Preston 0 - 0 West Brom

Preston   0 - 0   West Brom

Preston 0-0 West Brom

West Brom ended a sequence of three league and cup defeats to remain in second place in the Championship after a hard-earned draw at Preston.

Andy Lonergan deflected a Graham Dorrans shot on to the post as Albion attacked while Billy Jones headed wide for Preston during a poor first half.

Neil Mellor went close for North End with a near-post header, while Joe Mattock cleared another Jones header.

Lonergan saved another powerful strike and a header late on from Dorrans.

North End had lost three of their last five league and cup games while the Baggies' form had deserted them following their 5-0 win at Middlesbrough.

And a draw at Deepdale was probably a fair result after a game of relatively few clear openings - although the goalscoring concerns remain for Baggies boss Roberto Di Matteo with just one goal now in West Brom's last four games.

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The match was played in extremely blustery conditions and, despite plenty of industry and endeavour, there was little to warm the supporters in the opening half.

Dorrans almost broke the deadlock after his surging run culminated with a decent strike but North End keeper Lonergan managed to deflect the ball on to the post.

A rare flowing move from Albion later in the half ended with Dorrans disappointingly shooting wide, while a Chris Brunt header missed the target.

Preston, who had scored in every game this season, showed precious little in the final third, although Jones should have headed his side in front in injury-time after connecting with a superb free-kick but his glancing effort flew wide.

North End upped the tempo after the restart and space opened up for Mellor but the striker's shot lacked power and Scott Carson saved.

Roman Bedner for Albion and North End's Mellor both had penalty appeals waved away while another inviting opening fell to Jones. He was unmarked from a corner but his header lacked power and Mattock cleared.

Mellor then went within inches of an opening goal with his near-post header, while Lonergan made a superb one-handed save after Dorrans again twisted this way and that before shooting.

Dorrans was extremely impressive and it was the winger who almost snatched victory with an injury-time header but Lonergan thwarted him for the third time with a diving stop.

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Preston boss Alan Irvine (on the West Brom manager's position): "I was offered the job - simple as that. I am telling you I was offered the job and didn't take it.

"I don't think either team did enough to win or lose the game and it was a fair result.

"Keeper Andy Lonergan wasn't called upon to make too many saves but the ones he did make were important."

West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo: "We had a bad week, which is a long time in football, but we are still OK.

"Maybe the good start we had at the beginning of the season gave the public a different level of expectation.

"We know how hard it is to win. We had the chances to win this game but Lady Luck wasn't on our side."

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Saturday, 3 October 2009

Championship

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Preston	0 - 0	West Brom	R
(HT 0 - 0)

Preston

• 01 Lonergan
• 05 Mawene
• 06 Collins
• 19 Jones
• 27 Nolan
• 04 Chaplow (Shumulikoski 71)
• 07 Sedgwick
• 11 Carter
• 25 Wallace
• 09 Brown (Parkin 65)
• 33 Mellor

Substitutes

• 22 Henderson,
• 02 Hart,
• 14 Chilvers,
• 08 Shumulikoski,
• 26 Parkin,
• 29 Elliott

West Brom

• 19 Carson
• 02 Mattock
• 03 Olsson
• 04 Cech (Reid 79)
• 22 Zuiverloon
• 23 Meite
• 36 Jara
• 11 Brunt (Koren 60)
• 17 Dorrans
• 21 Mulunbu (Martis 90+4)
• 09 Bednar

Substitutes

• 01 Kiely,
• 05 Barnett,
• 24 Martis,
• 07 Koren,
• 15 Woods,
• 18 Reid,
• 31 Cox

