09-04-2022, 20:02
Preston North End 2 Riis Archer Queens Park Rangers 1 Gray pen
PNE line-up: Iversen; van den Berg, Bauer, Hughes; McCann, Whiteman, Browne, Johnson, Cunningham (Murphy, 70); Riis (Maguire, 45), Archer (O'Neill, 90). Subs not used: Ripley, Rafferty, Sinclair, Diaby.
QPR line-up: Mahoney; Odubajo, Sanderson, Dunne, McCallum; Field, Dozzell, Amos (Thomas, 57), Johansen; Chair (Gray, 69), Dykes (Austin, 68). Subs not used: Kakay, Ball, Gray, Adomah.
Attendance: 10,873 (721 QPR fans)
Referee: Mr T Harrington.
When your lucks out, your luck is out Rangers with a massive injury list on the back of a terrible run of form, needed to change their line aup after the warm up, keeper Westwod being replaced by youngster Mahoney, although beaten twice neither goal was his fault and every effort he had to deal with he saved. He played well but his opposite number turned in an outstanding goalkeeping display, stopping the vsitors from being a couple of goals in front by the break.
Rangers dominated the first period against a North End side that had been on a massive bender since beating Blackpool on Tuesday night, our inability to pass to anyone in the same coloured shirt was staggering although we did seem to find perfect passes to white shirts in the stands. The crowd was also muted as well, all added to a low tempo first half from the home side apart from a brief couple of higghlights.
Rangers had chances galore, Dozzell clean through couldn't beat the Dane, Chair denied when presented with a chance by some hapless defending again Iversen got a finger tip to it.
On the stroke of half time after the goal Dunne denied at the back stick , the Dane was immense.
Way to slow in our build up although we had two chances to score, Riis denied by a great defending tackle by Odubajo, Browne effort cleared from the line.
The goal came just befor the break, Hughes who had been waiting for the ball for about a week, eventually received it put in a decent cross, Riis got infront of the defender to flick the ball home. He promptly limped off with a hamstring injury which probably means his four week cruise around the West Indies can start earlier than planned.
A slight tweak so McCann a bit higher up the pitch, made us better, could have scored from a corner, ball cleared from the line, did score when Archer picked up the ball on the right of the penalty area, made his way across the box before finding a bit of space and blasting teh ball home.
Rangers coud have folded but they didn't, had chances to reduce the lead, some good blocks and another excellent save from a corner by Iversen.
The game opened, making it an entertaining watch we had chances to put the game to bed, but Mahoney denied Maguire twice and Archer, Johnson fired narrowly wide. Still Rangers wouldn't fold we still had to defend desperately at the time as they kept on coming, they were rewarded in the dying stages when their outstanding player Tony Harrington awarded them what looked like a soft penalty, Gray sent Iversen the wrong way.
Take the points and also good to see Mikey O'Neill from the youth set up get a few minutes on the pitch.
Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe said:
"It's back-to-back wins which I'm pleased with. There were large parts of the game I wasn't pleased with, but we did create some great chances. We gave them a wake-up call at half-time and told them to get in their faces and they did that.
"I'm pleased with the goals and I thought maybe we should have had a couple more. I thought Daniel [Iversen] was deserving of a clean sheet at the other end, but it wasn't to be today."
QPR manager Mark Warburton told BBC Radio London:
"It's very frustrating. I'm pleased that we created so many chances. We have got to take them, it is as simple as that. We had three clear-cut chances in the first half and more in the second half.
"We gave away two very soft goals. I thought we looked very dangerous. We didn't get our rewards. Five goalkeepers out is somewhat unprecedented, but young Murphy [Mahoney] stepped up."
PNE line-up: Iversen; van den Berg, Bauer, Hughes; McCann, Whiteman, Browne, Johnson, Cunningham (Murphy, 70); Riis (Maguire, 45), Archer (O'Neill, 90). Subs not used: Ripley, Rafferty, Sinclair, Diaby.
QPR line-up: Mahoney; Odubajo, Sanderson, Dunne, McCallum; Field, Dozzell, Amos (Thomas, 57), Johansen; Chair (Gray, 69), Dykes (Austin, 68). Subs not used: Kakay, Ball, Gray, Adomah.
Attendance: 10,873 (721 QPR fans)
Referee: Mr T Harrington.
When your lucks out, your luck is out Rangers with a massive injury list on the back of a terrible run of form, needed to change their line aup after the warm up, keeper Westwod being replaced by youngster Mahoney, although beaten twice neither goal was his fault and every effort he had to deal with he saved. He played well but his opposite number turned in an outstanding goalkeeping display, stopping the vsitors from being a couple of goals in front by the break.
Rangers dominated the first period against a North End side that had been on a massive bender since beating Blackpool on Tuesday night, our inability to pass to anyone in the same coloured shirt was staggering although we did seem to find perfect passes to white shirts in the stands. The crowd was also muted as well, all added to a low tempo first half from the home side apart from a brief couple of higghlights.
Rangers had chances galore, Dozzell clean through couldn't beat the Dane, Chair denied when presented with a chance by some hapless defending again Iversen got a finger tip to it.
On the stroke of half time after the goal Dunne denied at the back stick , the Dane was immense.
Way to slow in our build up although we had two chances to score, Riis denied by a great defending tackle by Odubajo, Browne effort cleared from the line.
The goal came just befor the break, Hughes who had been waiting for the ball for about a week, eventually received it put in a decent cross, Riis got infront of the defender to flick the ball home. He promptly limped off with a hamstring injury which probably means his four week cruise around the West Indies can start earlier than planned.
A slight tweak so McCann a bit higher up the pitch, made us better, could have scored from a corner, ball cleared from the line, did score when Archer picked up the ball on the right of the penalty area, made his way across the box before finding a bit of space and blasting teh ball home.
Rangers coud have folded but they didn't, had chances to reduce the lead, some good blocks and another excellent save from a corner by Iversen.
The game opened, making it an entertaining watch we had chances to put the game to bed, but Mahoney denied Maguire twice and Archer, Johnson fired narrowly wide. Still Rangers wouldn't fold we still had to defend desperately at the time as they kept on coming, they were rewarded in the dying stages when their outstanding player Tony Harrington awarded them what looked like a soft penalty, Gray sent Iversen the wrong way.
Take the points and also good to see Mikey O'Neill from the youth set up get a few minutes on the pitch.
Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe said:
"It's back-to-back wins which I'm pleased with. There were large parts of the game I wasn't pleased with, but we did create some great chances. We gave them a wake-up call at half-time and told them to get in their faces and they did that.
"I'm pleased with the goals and I thought maybe we should have had a couple more. I thought Daniel [Iversen] was deserving of a clean sheet at the other end, but it wasn't to be today."
QPR manager Mark Warburton told BBC Radio London:
"It's very frustrating. I'm pleased that we created so many chances. We have got to take them, it is as simple as that. We had three clear-cut chances in the first half and more in the second half.
"We gave away two very soft goals. I thought we looked very dangerous. We didn't get our rewards. Five goalkeepers out is somewhat unprecedented, but young Murphy [Mahoney] stepped up."
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