(1-0 Preston North End)| 16¹ | KONÉ beat four Gillingham players and drove a great chance wide. |
| 21¹ | CARROLL booked. |
| 26¹ | A drive from SIDIBE seemed a certain goal but VIERA managed to force the ball clear. |
| 30¹ | A free-kick from THIAGO floated wide. |
| 31¹ | A header by CARROLL at the far post was comfortably collected by the Preston North End 'keeper. |
| 32¹ | The ref books SIDIBE for a poor foul. |
| 35¹ | WHITTINGHAM rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 39¹ | WHITTINGHAM cautioned by the referee for a high challenge. |
| 2² | A good ball from MARIO SUÁREZ on the right found TETTEY who scuffed his shot over the bar. |
| 13² | A deadly shot from COUÑAGO was forced wide by the Preston North End 'keeper. |
| 13² | DIAWARA booted the ball wide from just outside the area. |
| 17² | THIAGO made space on the left and touched the ball to KONÉ who clipped the ball over. |
| 20² | A corner was collected by COUÑAGO who nodded the ball over the bar. |
| 20² | JORDI GÓMEZ receives a yellow card for a cynical challenge. |
| 21² | A good effort from ZABALETA scraped the outside of the post. |
| 28² | A great save prevented COUÑAGO from scoring a good goal. |
| 31² | KALOU was put clear by CADÚ and he stepped inside the 'keeper but thrust his shot just beyond the far post. |
| 44² | KONÉ dribbled away from SHOTTON and flicked a poor shot well wide. |
| 45² | SHOTTON headed over. |
| 46² | A penalty box meleé resulted in CARROLL tapping a low shot wide. |