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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 22 (setup 6, season 21)
Preston North End
v.
Aston Villa
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Alessandro PLIZZARI1Lovre KALINIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Wout FAES72Thilo KEHRER
Milos KERKEZ83Tyrell MALACIA
Orel MANGALA747DOUGLAS LUIZ Soares de Paulo
Ben DAVIES5DIEGO CARLOS Santos Silva
Dan-Axel ZAGADOU76Matt TARGETT
Alan BROWNE77Emiliano BUENDIA Stati
Daniel JOHNSON86Leon BAILEY
Emil RIIS Jakobsen97Cameron ARCHER
Óscar MELENDO Jiménez10Morgan SANSON
Finlay CROSS-ADAIR116Jhon Jader DURÁN Palacio
Manager
ROMÁRIO Manuel Silva BARÓ12Danny INGS
Fodé BALLO-TOURE13Jed STEER
Ben PEARSON14Boubacar KAMARA
Ryan LEDSON15Aaron RAMSEY
Matthew Olawale OLOSUNDE16Keinan DAVIS

Preston North End 3 Aston Villa 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 23,383, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: RUI CARLOS Madureira 7½)
29 Kerkez, 40 Melendo, 85 ZagadouScorers26 Malacia, 36 Sanson
Substitutions
Sendings off77 Durán
Bookings37 Archer, 39 Durán, 78 Targett
4Corners1
4Fouls22
0Offsides1
5Shots on2
8Shots off7
13Total shots9
2Shots saved0
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Milos KERKEZ
2KERKEZ booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.
5A weak shot from RIIS rolled agonisingly wide.
9KEHRER headed just beyond the far post.
25Uncertainty in the Preston North End defence enabled MALACIA to crack an effort over the bar.
26GOAL!! JOHNSON tried to play the ball out of the Preston North End penalty area but was tackled by ARCHER who touched the ball to MALACIA for an easy tap in. (1-0 Aston Villa)
29GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by the 'keeper, MELENDO was first to the loose ball and played the ball to KERKEZ to tuck in. (1-1)
33RIIS played the ball to MELENDO who flicked it wide.
34A accurate pass bobbled toward ARCHER and his looping shot floated narrowly over.
36GOAL!! A neat one-two left SANSON clear and he made no mistake by flicking the ball beyond the oncoming Preston North End 'keeper. (2-1 Aston Villa)
37ARCHER booked by the referee.
39The ref yellow cards DURÁN for a high challenge.
40GOAL!! After some neat play on the right MELENDO came inside and fired the ball into the back of the net. (2-2)
45The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from KEHRER fell just over.
 
48BAILEY rushed an easy chance.
53DURÁN shot wide.
59MALACIA drove a deadly shot inches wide from just outside the area.
64SANSON ran onto a wonderful ball from DOUGLAS LUIZ but hit his effort wide of the lefthand post.
67The Aston Villa 'keeper was able to block a weak shot from MELENDO.
69A cross from JOHNSON left BROWNE in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
77DURÁN red carded for a clumsy tackle his second bookable offence.
78TARGETT booked.
81A corner bobbled toward BROWNE who forced the ball just beyond the near post.
82RIIS made space on the left and knocked the ball to DAVIES who fired the ball wide.
83ZAGADOU beat three Aston Villa players and slammed a great chance wide.
85GOAL!! A poor drive from ZAGADOU seemed to hold no problem for KALINIC but the ball somehow squirmed into the net. (3-2 Preston North End)
90A twenty-five yard drive from JOHNSON caused KALINIC no problem.