Gallagher: ‘It was Roy of the Rovers stuff.. I score with my first touch and then take a goal kick with my next’

PAUL GALLAGHER’S experience as a Sunday league keeper meant he had no qualms about going in goal to help Preston salvage a point at Ipswich. the pitch and make an impact, so it was an incredible 20 minutes or so,” said the former Blackburn and Leicester attacking midfielder.

“I used to play in goal as a kid at Blackburn Academy so that held me in good stead. I also used to play on a Sunday morning for Blackburn Eagles and the keeper went missing for a couple of months so I went in and loved it.

“I was buzzing in goal and wanted the game to go on longer because I felt we could have won.

“It was Roy of The Rovers stuff, coming off the bench and scoring with my first touch, then taking a goal kick with my next.”

The draw took Preston’s unbeaten run to six games and Alex Neil’s side could have grabbed all three points.

Freddie Sears gave Ipswich the lead on the stroke of half time from the penalty spot after Maxwell took down Jordan Roberts and got his first booking.

Gallagher’s equaliser denied Ipswich their first home win of the season and Paul Lambert victory in his first game in charge after taking over from Paul Hurst.

“We’ve set the bar high now with our intensity, our training and how we play so there’s no reason we should dip below that,” said Roberts, who was handed his first start for the Tractor Boys after signing as a free agent from Crawley in the summer.

“If everyone goes out there and gives their all then points will come. That point could be massive come the New Year so we take it, build on it and go to Reading for a massive game next weekend.” IPSWICH: PRESTON: