Preston 1 Coventry 1 - 28/11/2006
Preston 1 Coventry 1 - 28/11/2006
Preston North End: Carlo Nash, Danny Pugh, Liam Chilvers, Sean St. Ledger (Kelvin Wilson 15), Graham Alexander, Paul McKenna, Simon Whaley, Tommy Miller (Lewis Neal 74), Chris Sedgwick, Patrick Agyemang (Daniele Dichio 81), David Nugent
Subs not used: Chris Neal, Brett Ormerod
Goals: Nugent 35
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Elliott Ward, Richard Duffy (Kevin Kyle 78), Robert Page, Clive Clarke, Darren Currie, Colin Cameron (Jay Tabb 68), Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Leon McKenzie (Stern John 68)
Subs not used: Christopher Birchall, Mikkel Bischoff
Booked: Elliott Ward 75, Dele Adebola 25, Jay Tabb 90
Goals: Adebola 80
Attendance: 13104
Referee: R Lewis
Teamtalk
Preston moved top of the Championship for the first time since 1951 as they earned a 1-1 draw with Coventry to lead Cardiff by a point.
After a poor start Preston took the lead through a David Nugent header 11 minutes before the break.
But Dele Adebola, who scored the only goal in Coventry's 1-0 win at QPR at the weekend, produced a fine solo effort late on to earn City a point.
It ended North End's run of four games without conceding and after seven straight wins was a second Deepdale draw in the space of four days.
Coventry caused the home side problems from the outset, Clive Clarke almost capitalising on slack defending by Sean St Ledger with just a minute gone but firing straight at goalkeeper Carlo Nash.
Preston, with just one goal in their previous three matches, were failing to fire as an attacking force and when Paul McKenna forced Andy Marshall into a routine save from 25 yards with 20 minutes gone it was the hosts' first real effort on goal.
With 12 minutes of the half remaining Coventry failed to clear a Simon Whaley cross but Patrick Agyemang sliced wide from the edge of the area.
But just a minute later Pugh's looping cross from the left was headed home by Nugent to great relief at Deepdale.
Marshall then turned a powerful Whaley drive around the near post as North End almost doubled their lead.
Three minutes before the break a low Cameron shot was slightly deflected onto the post and wide and from the subsequent corner Adebola should have done better from close range.
The Sky Blues went close four minutes after the break with Darren Currie's corner causing panic in the Preston area before it was hooked clear.
Nugent wasted a decent opportunity to make it two in the 53rd minute, making a poor contact on Whaley's cross after good work from the winger.
Currie's probing had caused Preston concern all evening and he almost squeezed a shot inside the near post but Nash was well placed.
At the other end the home team continued to push forward and Agyemang blasted off the bar from 25 yards although Marshall may also have got a touch.
With 20 minutes remaining Adebola's knock-down fell for Stern John but the substitute failed to get a shot away from five yards out.
John headed over from a Marcus Hall cross a couple of minutes later as the visitors piled on the pressure.
And Coventry's positive play finally told shortly after as Adebola controlled a long pass from Clarke, skipped past Pugh and fired past Nash to level.
Chris Sedgwick volleyed just high and wide at the other end immediately after and with just over two minutes left Nugent lashed high and wide with a hopeful 30-yard strike.
With seconds remaining Adebola filled in at the back with a crucial tackle on Lewis Neal.
CCFC
Dele Adebola's second goal in as many matches sealed a point for Coventry as they drew 1-1 with Preston North End.
The big striker showed his composure to strike ten minutes before the final whistle to cancel out David Nugent's first-half opener for Paul Simpson's men.
Micky Adams named an unchanged side as the Sky Blues made the trip to Deepdale.
Coventry City's manager kept faith with the team which beat QPR 1-0 at Loftus Road on Saturday - the only change coming on the bench, with the fit-again Stern John replacing Rafa Gonzalez.
Preston make one change, with Tommy Miller making his first start for Paul Simpson's men since signing on loan from Sunderland two weeks ago. He replaced the injured Matt Hill.
Both teams played some good attacking football in the opening 15 minutes, with Adebola and Nugent looking to find the killer touch for their respective side. However, the home side were forced to make a change after 15 minutes when Sean St Ledger was replaced by Kelvin Wilson - the former still suffering the effects of an earlier clash with Leon McKenzie.
