Match ends, Preston North End 2, Notts County 0.
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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."
Line-ups
Preston
Formation 4-4-2
- 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
Formation 4-5-1
- 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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Notts County 0.
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Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gareth Roberts (Notts County).
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Attempt missed. John Welsh (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Chris Humphrey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gareth Roberts (Notts County).
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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
Substitution, Preston North End. Keith Keane replaces Lee Holmes.
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Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Notts County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Joe Garner (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Booking
Jack Grealish (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.
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Lee Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Jack Grealish (Notts County).
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Foul by Neil Kilkenny (Preston North End).
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Kieran Freeman (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Kwesi Appiah (Notts County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
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Foul by Chris Humphrey (Preston North End).
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Kieran Freeman (Notts County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Chris Humphrey replaces Paul Gallagher.
