Yeovil Town 0-2 Preston North End

Paul Huntington scored his third goal of the season to ensure victory for Preston

Paul Huntington scored against his old club to help Preston North End keep pace at the top of League One with victory over Yeovil.

Huntington headed Paul Gallagher's cross into the top corner to give the visitors an early lead.

Yeovil saw Ryan Inniss sent off midway through the second half after a two-footed challenge on Kyel Reid.

Kevin Davies then found Gallagher on the break to consign Yeovil to their 10th defeat of the season.

Yeovil manager Gary Johnson told BBC Somerset:

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Gary Johnson: Yeovil Town manager on Preston loss

"I thought they were a very experienced team and have a lot of experience in their squad as far as league games are concerned.

"I thought that showed on the day, we had a lot of play and our inexperience showed when we went 1-0 down from a set play that we've been working on all week.

"They just got on to the header; we made the mistake, lost him and now you're chasing the game.

"Of course the second goal comes later on. We're down to 10 men, we'll have to look at the DVD. I'm not sure if it was a strong tackle or whether it was a bad tackle."

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Line-ups

Yeovil

• 12Krysiak
• 18Clarke
• 24InnissBooked at 63mins
• 26Arthurworrey
• 3Smith
• 7DawsonSubstituted forGillettat 83'minutes
• 8BerrettSubstituted forHayterat 61'minutes
• 4Edwards
• 11Foley
• 19DavisSubstituted forRalphat 58'minutes
• 27Eaves

Substitutes

• 2Moloney
• 9Hayter
• 10Leitch-Smith
• 14Hoskins
• 16Ralph
• 22Stewart
• 23Gillett

Preston

• 21Stuckmann
• 4Wiseman
• 5ClarkeBooked at 40mins
• 23Huntington
• 16Buchanan
• 8KilkennySubstituted forKingat 70'minutes
• 19WelshBooked at 52minsSubstituted forBrownhillat 76'minutes
• 7Humphrey
• 12Gallagher
• 17Reid
• 10BeckfordSubstituted forDaviesat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Jones
• 3Laird
• 9Davies
• 22King
• 29Fewster
• 30Brownhill
• 31Browne

Referee:

Darren Deadman

Attendance:

4,343

Match Stats

Home TeamYeovilAway TeamPreston

Possession

Home53%

Away47%

Shots

Home11

Away7

Shots on Target

Home0

Away4

Corners

Home2

Away2

Fouls

Home12

Away16

Live Text

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Match ends, Yeovil Town 0, Preston North End 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Yeovil Town 0, Preston North End 2.

Posted at 90'+4'

Attempt missed. Kyel Reid (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Sam Foley (Yeovil Town).

Posted at 90'+3'

Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt missed. Stephen Arthurworrey (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Goal!

Posted at 90'

Goal! Yeovil Town 0, Preston North End 2. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Davies.

Posted at 88'

Jordan Clarke (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by David Buchanan (Preston North End).

Posted at 86'

Joe Edwards (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Preston North End. Kevin Davies replaces Jermaine Beckford.

Posted at 84'

Attempt saved. Kyel Reid (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Yeovil Town. Simon Gillett replaces Kevin Dawson.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Joe Edwards (Yeovil Town).

Posted at 78'

Scott Wiseman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 76'

Hand ball by Kyel Reid (Preston North End).

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Brownhill replaces John Welsh.

Posted at 75'

Joe Edwards (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 75'

Foul by John Welsh (Preston North End).

Posted at 73'

Foul by Nathan Ralph (Yeovil Town).

Posted at 73'

John Welsh (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 70'

Substitution, Preston North End. Jack King replaces Neil Kilkenny.

Posted at 70'

Attempt missed. Stephen Arthurworrey (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 68'

Jordan Clarke (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Kyel Reid (Preston North End).

Dismissal

Posted at 63'

Ryan Inniss (Yeovil Town) is shown the red card for a bad foul.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Ryan Inniss (Yeovil Town).

Posted at 63'

Kyel Reid (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town).

Posted at 62'

Kyel Reid (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution

Posted at 61'

Substitution, Yeovil Town. James Hayter replaces James Berrett.

Posted at 61'

James Berrett (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 61'

Foul by John Welsh (Preston North End).

Substitution

Posted at 58'

Substitution, Yeovil Town. Nathan Ralph replaces Liam Davis.

Posted at 55'

Foul by Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town).

Posted at 55'

Jermaine Beckford (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 54'

Attempt saved. Kyel Reid (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 52'

Attempt missed. Stephen Arthurworrey (Yeovil Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Booking

Posted at 52'

John Welsh (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

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