Preston North End 2-0 Notts County

New Preston North End loan signing Craig Davies made a promising start at Deepdale by scoring on his debut to help beat struggling Notts County.

The on-loan Bolton Wanderers striker fired into the top corner from 20 yards to give Preston a 65th-minute lead.

Davies was then involved again six minutes later when he was hauled down in the box by Jack Grealish.

Joe Garner scored from the spot to wrap up a convincing win which drops Notts into the relegation zone.

North End stay fourth, nine points adrift of the League One automatic promotion places.

VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Preston assistant manager Glynn Snodin told BBC Radio Lancashire:

"The first half wasn't so good from our point of view. We've got standards at this club and we fell below them in the first half.

"We want to make this place a fortress. We're happy at the end of the game, but only for 45 minutes.

"We know Craig [Davies] is powerful and strong and can cause defences problems. He's got a good eye for goal."

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Line-ups

Preston

• 23Rudd
• 32Wiseman
• 16Buchanan
• 19Welsh
• 5Clarke
• 6Wright
• 11HolmesSubstituted forKeaneat 89'minutes
• 37Kilkenny
• 14Garner
• 17DaviesSubstituted forHumeat 78'minutes
• 12GallagherSubstituted forHumphreyat 82'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Stuckmann
• 2Keane
• 3Laird
• 7Humphrey
• 10Beavon
• 22King
• 27Hume

Notts County

• 35Pilkington
• 29RobertsBooked at 61mins
• 3SheehanBooked at 54mins
• 22FotheringhamSubstituted forMullinsat 66'minutes
• 28Boucaud
• 5SmithBooked at 70mins
• 7GrealishBooked at 86mins
• 20Campbell-Ryce
• 9ShowunmiSubstituted forAppiahat 65'minutes
• 24Freeman
• 8McGregor

Substitutes

• 12Mullins
• 15Appiah
• 25Tempest
• 26Hollis
• 37Bishop
• 40Andrews

Referee:

Tony Harrington

Attendance:

9,483

Match Stats

Home TeamPrestonAway TeamNotts County

Possession

Home51%

Away49%

Shots

Home26

Away10

Shots on Target

Home14

Away1

Corners

Home7

Away3

Fouls

Home12

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Preston North End 2, Notts County 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Notts County 0.

Posted at 90'+3'

Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Gareth Roberts (Notts County).

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt missed. John Welsh (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 90'+1'

Chris Humphrey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Gareth Roberts (Notts County).

Posted at 90'

Attempt saved. David Buchanan (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Preston North End. Keith Keane replaces Lee Holmes.

Posted at 88'

Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Notts County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 86'

Attempt blocked. Joe Garner (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Booking

Posted at 86'

Jack Grealish (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 86'

Lee Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Jack Grealish (Notts County).

Posted at 84'

Foul by Neil Kilkenny (Preston North End).

Posted at 84'

Kieran Freeman (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 83'

Attempt missed. Kwesi Appiah (Notts County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Chris Humphrey (Preston North End).

Posted at 83'

Kieran Freeman (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Preston North End. Chris Humphrey replaces Paul Gallagher.

Posted at 81'

Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Notts County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Iain Hume (Preston North End).

Posted at 80'

Andre Boucaud (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Joe Garner (Preston North End).

Posted at 78'

Alan Sheehan (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Preston North End. Iain Hume replaces Craig Davies.

Posted at 78'

Attempt missed. Joe Garner (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 75'

Attempt blocked. Craig Davies (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 74'

Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Kieran Freeman (Notts County).

Goal!

Posted at 71'

Goal! Preston North End 2, Notts County 0. Joe Garner (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

Booking

Posted at 70'

Andre Boucaud (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 70'

Penalty Preston North End. Joe Garner draws a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 70'

Penalty conceded by Jack Grealish (Notts County) after a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Scott Wiseman (Preston North End).

Posted at 68'

Jack Grealish (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Notts County. Hayden Mullins replaces Mark Fotheringham.

Substitution

Posted at 65'

Substitution, Notts County. Kwesi Appiah replaces Enoch Showunmi.

Goal!

Posted at 65'

Goal! Preston North End 1, Notts County 0. Craig Davies (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Neil Kilkenny.

Posted at 63'

Attempt saved. Craig Davies (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

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