04-01-2020, 20:36
Preston North End 2 Bodin, Harrop Norwich City4 Idah 3 Hernandez
PNE: Ripley, Fisher, Storey, Davies, Rafferty, Ledson, Bayliss, Bodin, Potts, Harrop, Stockley. Subs (not used): Pearson, Clarke, Gallagher, Barkhuizen, O'Reilly, Nugent, Rudd.
Norwich: McGovern, Byram, Zimmermann, Amadou, Lewis, Leitner, Trybull (Hanley 68) Stiepermann, Cantwell (Aarons 81), Hernandez, Idah (McLean 85). Subs (not used): Vrancic, Buendia, Tettey, Krul.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
Attendance: 7,616 (833 away)
17 changes between them showed both clubs had their minds on the league campaign to come and North End's decision to play without a keeper throughout the match made their task even more harder. However you cannot gve even unders stength Premier League sides the gifts that they had today.
Credit to Idah for his hat trick especially the second which he put in from a mile out but on another day probably might not have got his second and the play that led to the penalty could also have been offside but he got his match ball could be the first of many.
Norwich ahead after 90 seconds slicing through the North End defence Idah sliding ball past Ripley 0-1, took us a while to settle but we slowly got into the game with half chances falling to Stockley and Fisher, to be fair though City looked dangerous every time they went forward mainly due to their fast assing and movement of the ball.
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Having looked like they could have got back into North End went in three down at the interval, started to get omninous for Ripley when he dropped a cross luckily escaped, then another through ball may have been offside but Ripley blocked the first effort, however from the resulting play Hernandez shot at goal through the keepers hand. 0-2. Ten minutes later the custodian rushed from his goal and was at least 40 yards from safety when his clearance went straight to Idah 45 yards out straight back went the ball and into the net 0-3 game over.
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The second half could have been a damp squib but credit to North End they actually played better in the second period, a Bodin shot shoved away for a corner Bodin nipped in to head the ball home from the corner. 1-3 a header by Davies went narrowly wide and a Ledson effort was only just palmed away by McGovern who also looked slightly suspect but at least saved shots at him.
If we could have got another then could have been interesting however more slick forward play at the other end Idah through having seen the highlights he was offside, takes the ball round Ripley who brings him down to compound Ripley's misery Atkinson only gives him a yellow forcing him to stay on.
Idah potted from the spot 1-4.
We possibly could have had a penalty seemed to be a hand ball when Stockley went for a header, we reduced the deficit with about 7 minutes left Bodin fed Harrop who in truth also looked offside nice finish 2-4. Both Harrop and Bayliss were denied in quick succession and another Fisher effort went narrowly wide.
Strange game at times we didn't play badly but gifting goals against top sides doesn't win you games.
Preston manager Alex Neil told BBC Sport: "I certainly think the second half was better, but having looked at two of the goals, they are clearly offside [Norwich's second and fourth goals]. The problem you have with Premier League referees is that they basically do not make decisions any more because of VAR, but we do not have VAR [in the Championship]. If it was at Norwich, the fact is both of them wouldn't have been goals. Having looked at them, they are not even close - it is half a body for each goal.
"The boys rallied in the second half, they were a lot of better and we created a few chances. But when you give any Premier League teams a couple of goals it is going to be difficult. We changed every player apart from two of them so we have big [selection] dilemmas for the next match. Our bread and butter is against Blackburn next week."
Norwich manager Daniel Farke told BBC Sport: "Good performance and a well deserved win. It was a professional performance, considering it is the fifth game in 14 days. The most important thing is we go into the next round, and we are also three games unbeaten, which helps with the confidence."
On Adam Idah's performance: "Adam was great. Of course he delivered with three goals but his workload was good and his ability to link the play. We play many young lads but there are no gifts and they are on the pitch because they deserve it.
"We also had some players on the pitch who were not in their rhythm, but to deliver that performance was good. We have had unbelievably difficult draw in previous years, but a cup run is always good and you always have to fight."
