Preston North End vs Leeds United, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Preston North End

27': Marnick Vermijl
69': Jermaine Beckford

FT
1 - 4

Leeds United

17': Kemar Roofe
23': Hadi Sacko
31': Souleymane Doukara
88': Pablo Hernández

Leeds put four past Preston to keep pace with play-off rivals

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Hadi Sacko (Leeds United).
4': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
4': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
5': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Simon Makienok (Preston North End).
7': Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End).
13': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hadi Sacko.
16': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
16': Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Attempt blocked. Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross.
17': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leeds United 1. Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Pontus Jansson following a set piece situation.
19': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
20': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
21': Hand ball by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
22': Foul by Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End).
22': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Goal! Preston North End 0, Leeds United 2. Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kemar Roofe.
25': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
26': Offside, Leeds United. Kalvin Phillips tries a through ball, but Kemar Roofe is caught offside.
27': Goal! Preston North End 1, Leeds United 2. Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Makienok with a headed pass.
28': Alex Baptiste (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
31': Goal! Preston North End 1, Leeds United 3. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kemar Roofe.
32': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United).
34': Hand ball by Hadi Sacko (Leeds United).
36': Foul by Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End).
36': Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
39': Foul by Simon Makienok (Preston North End).
39': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United).
42': Foul by Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United).
42': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
44': Attempt missed. Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Simon Makienok with a headed pass.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
45'+4': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
45'+4': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Leeds United 3.
90'+6': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Leeds United 4.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Leeds United 3.
46': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
47': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
47': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt blocked. Ben Pearson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Kyle Bartley (Leeds United).
50': Kyle Bartley (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Offside, Leeds United. Hadi Sacko tries a through ball, but Kemar Roofe is caught offside.
53': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Simon Makienok is caught offside.
54': Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Hadi Sacko.
54': Offside, Preston North End. Tom Clarke tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
59': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Makienok with a headed pass.
59': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simon Makienok with a headed pass.
61': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Luke Ayling (Leeds United).
61': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Browne.
65': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
65': Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Simon Makienok.
66': Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Callum Robinson.
67': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
67': Attempt saved. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a headed pass.
69': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
69': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Kyle Bartley (Leeds United).
69': Jermaine Beckford (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Jermaine Beckford (Preston North End) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
72': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
72': Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt saved. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
76': Foul by Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United).
76': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
80': Offside, Preston North End. Tom Clarke tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
81': Substitution, Leeds United. Chris Wood replaces Souleymane Doukara.
81': Substitution, Preston North End. Eoin Doyle replaces Daniel Johnson.
83': Foul by Kyle Bartley (Leeds United).
83': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Substitution, Leeds United. Marcus Antonsson replaces Kemar Roofe.
86': Attempt missed. Eoin Doyle (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Huntington with a headed pass.
86': Alex Baptiste (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
87': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
87': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt missed. Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
88': Goal! Preston North End 1, Leeds United 4. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Wood.
89': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United).
89': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Alan Browne.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
90'+5': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marcus Antonsson.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Leeds United 4.

Statistics

LEE		PNE
15	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
55.2	Possession	44.8
12	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
345	Accurate Passes	246
466	Passes	365
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.2
77	Long Balls	86
21	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
19	Effective Tackles	14
31	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	22
33	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 21,255

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
5	Tom Clarke
3	Greg Cunningham
27	Alex Baptiste
8	Alan Browne
11	Daniel Johnson
37	Callum Robinson
2	Marnick Vermijl
9	Simon Makienok
4	Ben Pearson

Preston North End Substitutes:

Bailey Wright, Thomas Spurr, Ben Pringle, Jermaine Beckford, Anders Lindegaard, Jordan Hugill, Eoin Doyle.

Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Green (GK)
18	Pontus Jansson
5	Kyle Bartley
28	Gaetano Berardi
2	Luke Ayling
7	Kemar Roofe
23	Kalvin Phillips
26	Liam Bridcutt
11	Souleymane Doukara
15	Stuart Dallas
24	Hadi Sacko

Leeds United Substitutes:

Tyler Denton, Ronaldo Vieira, Pablo Hernández, Chris Wood, Marcus Antonsson, Marco Silvestri, Liam Cooper.

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