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04/11/2056, Deepdale Stadium, Preston, England
League Two, English Football League

Preston Vs Grantham

Preston play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: C Probert (GK) , J Brash (CB) , O Czekaj (CB) , M McCollister (RB) , L McShane (LB) , G Malloch (CDM) , H McLain (CAM) , D Erwood (RM) , M Davis (LM) , M McGinnis (ST) , A Cadwallader (ST) And the subs are: L Bridgeforth (CB) , S Collins (CM) , S Wightman (CM) , R Dolan (ST)

Grantham play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: R Curvis (GK) , J McCleary (CB) , A Boone (CB) , J Gallagher (CB) , S McWaters (CM) , J MacLaine (CM) , S Fauteux (CDM) , M Masade (CAM) , D Tochukwu (RM) , R Crowe (LM) , G Elias (ST) And the subs are: P Offiah (CB) , M Bathgate (CB) , B Onyeali (CM) , R Denoon (CM) , D Murchie (ST)

Welcome to Deepdale Stadium in Preston, England where Preston North End will face Grantham Town.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 22927.

1' - Preston kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - David Erwood slides the ball to Leeroy McShane.  Leeroy McShane plays a short pass to Mark Davis.  Mark Davis spots a run from Gareth Malloch.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

6' - John MacLaine finds John McCleary with a long pass.  John McCleary spots a run from Mark Masade.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Mark Masade takes the ball.  Mark Masade looks to place the ball past the keeper...but Craig Probert manages to stop the shot!  

9' - Craig Probert plays the ball to Leeroy McShane.  Leeroy McShane plays a short pass to Harry McLain.  Harry McLain sees Andrew Cadwallader making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Andrew Cadwallader is able to control the ball.  Andrew Cadwallader fires a shot towards goal...and its in! It's a good goal from Andrew Cadwallader for Preston!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

10' - Grantham kick the ball off for the restart.  

21' - Harry McLain spots a run from David Erwood.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but David Erwood has strayed offside!  

24' - John MacLaine plays a long ball to Stuart McWaters.  Stuart McWaters passes to Sam Fauteux.  Sam Fauteux sees a run from John MacLaine.  He attempts a quick throughball, but John MacLaine has strayed offside!  

27' - Mark Davis plays a short pass to John Brash.  John Brash spots a run from Mike McGinnis.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Mike McGinnis is caught offside!  

31' - Michael McCollister passes the ball to Gareth Malloch.  Gareth Malloch sees David Erwood making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

34' - David Erwood spots a run from Andrew Cadwallader.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Andrew Cadwallader takes the ball.  Andrew Cadwallader attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and Andrew Cadwallader scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Preston player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

35' - Grantham kick the ball off for the restart.  

44' - Sam Fauteux passes the ball to John McCleary.  John McCleary finds Mark Masade with a short pass.  Mark Masade passes the ball to Denton Tochukwu.  Denton Tochukwu passes a long ball to Sam Fauteux.  John Brash successfully tackles Sam Fauteux and the ball goes loose.  Mark Masade tackles Gareth Malloch and takes possession.  Grantham try to launch a quick counter attack.  Mark Masade tries to beat Ollie Czekaj using his ball skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Grantham kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - Ray Crowe plays a short pass to John McCleary.  John McCleary plays a short pass to James Gallagher.  James Gallagher chips a long ball to Mark Masade.  Mark Masade slides the ball to John MacLaine.  John MacLaine runs with the ball, beating Harry McLain.  

52' - John MacLaine whips in a cross, and manages to find Stuart McWaters.  Stuart McWaters shoots towards goal...but Craig Probert stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Denton Tochukwu is first to the ball...Denton Tochukwu attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but Craig Probert deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Grantham.  Stuart McWaters will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Ollie Czekaj.  

54' - Ollie Czekaj hits the ball long to John Brash.  John Brash spots a run from Harry McLain.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Harry McLain takes the ball.  Harry McLain tries to place the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  George Elias is going to be taken off.  Robert Denoon is going to be brought on.  

62' - James Gallagher passes a long ball to Mark Masade.  John Brash successfully tackles Mark Masade and the ball goes loose.  John Brash sees Harry McLain making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Harry McLain takes the ball.  Harry McLain tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Harry McLain pounces on the loose ball...Harry McLain shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mike McGinnis will come off.  Richard Dolan is brought on from the bench.  

64' - Rhod Curvis sees Stuart McWaters making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

70' - Mark Davis finds Ollie Czekaj with a long pass.  Ollie Czekaj passes the ball to Andrew Cadwallader.  James Gallagher successfully tackles Andrew Cadwallader and takes the ball.  Leeroy McShane tackles James Gallagher and the ball goes loose.  Andrew Cadwallader tackles Mark Masade and takes possession.  Andrew Cadwallader passes to Richard Dolan.  Richard Dolan looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and its in! It's a great goal from Richard Dolan for Preston!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

71' - Grantham kick the ball off for the restart.  

74' - Stuart McWaters slides the ball to Mark Masade.  Mark Masade plays the ball to John McCleary.  John McCleary passes a long ball to Ray Crowe.  Ray Crowe curves the ball into the box and finds Robert Denoon.  Robert Denoon hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

78' - Craig Probert sees a run from Harry McLain.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Harry McLain takes the ball.  Harry McLain tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...David Erwood gets to the ball first...David Erwood looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Brash will come off.  Leon Bridgeforth is going to be brought on.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Fauteux is going to be taken off.  Brett Onyeali is going to be brought on.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Erwood is going to be taken off.  Seth Wightman is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Andy Boone will come off.  Paul Offiah joins the game from the bench.  

81' - Mark Masade plays a short pass to Denton Tochukwu.  Denton Tochukwu crosses the ball, but the ball goes over everyone.  

85' - Harry McLain finds Ollie Czekaj with a short pass.  Ollie Czekaj finds Harry McLain with a short pass.  Stuart McWaters dispossesses Harry McLain and takes the ball.  Grantham try to launch a counter attack.  Stuart McWaters finds Robert Denoon with a short pass.  Robert Denoon looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Craig Probert manages to stop the shot!  

86' - Craig Probert sees Andrew Cadwallader making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Andrew Cadwallader has strayed offside!  



The match has ended Preston North End 3 - 0 Grantham Town.