2 – 2
“Johnny Kenny opens the scoring within the first minute, finishing off a Stanley Mills assist to give Preston an early lead.”
Pivotal“Johnny Kenny doubles his tally and Preston's lead after a blocked shot and a saved header in the build-up, making it 0-2.”
Pivotal“Kwame Poku pulls one back for QPR moments after Paul Smyth was introduced, sparking belief in a comeback despite being a man down.”
Pivotal“Paul Smyth completes the remarkable comeback with a stoppage-time equalizer from a corner, capping off a stunning turnaround for ten-man QPR.”
Pivotal
Queens Park Rangers
Preston North End
Outstanding performance
Preston North End•AttackerPreston looked in total control after Johnny Kenny's early double put them 2-0 up inside the first half hour, made even easier by Dennis Cirkin's 15th-minute red card that left QPR to play almost the entire match with ten men. Despite the numerical disadvantage, QPR dominated territorially and statistically, racking up 30 shots to Preston's 13 and controlling 60% of possession, but they couldn't find a way through until the game's closing stages. Substitute Paul Smyth changed everything, setting up Kwame Poku's 66th-minute goal before scoring himself in the 90th minute to snatch an unlikely point. For Preston, it's a frustrating collapse after controlling the game for over an hour with a two-goal cushion and a man advantage, while QPR will feel they've gained a valuable point given the circumstances, though questions will linger about how they let a two-goal lead slip against ten men for 75 minutes.
How entertaining was this match?
Paul SmythPaul Smyth takes a right-footed shot and scores.
Goal! Paul Smyth scores, bringing the score to 2-2.
Corner awarded.
Paul Smyth takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Madsen takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Alfie Lloyd takes a shot with his head, but it hits the post.
Jimmy Dunne takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Koki Saito's left-footed shot is blocked.
Alfie Lloyd takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jusef Erabi takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Andrija Vukcevic takes a shot with his head, but it is saved.
Offside.
Alfie Lloyd is substituted for Rumarn Burrell.
Offside.
Kealey Adamson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Madsen takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jordan Storey takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Nicolas Madsen takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Callum Lang takes a shot with his head, but it hits the post.
On Jusef Erabi, off Johny Kenny.
Liam Gibbs is on, and Leo Leroy is off.
Kwame PokuKwame Poku scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Kwame Poku scores, making it 1-2.
Paul Smyth is substituted for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
Corner awarded.
Nicolas Madsen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Amadou Salif Mbengue takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Koki Saito takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Koki SaitoYellow CardKoki Saito receives a yellow card.
Johny Kenny takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Amadou Salif Mbengue takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Johny Kenny's right-footed shot is blocked.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Johny Kenny takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ronnie Edwards takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Koki Saito replaces Leon Scarlett.
Callum Lang takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Callum Lang's right-footed shot is blocked.
Andrija Vukcevic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Glen Kamara takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 0-2.
Callum Lang takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Rumarn Burrell takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Johnny KennyShot from Johny Kenny with his right foot finds the back of the net.
Goal! Johny Kenny scores, making it 0-2.
Jimmy Dunne takes a header, but it's saved.
Andrew HughesYellow CardAndrew Hughes receives a yellow card.
Amadou Salif Mbengue takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yellow card issued to Leon Scarlett.
Corner awarded.
Kealey Adamson is substituted for Jonathan Varane.
Andrew Hughes takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Dennis CirkinRed CardRed card shown to Dennis Cirkin.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Jonathan Varane attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Dennis Cirkin takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Johnny KennyShot from Johny Kenny with his right foot finds the back of the net.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
assist: Stanley Mills
Goal! Johny Kenny scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Stanley Mills.
Kick-off! The referee is Thomas Parsons.
