Preston North End 2-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report
League One · Saturday 24 September 2011
Result
Preston North End 2-1 Tranmere Rovers
League One · Saturday 24 September 2011, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Preston North End 2-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report
Preston North End beat Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 24 September 2011. The half-time score was 1-0.
Graham Alexander opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Graham Alexander (36', penalty) and Danny Mayor (71'). Tranmere Rovers scored through Jose Baxter (60').
Discipline: Preston North End received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Preston North End were 12th on 13 points from 7 and Tranmere Rovers 9th on 14 points from 9. Preston North End went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Tranmere Rovers 12th with 56.
Going into the match Preston North End's last five read W-W-W-D-W and Tranmere Rovers's W-L-L-D-W.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Paul Parry
- 29'Yellow card · David Buchanan
- 36'Penalty goal · Graham Alexander
- 52'Yellow card · J. Welsh
- 60'Goal · Jose Baxter
- 64'Yellow card · Jamie Proctor
- 69'Yellow card · Connor McLaughlin
- 71'Goal · Danny Mayor
- 75'Second yellow · Paul Parry
- 90'Yellow card · Andres Arestidou
Team news
Preston North End expected line-up
Iain Turner, Billy Jones, Craig Morgan, Bongani Khumalo, Ian Ashbee, Darren Carter, Keith Treacy, Iain Edward Hume, Eddie Johnson, Chris Brown, Barry Nicholson
Tranmere Rovers line-up
Owain Fôn Williams, Ian Goodison, Ash Taylor, David Buchanan, David Raven, John Welsh, Robbie Weir, Adam McGurk, Lucas Akins, Jose Baxter, Enoch Showunmi