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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 31 (setup 1, season 33)
Preston North End
v.
Rotherham United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Koen CASTEELS7½17Logan BAILLY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Mathieu DEBUCHY727Florent HADERGJONAJ
Danny ROSE736Kirk BROADFOOT
Javier Martínez Aguinaga, JAVI MARTÍNEZ747Karim EL AHMADI
Laurent KOSCIELNY756½Juan Daniel FORLIN
Daniele DE ROSSI6½65½FELIPE Aliste Lopes
Moussa SISSOKO877GÖKHAN Töre
IBAI Gómez Pérez7½85½Daniel George NICULAE
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN897Emmanuel Chinenye EMENIKE
Kevin MIRALLAS7½106½Mattias SVANBERG
Gastón Exequiel RAMÍREZ Pereyra7½116½Segundo 'Víctor' IBARBO Guerrero
Scott SevranceManager
Ignazio ABATE12Tom THORPE
Fabricio Martin Agosto Ramírez, FABRI13Jordan SMITH
Róbert MAK14Joe NEWELL
Lucas Nicolás ALARIO15Jay BOTHROYD
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA166½Victor NELSSON

Preston North End 4 Rotherham United 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 60,011, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: Kevin FRIEND 7)
4 Sissoko, 13 Mirallas, 15 Higuaín, 83p MirallasScorers
Substitutions70 El Ahmadi <=> Nelsson
Sendings off
Bookings22 Felipe, 34 Ibarbo, 58 Hadergjonaj
2Corners2
2Fouls27
6Offsides2
7Shots on5
6Shots off5
13Total shots10
3Shots saved5
59%Possession41%
Man of the match: Moussa SISSOKO
1A lovely effort from HIGUAÍN scraped the woodwork.
4GOAL!! A deep corner left the Rotherham United 'keeper struggling and SISSOKO tapped the ball over the line. (1-0 Preston North End)
5A strike from EMENIKE held no problem for CASTEELS.
8ROSE booted the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
13GOAL!! A patient Preston North End side were rewarded with a fierce shot from MIRALLAS. (2-0 Preston North End)
15GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by JAVI MARTÍNEZ who setup HIGUAÍN with an easy chance. (3-0 Preston North End)
17EMENIKE ran onto a great ball from EL AHMADI but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
19A cross from NICULAE left EMENIKE in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
20MIRALLAS's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
22FELIPE cautioned by the ref for a clinical challenge.
29A header by EMENIKE at the far post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
32An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of BAILLY by HIGUAÍN.
34IBARBO booked for a high tackle on SISSOKO.
 
51A shot from HIGUAÍN was smothered by the 'keeper.
54MIRALLAS headed wide.
55A good ball from HADERGJONAJ on the left found SVANBERG who scuffed his effort over.
57A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing CASTEELS.
58The referee cautions HADERGJONAJ for violent conduct against KOSCIELNY.
62SISSOKO was put clear by DEBUCHY and he nutmegged BAILLY but struck his shot wide.
68EMENIKE touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
78GÖKHAN beat three Preston North End players and drove a great chance just beyond the far post.
80HIGUAÍN dribbled round NELSSON and poked a poor shot into the crowd.
81MIRALLAS stroked an easy chance past the far post.
83GOAL!! A dubious penalty was awarded to Preston North End, after NELSSON had fouled HIGUAÍN, which MIRALLAS comfortably converted.
83A corner found EMENIKE who headed the ball wide.
89EMENIKE's shot was well saved by the Preston North End 'keeper.