On the break the hosts looked dangerous but in truth also didn't trouble the keeper. Roofe should have done better when he cut in from the left and a Wood shot went wide.
Brown should have put North End ahead after great work by Hugill, failed from close range, Cunningham headed wide from a corner and then had a goal disallowed for offside after seeming to head in off the bar.
Then the sending off, Leeds dominated Wood being denied by a great one handed save by Maxwell, who pulled off another fine save from I think Wood, also a defender cleared from the line fiollowing another Leeds attack.
Leeds struggled to make the spare man count thanks to some excellent defending from the back four and twice in the final minutes we could have sneaked it, Johnson got to the by line, nobody was able to get to the cross and Wiedweld tipped Harrop's shot onto the bar in the last minute.
Top performances by all but Hugill was tremendous today ran his gnadgers off. Finally it might take Alioski a bit to get used to the air in Yorkshire poor lad seemed to collapse frequently during the game.
Leeds
13 Felix Wiedwald GK
2 Luke Ayling DF
3 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 82' DF
18 Pontus Jansson DF
6 Liam Cooper © DF
14 Eunan O'Kane MF
7 Kemar Roofe 61' MF
23 Kalvin Phillips 61' MF
19 Pablo Hernández MF
10 Ezgjan Alioski MF
9 Chris Wood FW
Substitutes
30 Bailey Peacock-Farrell Sub
8 Vurnon Anita Sub
15 Stuart Dallas 82' Sub
35 Conor Shaughnessy Sub
25 Ronaldo Vieira 61'74' Sub
45 Caleb Ekuban Sub
21 Samuel Sáiz 61' Sub
- PNE
22 Chris Maxwell GK
14 Darnell Fisher DF
3 Greg Cunningham © 68' DF
23 Paul Huntington DF
17 Thomas Spurr DF
4 Ben Pearson 31'60' MF
37 Callum Robinson MF
8 Alan Browne 90' MF
11 Daniel Johnson MF
29 Tom Barkhuizen 65' MF
9 Jordan Hugill FW
Substitutes
28 Mathew Hudson Sub
20 Ben Davies Sub
2 Marnick Vermijl Sub
12 Paul Gallagher 90' Sub
10 Josh Harrop 65' Sub
7 Daryl Horgan Sub
24 Sean Maguire Sub
Leeds United head coach Thomas Christiansen:
"When you play for that amount of time with one player more and do not win, it is an opportunity lost.
"We have to impose ourselves on our home ground and we did not do that in the first half.
"We gave the ball away too easily and when you play against a good team you suffer. We did not have the speed in the game that we should."
Preston manager Alex Neil:
"For 60 minutes I thought we were great and were the better side. We controlled the ball, we were aggressive. I thought we dominated which was really pleasing.
"Once we went down to 10 men we had to change our approach. They had a man more and that makes it more difficult for us to press.
"The lads worked extremely hard and kept their shape and discipline. They showed just how much it means to them individually and collectively."
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