Match ends, Peterborough United 2, Preston North End 0.
PeterboroughPeterborough United2PrestonPreston North End0
Tyrone Barnett and Grant McCann scored as Peterborough ended Preston's five-game winning run and closed to within a point of leaders Leyton Orient.
Barnett scored his sixth goal of the season when he poked home after keeper Declan Rudd spilled a McCann shot.
Rudd then let McCann's 25-yard shot slip through his hands before denying Barnett and Paul Taylor.
Bailey Wright and Joe Garner both hit the bar for Preston, while Nicky Wroe had a long-range shot tipped over.
Barnett was denied a brace by Rudd's diving save and strike partner Britt Assombalonga had a goal ruled out for offside.
Line-ups
Peterborough
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Olejnik
- 2Alcock
- 6BostwickBooked at 61mins
- 14Rowe
- 5Zakuani
- 7Swanson
- 12TaylorSubstituted forKearnsat 79'minutes
- 11McCann
- 8PayneSubstituted forNtlheat 87'minutes
- 9Assombalonga
- 23Barnett
Substitutes
- 13Day
- 4Brisley
- 3Ntlhe
- 19Mendez-Laing
- 16Kearns
- 32Conlon
- 28Gordon-Hutton
Preston
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 23Rudd
- 5Clarke
- 6WrightBooked at 16mins
- 4HuntingtonBooked at 20mins
- 2Keane
- 7Humphrey
- 3Laird
- 13ByromSubstituted forWroeat 45'minutes
- 10BeavonSubstituted forGarnerat 71'minutes
- 9Davies
- 27HumeSubstituted forWelshat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 19Welsh
- 11Holmes
- 8Wroe
- 16Buchanan
- 1Stuckmann
- 21Mousinho
- 14Garner
- Referee:
- Carl Boyeson
- Attendance:
- 7,020
Match Stats
Home TeamPeterboroughAway TeamPreston
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away4
- Corners
- Home8
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 2, Preston North End 0.
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Scott Laird.
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
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Attempt missed. Joe Garner (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Grant McCann.
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Craig Alcock (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kevin Davies (Preston North End).
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Danny Swanson (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Keith Keane (Preston North End).
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Kgosi Ntlhe replaces Jack Payne because of an injury.
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Attempt saved. John Welsh (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt saved. Joe Garner (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt saved. Michael Bostwick (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt saved. Danny Swanson (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Britt Assombalonga (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Daniel Kearns replaces Paul Taylor.
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Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nicky Wroe (Preston North End).
