Africa-Press – Ghana. Cameron Archer has scored two goals in four appearances for Preston since his loan move
Preston moved to within four points of the Championship play-offs as they inflicted a first defeat on Hull City head coach Shota Arveladze.
Cameron Archer hit the post for Preston with a turn and shot in an entertaining and even first half which somehow ended goalless.
Aston Villa loanee Archer then showed fine skill to bring down the ball on his chest and slotted past Tigers goalkeeper Matt Ingram.
Hull were denied an equaliser when Tom Eaves’ header was ruled out for offside as new owner Acun Ilicali tasted defeat for the first time since last month’s takeover.
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The Tigers resisted the temptation to start any of their three deadline day loan signings, with midfielder Liam Walsh, and strikers Marcus Forss and Allahyar Sayyadmanesh all on the bench.
Both goalkeepers played their part in keeping a frantic first half scoreless, with Preston’s Daniel Iversen making a fine early save from Di’Shon Bernard’s back-post header.
The Dane made an even more impressive stop to keep out Tom Eaves’ diving header, from a Keane Lewis-Potter cross, before Matt Ingram got down well to save Archer’s shot.
The Lilywhites made a lightning start to the second half, with Alan Browne’s powerful finish ruled out for handball, moments before Archer scored his second goal in four appearances since his January loan move.
Having conceded their first goal in four games, City responded by bringing on Brentford striker Forss, but they could not test Iversen again as Jacob Greaves headed wide and Richard Smallwood saw his shot deflected over.
Hull, whose defeat follows three successive wins, drop to 19th, but 12 points clear of the bottom three, while Preston move up to 11th after a run of just one league defeat in nine matches under manager Ryan Lowe.
Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsHull
Formation 3-4-3
1Ingram24Bernard17McLoughlin4Greaves16Longman6Smallwood8Docherty21Fleming10Honeyman9Eaves11Lewis-Potter
1Ingram24BernardSubstituted forJonesat 58’minutes17McLoughlin4Greaves16LongmanSubstituted forForssat 54’minutes6SmallwoodSubstituted forSayyadmaneshat 84’minutes8Docherty21Fleming10Honeyman9Eaves11Lewis-Potter
Substitutes
5Jones20Sayyadmanesh23Huddlestone27Slater32Cartwright44Forss45Walsh
Preston
Formation 3-5-2
12Iversen2van den Berg5Bauer16Hughes44Potts8Browne4Whiteman13McCann3Cunningham21Archer19Riis Jakobsen
12Iversen2van den Berg5Bauer16Hughes44PottsSubstituted forJohnsonat 67’minutesBooked at 79mins8Browne4Whiteman13McCann3Cunningham21ArcherBooked at 85minsSubstituted forLedsonat 87’minutes19Riis JakobsenSubstituted forEvansat 60’minutes
Substitutes
6Lindsay9Evans11Johnson18Ledson25Ripley31Sinclair32Earl
Referee:Darren BondAttendance:14,273Match StatsHome TeamHullAway TeamPrestonPossessionHome49%Away51%ShotsHome10Away7Shots on TargetHome2Away3CornersHome7Away4FoulsHome14Away15Live TextPost update
Match ends, Hull City 0, Preston North End 1.
90’+6’Full Time
Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Preston North End 1.
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Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Marcus Forss (Hull City).
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Attempt missed. Jacob Greaves (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
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Attempt saved. Tom Eaves (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Honeyman.
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Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Greg Docherty (Hull City).
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Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull City).
87’Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Cameron Archer.
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Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tom Eaves (Hull City).
85’Booking
Cameron Archer (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Cameron Archer (Preston North End).
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Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84’Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh replaces Richard Smallwood.
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Attempt missed. Tom Eaves (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross.
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