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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 43 (setup 1, season 26)
Preston North End
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Federico MARCHETTI16Mihai GHERASIM
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Fábio Henrique Tavares, FABINHO2FELIPE Dias da Silva dal Belo
Cheikh M'BENGUE73Yuri ZHIRKOV
Adilson Tavares Varela, CABRAL547Aleksandar IGNJOVSKI
Aymen ABDENNOUR5Marek SUCHÝ
Santiago VERGINI6RUBÉN Salvador PÉREZ del Marmol
Lenell JOHN-LEWIS67Niko KRANJCAR
Nassim BEN KHALIFA8Andrei ARSHAVIN
Theofanis GEKAS79Tomás NECID
Adlène GUÉDIOURA106Dmitri SYCHEV
Václav KADLEC11EDUARDO Alves da Silva
Manager
Aleandro ROSI12Nathan STANTON
Fabricio Martin Agosto Ramírez, FABRI13Conor McALENY
Arlind AJETI14Mladen PETRIC
Nikola GULAN15Vágner Silva de Souza, VÁGNER LOVE
Nastija CEH616Rob HALL

Preston North End 4 Tranmere Rovers 3
(Half-time: 3-2, Attendance: 21,907, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: Andy WOOLMER 6)
28 Guédioura, 34 Ben Khalifa, 43 Gekas, 82 GekasScorers10 Eduardo, 41 Arshavin, 80 Arshavin
80 Cabral <=> CehSubstitutions
Sendings off
51 Gekas, 61 Guédioura, 70 Ben Khalifa, 71 KadlecBookings
2Corners1
16Fouls7
5Offsides6
4Shots on6
2Shots off9
6Total shots15
0Shots saved3
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: EDUARDO Alves da Silva
3A header by NECID at the near post was easily collected by the Preston North End 'keeper.
4FABINHO beat two Tranmere Rovers players and drove a golden opportunity inches over.
10GOAL!! A poor drive from EDUARDO seemed to hold little difficulty for the Preston North End 'keeper but the ball somehow bobbled over the line. (1-0 Tranmere Rovers)
11A free-kick from IGNJOVSKI flew just beyond the near post.
13EDUARDO fluffed a simple chance.
14ARSHAVIN ran onto a wonderful ball from KRANJCAR but fired his shot wide of the lefthand post.
28GOAL!! . (1-1)
30The 'keeper parried a lovely strike from NECID.
30EDUARDO beat GUÉDIOURA and blasted the ball to SYCHEV who fumbled his effort wide.
33GEKAS rattled a simple chance past the far post.
34GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from KADLEC rebounded off the upright and in the ensuing scramble the ball was headed into the net by BEN KHALIFA. (2-1 Preston North End)
36NECID was put clear by SYCHEV and he dummied the 'keeper but struck his shot just wide.
37IGNJOVSKI chipped the ball to ARSHAVIN who touched it just beyond the far post.
41GOAL!! A tackle from VERGINI gave Tranmere Rovers a free-kick on the edge of the area which ARSHAVIN stroked past the Preston North End 'keeper. (2-2)
43GOAL!! A wonderful drive from KADLEC was punched clear by GHERASIM only as far as GEKAS who shot the ball past the stranded GHERASIM. (3-2 Preston North End)
44A corner bobbled toward NECID who fired the ball just beyond the near post.
 
51GEKAS booked for arguing with the referee.
58A pin-point pass found FELIPE and his left foot effort flew narrowly wide.
61GUÉDIOURA booked.
66NECID stepped inside ABDENNOUR but hit the ball into the arms of the Preston North End 'keeper.
70The referee yellow cards BEN KHALIFA.
71A clumsy challenge on KRANJCAR by KADLEC results in a booking.
80GOAL!! The creative EDUARDO neatly headed on a cross for ARSHAVIN to blast the ball in. (3-3)
82GOAL!! A brilliant ball from FABINHO left JOHN-LEWIS in the clear, he made the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper commit himself before nudging the ball to GEKAS to score. (4-3 Preston North End)
90+1ARSHAVIN shot wide.