Preston North End 2 Bauer Riis Coventry City 1 Walker
PNE line-up: Iversen; Storey, Bauer, Hughes; van den Berg, Whiteman, Johnson (Potts, 79), Browne, Earl; Sinclair (Barkhuizen, 79), Riis (Murphy, 86). Subs not used: Rudd, Cunningham, Lindsay, Ledson.
Coventry line-up: Moore; Hyam, McFadzean, Rose; Dabo, Hamer, Kelly (Sheaf, 75), O’Hare (Allen, 75), Maatsen; Gyokeres (Waghorn, 74), Walker. Subs not used: Wilson, Clarke-Salter, Kane, Shipley.
Attendance: 10,837 (1,198 away fans)
Referee: Mr D England
For the first time since before the first lockdown I have seen us win a league game as per usual we made it look hard work against a Coventry side who in the first half were very impressive. Equally impressive was Coventry's kit lack and purple halved shirts, cool indeed.
After Saturday's largely no show we were on the front foot for 10 minutes, Storey header forcing Moore into a save after the initial burst the only other was when Earl curled an effort narrowly wide but the first half was depressingly familiar as Coventry took charge, with the diminutive Hamer running the show, we were struggling to contain the high flying visitors. They were dangerous from free kicks and corners delivery of both from Hamer was excellent, defensively we were a little uncertain and did ride our luck thye had pleny of efforts on goal but all went straight to Iversen.
They took a deserved lead on the stroke of half time whether Walker meant the intial dummy only he will know but his strike flew past Iversen. Could have been worse a dreadful back pass wrong footed Iversen and only great last ditch defending by Hughes saved the day.
Boed off at half time just for a change, we didn't start brilliantly in the second half aimless crosses into the box and looked like another home game misery however things started to change two of the centre backs Bauer and Storey started to run with the ball into space in the Coventry half. We started to look in control and from the second phase from a corner Whiteman's excellent centre was headed home by Bauer the BFG's second goal of the season, instantly confidence returned Browne forced a save from Moore and Earl's wicked low drive into the area was cleared for a corner.
We took the lead following a quick free kick Browne to Riis, he cut in onto his right foot blasted the ball past Moore on his near post, the keeper would probably think he should have done better but it went in at speed.
Well in control, Coventry made a triple substitution, itstarted to dawn on us we may be in danger of winning a game and we began to drop deeper and deeper but defended well got bodies in teh way and survived could have made it three at the end, Barkhuizen down the right pass to Whiteman then Potts who in traditional style hit the defender.
It's a start but we need to play for 90 minutes and were better to start in the land of the Tangerines on Saturday
Preston boss Frankie McAvoy:
"We went a goal behind but the reaction the players gave us in the second half was magnificent.
"I spoke to the players at half-time and said we need to get more aggressive and in their faces and the players showed the attitude, hunger and desire that I know they have.
"The second-half performance was probably as good as we have performed during my tenure here and I'm really pleased with that."
Coventry manager Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
"We didn't ask enough questions of them after going in a goal up after scoring with a great strike just before half-time.
"Their supporters showed their displeasure at half-time, that galvanised them and they ended up getting on top - and we just seemed to run out of energy.
"A lot of niggly fouls went either unpunished or unseen but I needed to change it earlier and I didn't - and I have to take responsibility for that."
City's last win against us in the league was 16 games ago when this was number 1
PNE line-up: Iversen; Storey, Bauer, Hughes; van den Berg, Whiteman, Johnson (Potts, 79), Browne, Earl; Sinclair (Barkhuizen, 79), Riis (Murphy, 86). Subs not used: Rudd, Cunningham, Lindsay, Ledson.
Coventry line-up: Moore; Hyam, McFadzean, Rose; Dabo, Hamer, Kelly (Sheaf, 75), O’Hare (Allen, 75), Maatsen; Gyokeres (Waghorn, 74), Walker. Subs not used: Wilson, Clarke-Salter, Kane, Shipley.
Attendance: 10,837 (1,198 away fans)
Referee: Mr D England
For the first time since before the first lockdown I have seen us win a league game as per usual we made it look hard work against a Coventry side who in the first half were very impressive. Equally impressive was Coventry's kit lack and purple halved shirts, cool indeed.
After Saturday's largely no show we were on the front foot for 10 minutes, Storey header forcing Moore into a save after the initial burst the only other was when Earl curled an effort narrowly wide but the first half was depressingly familiar as Coventry took charge, with the diminutive Hamer running the show, we were struggling to contain the high flying visitors. They were dangerous from free kicks and corners delivery of both from Hamer was excellent, defensively we were a little uncertain and did ride our luck thye had pleny of efforts on goal but all went straight to Iversen.
They took a deserved lead on the stroke of half time whether Walker meant the intial dummy only he will know but his strike flew past Iversen. Could have been worse a dreadful back pass wrong footed Iversen and only great last ditch defending by Hughes saved the day.
Boed off at half time just for a change, we didn't start brilliantly in the second half aimless crosses into the box and looked like another home game misery however things started to change two of the centre backs Bauer and Storey started to run with the ball into space in the Coventry half. We started to look in control and from the second phase from a corner Whiteman's excellent centre was headed home by Bauer the BFG's second goal of the season, instantly confidence returned Browne forced a save from Moore and Earl's wicked low drive into the area was cleared for a corner.
We took the lead following a quick free kick Browne to Riis, he cut in onto his right foot blasted the ball past Moore on his near post, the keeper would probably think he should have done better but it went in at speed.
Well in control, Coventry made a triple substitution, itstarted to dawn on us we may be in danger of winning a game and we began to drop deeper and deeper but defended well got bodies in teh way and survived could have made it three at the end, Barkhuizen down the right pass to Whiteman then Potts who in traditional style hit the defender.
It's a start but we need to play for 90 minutes and were better to start in the land of the Tangerines on Saturday
Preston boss Frankie McAvoy:
"We went a goal behind but the reaction the players gave us in the second half was magnificent.
"I spoke to the players at half-time and said we need to get more aggressive and in their faces and the players showed the attitude, hunger and desire that I know they have.
"The second-half performance was probably as good as we have performed during my tenure here and I'm really pleased with that."
Coventry manager Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
"We didn't ask enough questions of them after going in a goal up after scoring with a great strike just before half-time.
"Their supporters showed their displeasure at half-time, that galvanised them and they ended up getting on top - and we just seemed to run out of energy.
"A lot of niggly fouls went either unpunished or unseen but I needed to change it earlier and I didn't - and I have to take responsibility for that."
City's last win against us in the league was 16 games ago when this was number 1
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