Adebola went into the book for an alleged foul on 25 minutes, before three minutes later, Cameron hit the ball hard and low from 20 yards but unfortunately into the arms of Carlo Nash.
The action soon switched to the other end and Richard Duffy put the ball perilously close to his own goal from a Preston cross, before the Sky Blues cleared the danger from the corner.
Agyemang hit a chance wide on 33 minutes, but Preston made the breakthough just seconds later when Nugent headed in a Danny Pugh cross. It was tough on Coventry, who had defended resolutely throughout the half and for Andy Marshall, who got a hand to the shot but couldn't quite keep it out of his goal.
And the Sky Blues custodian had to be alert against with 37 on the clock - Marshall making a fine save at the near post from Simon Whaley's in-swinging shot.
It could so easily have been 1-1 at the half-time whistle as Cameron's shot was deflected inches wide of the target, before Adebola painfully missed in the middle from the resulting corner.
Preston started the second half as the brighter of the two sides and with 54 on the clock, Nugent could have had another when he pulled his shot inches wide of the upright.
Currie showed good endeavour before shooting at the keeper before at the other end, Marshall made an excellent save from a fierce curling shot from Agyemang.
Adams made a double substitution on 68 minutes, with John replacing McKenzie and Jay Tabb replacing Cameron.
John was at the centre of controversy just minutes later when the Trinidadian appeared to have his legs taken when he was lining up to take a shot, but the referee waved play on and Coventry were back to the drawing board.
John headed over from a Hall cross and the Sky Blues had the lion's share of possession, before Elliott Ward became the second Coventry City player to go into the book on 75 minutes for a handball.
The Sky Blues made their third and final substitution on 78 minutes when Kevin Kyle replaced Duffy and in the 80th minute, the hard work paid off.
It was no surprise that it was Adebola who was again the provider - the striker holding off his man and turning inside before finishing into the bottom corner to provide City with their just rewards.
4thegame
Preston could only manage a draw but it took them to the top of the second tier of English football for the first time in 55 years.
It was probably a fair result as Coventry looked dangerous up front and deserved their late goal.
Coventry had the first chance in the first minute when Clive Clarke had a 20-yard shot which went straight at Preston keeper Carlo Nash.
In the 15th minute Preston lost Sean St. Ledger to injury and Kelvin Wilson had to come on.
Paul McKenna saw a 30-yard shot from inside the left channel easily caught by Coventry keeper Andy Marshall.
Dele Adebola was booked for a foul and Colin Cameron hit a 20-yard shot which Nash had to dive low to his right to save.
Patrick Agyemang had a 20-yard shot which went wide of the left-hand post.
Preston opened the scoring in the 35th minute when a great cross from the left wing by Danny Pugh was met by David Nugent who headed into the top right-hand corner from ten yards.
Simon Whaley had a 15-yard shot tipped around the post by Marshall and Cameron had a shot deflected for a corner.
Darren Currie forced a save from Nash when he had a ten-yard effort from the left and Agyemang had a powerful shot which hit the crossbar after 63 minutes.
Coventry boss Micky Adams made a double substitution withdrawing Leon McKenzie and Cameron for Stern John and Jay Tabb, while Preston manager Paul Simpson brought on Lewis Neal for the on loan Tommy Miller.
Elliott Ward was booked for handball but Adebola equalised with ten minutes to go when a Clarke pass found him on the right and he cut inside to hit a ten-yard shot into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
Substitute Tabb was booked for kicking the ball away right at the end but a draw was a fair result.
Preston manager Paul Simpson said: "I was disappointed with the way that we conceded the goal. We lost possession cheaply and Dele Adebola wanted to cut inside and get it on his left foot and we let him and he scored.
"I thought we looked a bit nervy but we have got to be prepared to deal with that. And we only half did our jobs tonight.
"It is great to get to this position and it was a fantastic goal by David Nugent and it was a great cross by Danny Pugh.
"Sean St.Ledger got a whack on his head and had blurred vision in his left eye." Coventry City manager Micky Adams said: "I am delighted to get four points from our last two games and we showed a lot of spirit and we are making progress.
"We could have got more and I was delighted with the opening 30 minutes.
