Preston join the play-off hunt
PROMOTION chasers PRESTON saw off
BRISTOL CITY with a 2-1 win at deepdale to move up to eighth place in the table. Alan Browne managed to lob goalkeeper Frank Fielding from 25 yards out. the visitors responded shortly after half-time via Famara diedhiou who glanced beyond declan rudd to level. But sean maguire, returning from injury and coming off the bench, struck in the 69th minute to give Preston the lead. Bristol City’s Aden Flint was then sent off for a confrontation near full time. ‘sean being back in the side is a boost as he is a natural goalscorer,’ said Preston boss Alex Neil. ‘We looked at starting him but it’s a bit too soon and we don’t want to bring him in too soon and him break down as he is a key player for us.’
HULL went behind in the first 30 seconds and never recovered as they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to MILLWALL. George saville opened the scoring for millwall, before Jake Cooper added to the lions’ lead ahead of the break. Abel Hernandez, pulled one back for Hull but it was not enough to earn a point and the result left Hull boss Nigel Adkins furious. ‘that was the worst performance since i’ve been at the football club,’ he said. it. i thought we were a disgrace in the first half. i’m very annoyed.’
BOLTON forced a 1-1 draw away at READING. Gambian forward modou Barrow slotted past Ben Alnwick from a tight angle to put the royals in front, but his effort was cancelled out by Adam le Fondre.
BRENTFORD travelled to BURTON and went back to west london with the three points thanks to a second-half rally. in a tight affair at the Pirelli stadium, the Bees took the lead after 60 minutes with the ball ricocheting off Burton defender Kyle mcFadzean and into his own net. they then added a second through ollie Watkins to claim a 2-0 win. martyn Waghorn bagged a brace for IPSWICH as they triumphed over
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY at Hillsborough in a 2-1 win. ipswich boss mick mcCarthy said: ‘We deserved to win. it was a right royal scrap in the first half and we matched them. it’s great to see Waggy get two goals — his second was real quality. He’s got a wand of a left foot.’ Elsewhere, NOTTINGHAM FOREST were held to a 0-0 away to NORWICH.