Barnsley FC | Barnsley Football Club | Preston North End v Barnsley

MATCH REVIEW:

Iain Hume is now out of hospital, but will be out for the rest of the season, with excellent prospects of coming back from the nasty and cynical injury he received against Sheffield United at Oakwell.
All the best Iain!

Meanwhile his team where unlucky not to get a good point away at Preston, but went 2-1 down two minutes from time.

Sean St Ledger grabbed the late winner as Preston North End battled to a 2-1 win at home to Barnsley fc.

Preston had taken the lead through Richard Chaplow, with Jamal Campbell-Ryce equalising before St Ledger's strike two minutes from time.

The tykes went into the match having taken 13 points from the last 18, and we started promisingly with Campbell-Ryce looking to make early inroads down the left wing.

But it was Billy Jones who almost created the first chance of the match for Preston, when, after a mazy run down the right he misplaced a cross, as the unmarked Chris Brown waited in the centre.

Diego Leon, who netted in the corresponding fixture last season, made the play from the centre of midfield and he found former Preston favourite Jon Macken on the edge of the area but his turn and shot was saved by goalkeeper Andy Lonergan.

Neil Mellor tested Heinz Muller in the 18th minute, when his 20-yard shot was fumbled a bit by the Tykes keeper.

Three minutes later North End took the lead thanks to some hard work from Mellor.

As Hugo Colace looked to shepherd the ball out of play the former Liverpool striker hustled the Argentinian to keep the ball in play before pulling it back to Chaplow for an easy close-range tap in.

Barnsley fc were level 12 minutes later when the dependable Campbell-Ryce drilled a shot into the bottom corner after he was allowed too much time and space on the edge of the area.

The second half began much the same as the first with Preston doing more of the pressing and Chaplow will feel he should have done better with a shot which was saved by Muller.

Barnsley, however, looked ever dangerous at the other end with Campbell-Ryce at the heart of our good work.

The Jamaican international, playing a free role in midfield, almost gave Barnsley the lead with a shot which was turned onto the post by Lonergan.

Mostto should have done better with a shot from inside the area, while Mellor again forced Muller into a good save moments later.

Chris Sedgwick was next to be denied by the reds back line as his volley was cleared off the line by reliable Rob Kozluk.

Just as the game looked to be heading for a draw St Ledger was given an space to stride forward before smashing the ball past Muller.