Ref: BatesAtt: 11180

PRESTON

WEST BROM

Possession

• Preston 46%
• West Brom 54%

Shots on target

• Preston 3
• West Brom 9

Shots off target

• Preston 6
• West Brom 8

Corners

• Preston 6
• West Brom 7

Fouls

• Preston 12
• West Brom 12

• Full Time
• 90:00+4:46 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
• 90:00+3:45 Substitution Shelton Martis comes on in place of Youssouf Mulumbu.
• 90:00+3:16 Effort on goal by Reuben Reid from 12 yards. Eddie Nolan gets a block in. Graham Dorrans has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.
• 90:00+3:02 Graham Dorrans takes a shot. Andy Lonergan makes a brilliant save.
• 90:00+2:05 Roman Bednar is ruled offside. Andy Lonergan takes the indirect free kick.
• 90:00+1:32 Robert Koren takes a shot. Blocked by Eddie Nolan. Graham Dorrans takes the outswinging corner, Jon Parkin makes a clearance.
• 90:00+1:08 A cross is delivered by Gianni Zuiverloon, Youl Mawene makes a clearance.
• 89:08 Neil Mellor has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
• 88:38 Reuben Reid is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Andy Lonergan restarts play with the free kick.
• 85:52 Darren Carter takes a shot. Save made by Scott Carson.
• 85:29 Centre by Chris Sedgwick, Gianni Zuiverloon manages to make a clearance.
• 84:32 The assistant referee signals for offside against Jon Parkin. Scott Carson restarts play with the free kick.
• 84:02 Gianni Zuiverloon challenges Chris Sedgwick unfairly and gives away a free kick. Andy Lonergan restarts play with the free kick.
• 80:54 Inswinging corner taken by Ross Wallace from the right by-line, Youl Mawene has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
• 79:45 Graham Dorrans fouled by Veliche Shumulikoski, the ref awards a free kick. Jonas Olsson restarts play with the free kick.
• 78:32 Substitution Reuben Reid joins the action as a substitute, replacing Marek Cech.
• 76:44 Graham Dorrans takes a shot. Save by Andy Lonergan. Corner taken by Marek Cech from the right by-line, Andy Lonergan makes a save.
• 76:13 Billy Jones delivers the ball, Joe Mattock gets a block in.
• 74:58 Gianni Zuiverloon sends in a cross.
• 74:19 Youssouf Mulumbu takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Blocked by Neill Collins.
• 73:06 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Marek Cech played to the near post, clearance by Chris Sedgwick.
• 71:41 Youssouf Mulumbu gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Darren Carter. Free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.
• 70:20 Substitution Veliche Shumulikoski joins the action as a substitute, replacing Richard Chaplow.
• 70:13 The ball is sent over by Eddie Nolan.
• 68:18 The ball is crossed by Joe Mattock, clearance made by Youl Mawene.
• 65:32 Corner taken short by Ross Wallace. Foul by Gonzalo Jara on Richard Chaplow, free kick awarded. A cross is delivered by Ross Wallace, Close range headed effort by Neil Mellor goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 65:07 Outswinging corner taken by Eddie Nolan, Billy Jones takes a shot. Blocked by Joe Mattock.
• 64:15 Substitution Jon Parkin replaces Chris Brown.
• 62:13 Roman Bednar is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Andy Lonergan takes the free kick.
• 61:44 Robert Koren takes a shot. Neill Collins gets a block in.
• 59:51 Substitution Chris Brunt goes off and Robert Koren comes on.
• 59:43 Gianni Zuiverloon has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the target.
• 59:12 The ball is sent over by Graham Dorrans.
• 58:39 Corner taken by Graham Dorrans played to the near post, clearance made by Chris Sedgwick.
• 58:34 Centre by Gianni Zuiverloon, Darren Carter gets a block in.
• 57:35 The ball is delivered by Graham Dorrans, clearance made by Chris Brown.
• 57:11 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Graham Dorrans from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Youl Mawene.
• 56:45 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Youssouf Mulumbu by Chris Brown. Gianni Zuiverloon restarts play with the free kick.
• 55:34 Centre by Youl Mawene, blocked by Joe Mattock.
• 54:41 Marek Cech produces a cross, save by Andy Lonergan.
• 52:59 Graham Dorrans has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area missing to the wide left of the goal.
• 52:31 The ball is swung over by Darren Carter, save by Scott Carson.
• 52:08 Short corner taken by Ross Wallace from the left by-line.
• 50:47 The ball is delivered by Richard Chaplow.
• 50:06 Chris Brunt challenges Eddie Nolan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Eddie Nolan takes the free kick.
• 49:03 Foul by Richard Chaplow on Chris Brunt, free kick awarded. Gonzalo Jara takes the free kick.
• 48:46 Neil Mellor takes a shot. Save by Scott Carson.
• 47:40 Youssouf Mulumbu challenges Richard Chaplow unfairly and gives away a free kick. Youl Mawene restarts play with the free kick.
