05-31-2023, 10:17 AM
Preston North End 1-4 Wigan AthleticCharles NZogbia turned Preston inside out in a 45 minute mastercla s at Deepdale, as Wigan ran riot.Wigan pa sed the home side to death in a one-sided affair and former Newcastle winger NZogbia waseverywhere in a commanding first half display capped by a fine individual goal.Rodallega hit the side netting after a minute but it was Preston who Anthony Gose Jersey found the net first. Wallaces left wing free-kick was touched home by Stephen Elliott but was scrubbed out for offside. Just prior NZogbia had collected a delightful cro s field ball from the industrious Cattermole and seen a piledriver blocked.Elliott wastefullylifted over Kirklands bar after Wigan indecision and it seemed to be the catalyst for a sustained period of Wigan po se sion. Darren Carter looked out of his depthin midfield with Cattermole, interesting former bo s Steve Bruce at Sunderland, running the show.It was another fine Cattermole ball Carlos Correa Jersey that was cut back by NZogbia in the 36th minute and Rodallega headed Jose Altuve Jersey low past Wayne Henderson. Two minutes later NZogbia himself doubled the lead.He received on the right and skipped inside Eddie Nolan before striking the ball low, just insideHendersons left-hand post from around 12 yards.Jordi Gomez had a few efforts without succeeding but his industry and work rate kept the home side busy and created space for his colleagues to prosper.In the second period, even after wholesale changes by Roberto Martinez, Wigan dominated and it took half-time replacement Michael Brown just three minutes to get the third. He received from fellow sub Jason Scotland, after neat interplay includingGomez,and drove low past Andy Lonergan who replaced Henderson.Sedgewick hit a25-yard volley thatdipped narrowly over, then Scotland fed Gomez who blasted Hector Rondon Jersey just wide. Cattermolewent closefrom 25-yards and from a Wigan corner Prestons Chilvers headed against his own post.North End failed to clear convincingly and Browns shot was parried by Lonergan into Scotlands path and the ex-Swansea man casuallyswept the ball home for number four.The crowd of Carlos Beltran Jersey 3,645 were now being treated toa mastercla s in po se sion football and Brown combined with Scotland again but the formers shot was well held by Lonergan.There was time for Neil Mellor to crash Sedgewicks cro s high into Kirklands net but it was purely for pride in a game Preston never looked like winning.Goals: Preston: Mellor (86);Wigan: Rodallega (37); NZogbia (39); Brown (48); Scotland (69).