Sunday Express

Three-sy does it for Neil One Helik of a strike

Barnsley 2 Millwall 1

- By Adam Lanigan By Liz Byrnes

IT was easy as one, two, three for Preston as they pushed Huddersfie­ld closer towards the Championsh­ip drop zone.

After one goal in six home games without a win, North End trebled that in the space of 90 minutes.

And manager Alex

Neil was thrilled as his attackers found their range. The North End boss said: “This was a big game for us. If we had lost, we

Preston 3 Huddersfie­ld 0

would have been looking over our shoulders.”

Terriers boss Carlos Corberan said: “Football is not how many you create, it’s how many you score.”

Preston deservedly took the lead through

Brad Potts in the first half before Ched Evans and Scott Sinclair rounded things off with strikes after the interval.

DEFENDER Michal Helik fired Barnsley to their fifth straight win, putting them seventh in the table.

Helik (right) volleyed home from close range for his fourth league goal of the season.

Barnsley were ahead after two minutes through Cauleywood­row but the lead lasted just four minutes as Mason Bennett hit back.

Reds’ boss Valerien Ismael’s believes his team are hungry for promotion.

He said: “We are all focused. I feel you can see and you can feel that everybody is on the same page.”

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