• 46:23 The ball is swung over by Ross Wallace, save made by Scott Carson.
• 46:01 Marek Cech produces a cross, Youl Mawene manages to make a clearance.
• 45:01 The referee gets the second half started.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:30 The half-time whistle blows.
• 45:00+0:21 Unfair challenge on Chris Sedgwick by Chris Brunt results in a free kick. The ball is swung over by Ross Wallace, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Billy Jones misses to the right of the goal.
• 45:00+0:08 The ball is delivered by Chris Brown, Jonas Olsson makes a clearance.
• 43:28 Free kick awarded for a foul by Abdoulaye Meite on Darren Carter. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Ross Wallace from left wing. Youl Mawene concedes a free kick for a foul on Roman Bednar. Free kick taken by Scott Carson.
• 41:03 Shot by Graham Dorrans from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.
• 39:15 Unfair challenge on Youssouf Mulumbu by Chris Brown results in a free kick. Chris Brunt restarts play with the free kick.
• 38:16 Close range headed effort by Chris Brunt goes wide of the left-hand upright.
• 37:20 Eddie Nolan fouled by Roman Bednar, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.
• 37:01 Gonzalo Jara takes a shot. Richard Chaplow gets a block in.
• 36:35 Billy Jones concedes a free kick for a foul on Abdoulaye Meite. Scott Carson takes the direct free kick.
• 33:23 Centre by Neil Mellor.
• 31:33 Roman Bednar fouled by Youl Mawene, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Carson.
• 30:58 Corner taken by Ross Wallace from the right by-line, Jonas Olsson manages to make a clearance.
• 30:12 Gianni Zuiverloon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Neil Mellor. Ross Wallace crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, clearance by Jonas Olsson.
• 29:29 The ball is swung over by Youssouf Mulumbu.
• 29:02 Corner taken by Chris Brunt from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Chris Sedgwick.
• 28:55 Gianni Zuiverloon takes a shot. Eddie Nolan gets a block in.
• 27:52 Unfair challenge on Chris Brown by Joe Mattock results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Ross Wallace from right wing, Jonas Olsson makes a clearance.
• 26:35 Graham Dorrans produces a drilled right-footed shot from 25 yards. Blocked by Youl Mawene.
• 25:35 Shot from 25 yards by Graham Dorrans. The assistant referee flags for offside against Roman Bednar. Andy Lonergan takes the free kick.
• 25:14 Eddie Nolan crosses the ball, clearance by Abdoulaye Meite.
• 23:52 The ball is sent over by Darren Carter, clearance by Abdoulaye Meite.
• 23:41 The ball is crossed by Chris Sedgwick, Jonas Olsson manages to make a clearance.
• 22:33 Foul by Richard Chaplow on Gonzalo Jara, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Abdoulaye Meite.
• 21:51 The ball is delivered by Billy Jones, clearance made by Jonas Olsson.
• 19:15 Joe Mattock delivers the ball, clearance made by Neill Collins.
• 19:04 The ball is delivered by Gianni Zuiverloon, Billy Jones makes a clearance.
• 18:24 Chris Brunt takes a shot. Blocked by Eddie Nolan.
• 18:05 Darren Carter concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Brunt. Chris Brunt takes the direct free kick.
• 17:33 The ball is crossed by Ross Wallace, clearance made by Gianni Zuiverloon.
• 13:47 Graham Dorrans takes a shot. Save by Andy Lonergan.
• 12:37 Short corner taken by Chris Sedgwick. Effort from inside the area by Ross Wallace misses to the left of the target.
• 10:34 Unfair challenge on Darren Carter by Chris Brunt results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.
• 9:56 Ross Wallace gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marek Cech. Scott Carson takes the free kick.
• 7:43 Foul by Richard Chaplow on Gonzalo Jara, free kick awarded. Scott Carson takes the free kick.
• 6:38 The ball is sent over by Gianni Zuiverloon, clearance by Billy Jones. Corner taken right-footed by Graham Dorrans, clearance made by Eddie Nolan.
• 6:01 Centre by Gianni Zuiverloon, Youl Mawene manages to make a clearance.
• 5:47 Marek Cech crosses the ball, clearance by Youl Mawene.
• 4:21 Darren Carter concedes a free kick for a foul on Youssouf Mulumbu. Gonzalo Jara crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel. Roman Bednar is caught offside. Andy Lonergan takes the free kick.
• 3:17 Neil Mellor crosses the ball.
• 2:29 Shot by Eddie Nolan from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.
• 2:20 Ross Wallace delivers the ball, Jonas Olsson manages to make a clearance.
• 2:07 Gianni Zuiverloon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ross Wallace. Eddie Nolan takes the direct free kick.
• 0:00 The referee gets the game started.

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