07-03-2020, 21:08
Preston North End 1 Johnson penalty Queens Park Rangers 3 Hall, Manning, Eze
PNE: Rudd, Fisher, Bauer, Davies, Hughes, Browne, Gallagher (Stockley 73), Barkhuizen (Sinclair 81), Johnson, Harrop (Ledson 81), Maguire. Subs (not used): Huntington, Rafferty, Nugent, Ripley.
QPR: Kelly, Rangel, Hall, Barbet, Manning, Cameron, Ball (Amos 46), Osayi-Samuel, Eze, Pugh (Chair 46), Hugill. Subs (not used): Kane, Shodipo, Oteh, Clarke, Lumley.
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
Attendance: 12,378 (613 away)
At half time North End were four points clear of 7th place in the race for the play offs leading 1-0 against a QPR side who apart from a couple of bright runs by Osayi- Samuel had offered little in a first half in which North End had dominated. We had taken the lead from the spot after Fisher was foulded in the box, actually no doubts about the validity of the award for a change this was actually a foul on Darnell not like the ones he usually wins.
Johnson just about beat Kelly.
North End's main tactic was to target Manning the Rangers full back, worked a treat, Barkhuizen gave him a very testing 45 minutes, itb was also down his side which almost led to a goal for the unfortunate Maguire who is on a drought of mammoth proportions. From an difficult angle he beat Kelly whoever the ball hit the post and rebounded to safety.
Although dominant we didn't really create any other clear cut chances but looked so comfortable, Rangers had a couple of headed efforts from dead ball plays but well deserved lead at half time.
A couple of changes at half time by the Hoops, several other players changed position and they never looked back, mind you the hapless 11 in white didn't exactly make it hard for them, long before the goals Rnagers started to get in good positions, there was one almighty shout for a penalty, in true Arsene Wenger style couldn't tell if there was due to a heavily populated box.
Wasn't long until they were level, Davies brings down Hugill, Eze's free kick to the back post Hall being marked by Maguire no contest level.
Almost immediately a clever Maguire header beat the keeper but not the bar, he probably should have scored the rebound but misjudged his jump and put it wide of an open goal.
Rangers were soon down to ten when Cameron walked for his second yellow, push on and win for the home side, no collapse in a heap against ten men, our non tackling midfield couldn't get a grip on Eze and were gradually being pushed back towards our own box, Manning who had had a torrid first 45 minutes was thw first to stick a nail in the coffin by curling one of the underside bar into the net from just outside the box and when Eze curled one past Rudd from a similar position with about five to go it was game set and match.
Fair play to the visitors deserved it hopefully a hugh kick up the arse for us, one consolation still 6th unless the Plastics win at Wayne Rooney tomorrow..
Preston North End boss Alex Neil told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I think we started the game great, we were really on the front foot.
"I think we haven't capitalised on our dominance in the first half.
"I don't think we worked the ball well enough in the middle, and when we did go forward, they just headed everything out.
"I thought we probably had seven or eight players who were excellent in the first half, but I think a couple of them died out in the second half."
QPR boss Mark Warburton:
"It's a really good result, we know Preston's home record is outstanding this season, they'd only lost three times at home this season.
"We were really poor, deserved to be one down, in truth it was a blessing it was only one. We didn't force a shot, didn't force a save, didn't look like creating a chance.
"Thoroughly deserved to be one down. We had to come out, change our shape, made two changes and I could have made seven.
"What a reaction from the players, what a response, we looked on the front foot, we won our duals, we looked dangerous and scored three wonderful goals."
PNE: Rudd, Fisher, Bauer, Davies, Hughes, Browne, Gallagher (Stockley 73), Barkhuizen (Sinclair 81), Johnson, Harrop (Ledson 81), Maguire. Subs (not used): Huntington, Rafferty, Nugent, Ripley.
QPR: Kelly, Rangel, Hall, Barbet, Manning, Cameron, Ball (Amos 46), Osayi-Samuel, Eze, Pugh (Chair 46), Hugill. Subs (not used): Kane, Shodipo, Oteh, Clarke, Lumley.
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
Attendance: 12,378 (613 away)
At half time North End were four points clear of 7th place in the race for the play offs leading 1-0 against a QPR side who apart from a couple of bright runs by Osayi- Samuel had offered little in a first half in which North End had dominated. We had taken the lead from the spot after Fisher was foulded in the box, actually no doubts about the validity of the award for a change this was actually a foul on Darnell not like the ones he usually wins.
Johnson just about beat Kelly.
North End's main tactic was to target Manning the Rangers full back, worked a treat, Barkhuizen gave him a very testing 45 minutes, itb was also down his side which almost led to a goal for the unfortunate Maguire who is on a drought of mammoth proportions. From an difficult angle he beat Kelly whoever the ball hit the post and rebounded to safety.
Although dominant we didn't really create any other clear cut chances but looked so comfortable, Rangers had a couple of headed efforts from dead ball plays but well deserved lead at half time.
A couple of changes at half time by the Hoops, several other players changed position and they never looked back, mind you the hapless 11 in white didn't exactly make it hard for them, long before the goals Rnagers started to get in good positions, there was one almighty shout for a penalty, in true Arsene Wenger style couldn't tell if there was due to a heavily populated box.
Wasn't long until they were level, Davies brings down Hugill, Eze's free kick to the back post Hall being marked by Maguire no contest level.
Almost immediately a clever Maguire header beat the keeper but not the bar, he probably should have scored the rebound but misjudged his jump and put it wide of an open goal.
Rangers were soon down to ten when Cameron walked for his second yellow, push on and win for the home side, no collapse in a heap against ten men, our non tackling midfield couldn't get a grip on Eze and were gradually being pushed back towards our own box, Manning who had had a torrid first 45 minutes was thw first to stick a nail in the coffin by curling one of the underside bar into the net from just outside the box and when Eze curled one past Rudd from a similar position with about five to go it was game set and match.
Fair play to the visitors deserved it hopefully a hugh kick up the arse for us, one consolation still 6th unless the Plastics win at Wayne Rooney tomorrow..
Preston North End boss Alex Neil told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I think we started the game great, we were really on the front foot.
"I think we haven't capitalised on our dominance in the first half.
"I don't think we worked the ball well enough in the middle, and when we did go forward, they just headed everything out.
"I thought we probably had seven or eight players who were excellent in the first half, but I think a couple of them died out in the second half."
QPR boss Mark Warburton:
"It's a really good result, we know Preston's home record is outstanding this season, they'd only lost three times at home this season.
"We were really poor, deserved to be one down, in truth it was a blessing it was only one. We didn't force a shot, didn't force a save, didn't look like creating a chance.
"Thoroughly deserved to be one down. We had to come out, change our shape, made two changes and I could have made seven.
"What a reaction from the players, what a response, we looked on the front foot, we won our duals, we looked dangerous and scored three wonderful goals."
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