LOWE’S SO CHUFFED AS PNE SHOCK THE BAGGIES
PROUD boss Ryan Lowe saluted his troops after Preston produced a polished performance to triumph 2-0 at promotionchasing West Brom on Wednesday night.
Emil Riis Jakobsen nudged the Lilywhites ahead four minutes before the break and Aston Villa loanee Cameron Archer, 20, wrapped things up on his debut by heading the second in the 76th-minute, just 11 minutes after coming on.
“I made a few changes to make us more solid and resolute and we got our just rewards,” said Lowe. “We had a game plan and the lads stuck to it fantastically well.”
On-song Nottingham Forest moved to the brink of the Championship play-off places with a comfortable 3-0 win against basement dwellers Barnsley on Tuesday.
Goals from Keinan Davis, Ryan Yates and Brennan Johnson earned Forest the victory.
QPR were frustrated in their attempts to go third as they were held to a goalless home draw by Swansea, who had midfielder Flynn Downes sent off in injury time for two bookings.
Coventry boosted their play-off prospects with a 1-0 home win against Stoke, Viktor Gyokeres hitting the winner.
Luton climbed to tenth place with a 2-1 home success against Bristol City.
Tom Lockyer and Elijah Adebayo were on target for the Hatters, sandwiching a goal from the Robins’ Andreas Weimann.
Peterborough missed the chance to draw level on points with fourth-bottom Reading when they were stung by two late Birmingham goals.
Jack Marriott and Jonson Clarke-Harris appeared to have put visitors Posh in control, but Gary Gardner and Scott Hogan netted in the last five minutes to bag the Blues a point.
On Monday night, Blackburn had moved second thanks to Sam Gallagher’s 76th-minute winner against Middlesbrough.
In League One, MK Dons enjoyed a dramatic last-gasp win at Burton thanks to Scott Twine’s dipping effort five minutes into injury time.
There was also late drama at Fleetwood as the Cod Army scored twice at the death to earn a 3-3 draw against Plymouth.
Ellis Harrison pulled one back in the 89th minute before sub Anthony Pilkington headed home the leveller in the second minute of stoppage time.
Paddy Lane had notched Fleetwood’s first, while Luke Jephcott, Joe Edwards and Niall Ennis netted for the Pilgrims.
Wes Burns scored both goals as Ipswich won 2-0 at AFC Wimbledon, while Gillingham and Shrewsbury drew 0-0.
In League Two, Cameron Norman’s 85th-minute winner at Leyton Orient saw Newport move third.
On a night of away wins, Salford ran out 2-0 victors at Barrow, Bradford won 2-1 at Walsall and Bristol Rovers triumphed 3-2 at Scunthorpe.