PNE: Ripley, Fisher, Storey, Davies, Rafferty, Ledson, Bayliss, Bodin, Potts, Harrop, Stockley. Subs (not used): Pearson, Clarke, Gallagher, Barkhuizen, O'Reilly, Nugent, Rudd.
Norwich: McGovern, Byram, Zimmermann, Amadou, Lewis, Leitner, Trybull (Hanley 68) Stiepermann, Cantwell (Aarons 81), Hernandez, Idah (McLean 85). Subs (not used): Vrancic, Buendia, Tettey, Krul.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
Attendance: 7,616 (833 away)
17 changes between them showed both clubs had their minds on the league campaign to come and North End's decision to play without a keeper throughout the match made their task even more harder. However you cannot gve even unders stength Premier League sides the gifts that they had today.
Credit to Idah for his hat trick especially the second which he put in from a mile out but on another day probably might not have got his second and the play that led to the penalty could also have been offside but he got his match ball could be the first of many.
Norwich ahead after 90 seconds slicing through the North End defence Idah sliding ball past Ripley 0-1, took us a while to settle but we slowly got into the game with half chances falling to Stockley and Fisher, to be fair though City looked dangerous every time they went forward mainly due to their fast assing and movement of the ball.
Having looked like they could have got back into North End went in three down at the interval, started to get omninous for Ripley when he dropped a cross luckily escaped, then another through ball may have been offside but Ripley blocked the first effort, however from the resulting play Hernandez shot at goal through the keepers hand. 0-2. Ten minutes later the custodian rushed from his goal and was at least 40 yards from safety when his clearance went straight to Idah 45 yards out straight back went the ball and into the net 0-3 game over.
The second half could have been a damp squib but credit to North End they actually played better in the second period, a Bodin shot shoved away for a corner Bodin nipped in to head the ball home from the corner. 1-3 a header by Davies went narrowly wide and a Ledson effort was only just palmed away by McGovern who also looked slightly suspect but at least saved shots at him.
If we could have got another then could have been interesting however more slick forward play at the other end Idah through having seen the highlights he was offside, takes the ball round Ripley who brings him down to compound Ripley's misery Atkinson only gives him a yellow forcing him to stay on.
Idah potted from the spot 1-4.
We possibly could have had a penalty seemed to be a hand ball when Stockley went for a header, we reduced the deficit with about 7 minutes left Bodin fed Harrop who in truth also looked offside nice finish 2-4. Both Harrop and Bayliss were denied in quick succession and another Fisher effort went narrowly wide.
Strange game at times we didn't play badly but gifting goals against top sides doesn't win you games.
Preston manager Alex Neil told BBC Sport: "I certainly think the second half was better, but having looked at two of the goals, they are clearly offside [Norwich's second and fourth goals]. The problem you have with Premier League referees is that they basically do not make decisions any more because of VAR, but we do not have VAR [in the Championship]. If it was at Norwich, the fact is both of them wouldn't have been goals. Having looked at them, they are not even close - it is half a body for each goal.
"The boys rallied in the second half, they were a lot of better and we created a few chances. But when you give any Premier League teams a couple of goals it is going to be difficult. We changed every player apart from two of them so we have big [selection] dilemmas for the next match. Our bread and butter is against Blackburn next week."
Norwich manager Daniel Farke told BBC Sport: "Good performance and a well deserved win. It was a professional performance, considering it is the fifth game in 14 days. The most important thing is we go into the next round, and we are also three games unbeaten, which helps with the confidence."
On Adam Idah's performance: "Adam was great. Of course he delivered with three goals but his workload was good and his ability to link the play. We play many young lads but there are no gifts and they are on the pitch because they deserve it.
"We also had some players on the pitch who were not in their rhythm, but to deliver that performance was good. We have had unbelievably difficult draw in previous years, but a cup run is always good and you always have to fight."
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