"We rallied in the second half and Dele has come up trumps again and it is impossible to leave him out if he performs like that."
Preston North End: Carlo Nash, Danny Pugh, Liam Chilvers, Sean St. Ledger (Kelvin Wilson 15), Graham Alexander, Paul McKenna, Simon Whaley, Tommy Miller (Lewis Neal 74), Chris Sedgwick, Patrick Agyemang (Daniele Dichio 81), David Nugent
Subs not used: Chris Neal, Brett Ormerod
Goals: Nugent 35
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Elliott Ward, Richard Duffy (Kevin Kyle 78), Robert Page, Clive Clarke, Darren Currie, Colin Cameron (Jay Tabb 68), Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Leon McKenzie (Stern John 68)
Subs not used: Christopher Birchall, Mikkel Bischoff
Booked: Elliott Ward 75, Dele Adebola 25, Jay Tabb 90
Goals: Adebola 80
Attendance: 13104
Referee: R Lewis
Teamtalk
Preston moved top of the Championship for the first time since 1951 as they earned a 1-1 draw with Coventry to lead Cardiff by a point.
After a poor start Preston took the lead through a David Nugent header 11 minutes before the break.
But Dele Adebola, who scored the only goal in Coventry's 1-0 win at QPR at the weekend, produced a fine solo effort late on to earn City a point.
It ended North End's run of four games without conceding and after seven straight wins was a second Deepdale draw in the space of four days.
Coventry caused the home side problems from the outset, Clive Clarke almost capitalising on slack defending by Sean St Ledger with just a minute gone but firing straight at goalkeeper Carlo Nash.
Preston, with just one goal in their previous three matches, were failing to fire as an attacking force and when Paul McKenna forced Andy Marshall into a routine save from 25 yards with 20 minutes gone it was the hosts' first real effort on goal.
With 12 minutes of the half remaining Coventry failed to clear a Simon Whaley cross but Patrick Agyemang sliced wide from the edge of the area.
But just a minute later Pugh's looping cross from the left was headed home by Nugent to great relief at Deepdale.
Marshall then turned a powerful Whaley drive around the near post as North End almost doubled their lead.
Three minutes before the break a low Cameron shot was slightly deflected onto the post and wide and from the subsequent corner Adebola should have done better from close range.
The Sky Blues went close four minutes after the break with Darren Currie's corner causing panic in the Preston area before it was hooked clear.
Nugent wasted a decent opportunity to make it two in the 53rd minute, making a poor contact on Whaley's cross after good work from the winger.
Currie's probing had caused Preston concern all evening and he almost squeezed a shot inside the near post but Nash was well placed.
At the other end the home team continued to push forward and Agyemang blasted off the bar from 25 yards although Marshall may also have got a touch.
With 20 minutes remaining Adebola's knock-down fell for Stern John but the substitute failed to get a shot away from five yards out.
John headed over from a Marcus Hall cross a couple of minutes later as the visitors piled on the pressure.
And Coventry's positive play finally told shortly after as Adebola controlled a long pass from Clarke, skipped past Pugh and fired past Nash to level.
Chris Sedgwick volleyed just high and wide at the other end immediately after and with just over two minutes left Nugent lashed high and wide with a hopeful 30-yard strike.
With seconds remaining Adebola filled in at the back with a crucial tackle on Lewis Neal.
CCFC
Dele Adebola's second goal in as many matches sealed a point for Coventry as they drew 1-1 with Preston North End.
The big striker showed his composure to strike ten minutes before the final whistle to cancel out David Nugent's first-half opener for Paul Simpson's men.
Micky Adams named an unchanged side as the Sky Blues made the trip to Deepdale.
Coventry City's manager kept faith with the team which beat QPR 1-0 at Loftus Road on Saturday - the only change coming on the bench, with the fit-again Stern John replacing Rafa Gonzalez.
Preston make one change, with Tommy Miller making his first start for Paul Simpson's men since signing on loan from Sunderland two weeks ago. He replaced the injured Matt Hill.
Both teams played some good attacking football in the opening 15 minutes, with Adebola and Nugent looking to find the killer touch for their respective side. However, the home side were forced to make a change after 15 minutes when Sean St Ledger was replaced by Kelvin Wilson - the former still suffering the effects of an earlier clash with Leon McKenzie.
