(1-0 Preston North End)| 11¹ | LAMBERT's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Preston North End upright. |
| 25¹ | Uncertainty in the Stockport County defence enabled SAIVET to hit an effort inches wide. |
| 26¹ | An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of VIERA by VÄYRYNEN. |
| 30¹ | RASMUSSEN nodded the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area. |
| 31¹ | PEINADO stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post. |
| 35¹ | KALOU headed over. |
| 38¹ | ZABALETA ran onto a wonderful ball from SAIVET but blasted his shot wide of the goal. |
| 0² | A pin-point pass fell to LAMBERT and his right foot effort raced narrowly wide. |
| 4² | The stunned BEGOVIC could only watch as a backpass from GULY dropped just over. |
| 4² | STOOR brought the ball round MARIO SUÁREZ and poked a poor shot past the post. |
| 8² | RASMUSSEN booked for a bad tackle on HAIDARA. |
| 13² | A weak shot from ANTONIO rolled agonisingly wide. |
| 23² | A good effort from GULY scraped the upright. |
| 26² | A penalty box scramble resulted in CHAMBERS cracking the ball over. |
| 31² | A good ball from CHAMBERS on the left was collected by SAIVET who mishit his effort wide. |
| 33² | GOAL!! A dubious penalty was awarded to Preston North End, after BURN had fouled RIETHER which RASMUSSEN comfortably converted. (2-0 Preston North End)| 42² | MUSSELWHITE cautions LAMBERT for a late challenge. | | 43² | SAIVET's shot was well held by the Stockport County 'keeper. | | 45² | A corner was collected by RASMUSSEN who touched an effort inches over. | | 47² | ZABALETA shot over. | |