Preston North End 1 Browne Hull City 2 Irvine 2
PNE line-up: Rudd, Clarke © (Fisher, 83), Hughes, Browne, Huntington, Davies (Storey, 35), Burke (Ledson, 46), Gallagher, Nmecha, Johnson, Barkhuizen. Subs not used: Crowe, Woods, Simpson, Walker.
Hull City: Marshall, De Wijs, Stewart, Grosicki (Burke, 90), Irvine, Kane, Bowen (Lichaj, 90), Henriksen ©, Kingsley, Campbell (Martin, 85), Elphick. Subs not used: Long, Dicko, Batty, McKenzie.
Attendance: 14,026 (684 Hull City fans)
Referee: Mr S Duncan
Down to the bare bones a first half performance which suggested defeated before a ball was kicked, lose Davies with an injury after City score and Moult out for up to 8 weeks. Second half Ledson for Burke instant improvement for 20 minutes before inability to defend a corner again costs us the game.
The first half was a bit of a non event although in fairness Hull deserved to lead when they got pleenty of space down the left and an inch perfect cross saw Irvine just about get his pony tail to the ball to head home. We had one effort on goal with a Gallagher effort well saved by Marshall. City were a danger down the flanks with the speedy Grosicki causing the non too speedy Clarke a lot of problems especially when City attacked on the break.. We were ponderous and seemed to lack belief.
A half time change chnaged the game back our way Ledson contributing more in the first two minutes than Burke had in the previous 45, a fine passing move led to Browne rocketing home from about 25 yards. We were all over City for about 20 minutes Gallagher only just wide with a header, Nmecha had an overhead kick saved by Marshall and we looked like going on for an unlikely win at this stage, then grim reality again kicked in City back down the left wing gaps started to look more omninous for the home side.
City thought they should have had a penalty when Irvine was halted by a last ditch tackle by Huntington, the wonderful Mr Duncan didn't agree unsurprisingly the away team, management and suypport were less than impressed. Grosicki got in again down the left hand side and another last ditch tackle denied the visitors although not for long. Our weakness at corners cost us the game, Grosicki's corner seemed to go straight in but was headed clear to Irvine who nodded home to give the Aussie a double.
Never looked like recuing a point and so it proved to be.
Next up Villa roll on the transfer window.
Hull City manager Nigel Adkins told BBC Radio Humberside:
"We knew it was going to be really challenging. They're a big, physical side and we knew it was going to be very competitive.
"The first half was good. I thought we played some good football, passed it about and the first goal was a super goal.
"At half-time, the first thing we said was that our biggest threat was complacency. I was disappointed with the goal we conceded.
"To be fair to the players, we weathered that period and looked a massive threat ourselves. We got the winner and then saw it out at the end."
PNE line-up: Rudd, Clarke © (Fisher, 83), Hughes, Browne, Huntington, Davies (Storey, 35), Burke (Ledson, 46), Gallagher, Nmecha, Johnson, Barkhuizen. Subs not used: Crowe, Woods, Simpson, Walker.
Hull City: Marshall, De Wijs, Stewart, Grosicki (Burke, 90), Irvine, Kane, Bowen (Lichaj, 90), Henriksen ©, Kingsley, Campbell (Martin, 85), Elphick. Subs not used: Long, Dicko, Batty, McKenzie.
Attendance: 14,026 (684 Hull City fans)
Referee: Mr S Duncan
Down to the bare bones a first half performance which suggested defeated before a ball was kicked, lose Davies with an injury after City score and Moult out for up to 8 weeks. Second half Ledson for Burke instant improvement for 20 minutes before inability to defend a corner again costs us the game.
The first half was a bit of a non event although in fairness Hull deserved to lead when they got pleenty of space down the left and an inch perfect cross saw Irvine just about get his pony tail to the ball to head home. We had one effort on goal with a Gallagher effort well saved by Marshall. City were a danger down the flanks with the speedy Grosicki causing the non too speedy Clarke a lot of problems especially when City attacked on the break.. We were ponderous and seemed to lack belief.
A half time change chnaged the game back our way Ledson contributing more in the first two minutes than Burke had in the previous 45, a fine passing move led to Browne rocketing home from about 25 yards. We were all over City for about 20 minutes Gallagher only just wide with a header, Nmecha had an overhead kick saved by Marshall and we looked like going on for an unlikely win at this stage, then grim reality again kicked in City back down the left wing gaps started to look more omninous for the home side.
City thought they should have had a penalty when Irvine was halted by a last ditch tackle by Huntington, the wonderful Mr Duncan didn't agree unsurprisingly the away team, management and suypport were less than impressed. Grosicki got in again down the left hand side and another last ditch tackle denied the visitors although not for long. Our weakness at corners cost us the game, Grosicki's corner seemed to go straight in but was headed clear to Irvine who nodded home to give the Aussie a double.
Never looked like recuing a point and so it proved to be.
Next up Villa roll on the transfer window.
Hull City manager Nigel Adkins told BBC Radio Humberside:
"We knew it was going to be really challenging. They're a big, physical side and we knew it was going to be very competitive.
"The first half was good. I thought we played some good football, passed it about and the first goal was a super goal.
"At half-time, the first thing we said was that our biggest threat was complacency. I was disappointed with the goal we conceded.
"To be fair to the players, we weathered that period and looked a massive threat ourselves. We got the winner and then saw it out at the end."
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