Match ends, Havant & Waterlooville 0, Preston North End 3.
Havant & Waterlooville 0-3 Preston North End
- From the section FA Cup
Callum Robinson's hat-trick saw Preston North End past Havant & Waterlooville to an FA Cup second-round meeting with either Walsall or Shrewsbury Town.
Robinson finished with a low right-foot shot inside the near post and doubled his tally with a neat right-foot volley from 10 yards out.
He got his third from the penalty spot after Warren Cummings handled his shot on the goalline.
Cummings was sent off, as was team-mate Brian Stock, who was booked twice.
Conference South side Havant - 75 places below their League One opponents in the football pyramid - reached the fourth round in 2008, when they twice led at Anfield before going down 5-2 to Liverpool.
That was the only time the club had progressed past the first round in six previous appearances and the likelihood of improving that record decreased when striker Robinson - on loan at Preston from Aston Villa - opened the scoring.
Finding freedom down the left side from Paul Huntington's through ball, he beat Havant goalkeeper Ryan Young at the near post.
Paul Gallagher's pinpoint cross from the right found Robinson inside the penalty box for his second goal, a volley into the bottom left-hand corner flashed past Young.
JJ Hooper and Ben Dutton had the best chances to reduce the deficit before half-time as first Preston defender Scott Wiseman cleared off the line and then Dutton's header bounced off the top of the crossbar.
Havant midfielder Stock was sent off just before the hour mark, picking up a second yellow for a foul for a foul on Alan Browne, with Cummings then dismissed for blocking Robinson's shot on the goalline with his left hand.
The striker stepped up to duly convert the penalty and ensure he walked away with the match ball.
Line-ups
Havant & Waterlooville
- 1Young
- 2Strugnell
- 5Dutton
- 6Harris
- 3CummingsBooked at 80mins
- 7SwallowSubstituted forRyanat 63'minutes
- 4StockBooked at 59mins
- 8Donnelly
- 11Huggins
- 9HooperSubstituted forConnellat 73'minutes
- 10BubbSubstituted forMullingsat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Connell
- 13Searle
- 14Woodford
- 15Blanchett
- 16Mullings
- 17Ryan
- 18Cardoso Monteiro
Preston
- 1Jones
- 4Wiseman
- 5Clarke
- 23Huntington
- 16Buchanan
- 22King
- 12GallagherSubstituted forReidat 72'minutes
- 31Browne
- 30BrownhillSubstituted forKilkennyat 72'minutes
- 27RobinsonSubstituted forLairdat 87'minutes
- 9Davies
Substitutes
- 3Laird
- 7Humphrey
- 8Kilkenny
- 14Garner
- 17Reid
- 19Welsh
- 21Stuckmann
- Referee:
- Steve Martin
- Attendance:
- 2,382
Match Stats
Home TeamHavant & WaterloovilleAway TeamPreston
- Possession
- Home36%
- Away64%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away25
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away9
- Corners
- Home2
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away7
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Havant & Waterlooville 0, Preston North End 3.
Attempt missed. Scott Laird (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack King.
Offside, Havant & Waterlooville. Ed Harris tries a through ball, but Shamir Mullings is caught offside.
Attempt missed. David Buchanan (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Young.
Attempt saved. Kevin Davies (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dan Strugnell.
Attempt blocked. Kevin Davies (Preston North End) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kyel Reid with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Laird replaces Callum Robinson.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dan Strugnell.
Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack King.
Goal!
Goal! Havant & Waterlooville 0, Preston North End 3. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Dismissal
Warren Cummings (Havant & Waterlooville) is shown the red card.
Penalty conceded by Warren Cummings (Havant & Waterlooville) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Callum Robinson (Preston North End) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kyel Reid with a cross.
Kyel Reid (Preston North End) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
Attempt blocked. Perry Ryan (Havant & Waterlooville) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Scott Donnelly (Havant & Waterlooville) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
David Buchanan (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shamir Mullings (Havant & Waterlooville).
Substitution
Substitution, Havant & Waterlooville. Alan Connell replaces JJ Hooper.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Kyel Reid replaces Paul Gallagher.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Neil Kilkenny replaces Josh Brownhill.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Young.
Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne.
Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Davies.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Warren Cummings.
Attempt blocked. Shamir Mullings (Havant & Waterlooville) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Havant & Waterlooville. Perry Ryan replaces Ben Swallow.
Substitution
Substitution, Havant & Waterlooville. Shamir Mullings replaces Bradley Bubb.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dan Strugnell.
Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin Davies.
Foul by Jack King (Preston North End).
Ryan Young (Havant & Waterlooville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Brian Stock (Havant & Waterlooville) for a bad foul.
Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Brian Stock (Havant & Waterlooville).