Adebola went into the book for an alleged foul on 25 minutes, before three minutes later, Cameron hit the ball hard and low from 20 yards but unfortunately into the arms of Carlo Nash.
The action soon switched to the other end and Richard Duffy put the ball perilously close to his own goal from a Preston cross, before the Sky Blues cleared the danger from the corner.
Agyemang hit a chance wide on 33 minutes, but Preston made the breakthough just seconds later when Nugent headed in a Danny Pugh cross. It was tough on Coventry, who had defended resolutely throughout the half and for Andy Marshall, who got a hand to the shot but couldn't quite keep it out of his goal.
And the Sky Blues custodian had to be alert against with 37 on the clock - Marshall making a fine save at the near post from Simon Whaley's in-swinging shot.
It could so easily have been 1-1 at the half-time whistle as Cameron's shot was deflected inches wide of the target, before Adebola painfully missed in the middle from the resulting corner.
Preston started the second half as the brighter of the two sides and with 54 on the clock, Nugent could have had another when he pulled his shot inches wide of the upright.
Currie showed good endeavour before shooting at the keeper before at the other end, Marshall made an excellent save from a fierce curling shot from Agyemang.
Adams made a double substitution on 68 minutes, with John replacing McKenzie and Jay Tabb replacing Cameron.
John was at the centre of controversy just minutes later when the Trinidadian appeared to have his legs taken when he was lining up to take a shot, but the referee waved play on and Coventry were back to the drawing board.
John headed over from a Hall cross and the Sky Blues had the lion's share of possession, before Elliott Ward became the second Coventry City player to go into the book on 75 minutes for a handball.
The Sky Blues made their third and final substitution on 78 minutes when Kevin Kyle replaced Duffy and in the 80th minute, the hard work paid off.
It was no surprise that it was Adebola who was again the provider - the striker holding off his man and turning inside before finishing into the bottom corner to provide City with their just rewards.
4thegame
Preston could only manage a draw but it took them to the top of the second tier of English football for the first time in 55 years.
It was probably a fair result as Coventry looked dangerous up front and deserved their late goal.
Coventry had the first chance in the first minute when Clive Clarke had a 20-yard shot which went straight at Preston keeper Carlo Nash.
In the 15th minute Preston lost Sean St. Ledger to injury and Kelvin Wilson had to come on.
Paul McKenna saw a 30-yard shot from inside the left channel easily caught by Coventry keeper Andy Marshall.
Dele Adebola was booked for a foul and Colin Cameron hit a 20-yard shot which Nash had to dive low to his right to save.
Patrick Agyemang had a 20-yard shot which went wide of the left-hand post.
Preston opened the scoring in the 35th minute when a great cross from the left wing by Danny Pugh was met by David Nugent who headed into the top right-hand corner from ten yards.
Simon Whaley had a 15-yard shot tipped around the post by Marshall and Cameron had a shot deflected for a corner.
Darren Currie forced a save from Nash when he had a ten-yard effort from the left and Agyemang had a powerful shot which hit the crossbar after 63 minutes.
Coventry boss Micky Adams made a double substitution withdrawing Leon McKenzie and Cameron for Stern John and Jay Tabb, while Preston manager Paul Simpson brought on Lewis Neal for the on loan Tommy Miller.
Elliott Ward was booked for handball but Adebola equalised with ten minutes to go when a Clarke pass found him on the right and he cut inside to hit a ten-yard shot into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
Substitute Tabb was booked for kicking the ball away right at the end but a draw was a fair result.
Preston manager Paul Simpson said: "I was disappointed with the way that we conceded the goal. We lost possession cheaply and Dele Adebola wanted to cut inside and get it on his left foot and we let him and he scored.
"I thought we looked a bit nervy but we have got to be prepared to deal with that. And we only half did our jobs tonight.
"It is great to get to this position and it was a fantastic goal by David Nugent and it was a great cross by Danny Pugh.
"Sean St.Ledger got a whack on his head and had blurred vision in his left eye." Coventry City manager Micky Adams said: "I am delighted to get four points from our last two games and we showed a lot of spirit and we are making progress.
"We could have got more and I was delighted with the opening 30 minutes.
"We rallied in the second half and Dele has come up trumps again and it is impossible to leave him out if he performs like that."
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