Andrew Hughes struck a former Preston winner as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Stoke. The Welshman, who had not scored a league goal for closely three years, headed in Ben Whiteman ‘s 84th-minute corner to make it two wins out of two for new knob Ryan Lowe .
Stoke, nowadays with fair one winnings in their last six games, took the star after 46 minutes courtesy of defender Ben Wilmot ‘s goal-of-the-season rival.

The former Watford centre-half ‘s first goal for the club was a thump 35-yard feat .

image :
Andrew Hughes celebrates scoring the late winner for Preston
But Michael O’Neill ‘s play-off aspirant failed to press home their advantage in one of only two Championship games taking place on Monday. Brad Potts volleyed home a spectacular counterweight after 59 minutes for his first goal since April before an unmarked Hughes powered in Whiteman ‘s corner from six yards .
Preston were back in action for the first clock since a 2-1 acquire over Barnsley on December 11 – Lowe ‘s first gear match in accusation. Coronavirus put paid to their next three games, but they showed few signs of rustiness in the early stages. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
preview image


Stoke City centre back scored a stunning hit from over 30 yards out in their game against Preston North End.

Adam Davies smothered Whiteman ‘s 20-yard right-footed curler after 10 minutes before master Alan Browne headed narrowly wide from Whiteman ‘s recess 10 minutes late. City boss O’Neill had made three changes to the starting line-up from the previous game against Derby, including a place for Tom Ince who scored in the frustration to the Rams. Steven Fletcher, who besides stepped up from the terrace, could not get any baron on a half opportunity that landed via Hughes ‘ tease clearance as City ultimately threatened. Potters talisman Tyrese Campbell was uneconomical with several bad efforts as Stoke again struggled for potency in the final third base. But Wilmot ‘s bombshell 55 seconds after half-time set the tone for a far more entertain moment menstruation. His stunning hit was only Stoke ‘s eighth finish in nine outings. But Preston levelled with a fashionable goal of their own. There appeared little danger when Daniel Johnson collected a communicate wide on Stoke ‘s right. But the Jamaica international send over a brilliant hybrid which was volleyed home in acrobatic manner by Potts. And bad was to come for the home side as, for the second base game running, they conceded a belated winner. Just as Derby did last workweek, North End snatched victory as Hughes headed base. Stoke, five points off the play-offs, have now won only one of their last eight home games in all competitions and were booed off at the concluding pennywhistle .

What the managers said…

Stoke ‘s Michael O’Neill : “ We got punished and lost the game against Derby for giving the ball away in a badly area and today we got punished off a set assemble. We had a much younger team at the begin of the season, but we had a very experience line-up for this game. We would have hoped that would have held us together at times, particularly when they equalised. But we stopped playing at 1-1. That ‘s a brain position so we must continue to work with players to make indisputable we avoid this happen again. “ In the first one-half, there were a lot of positive things in the performance, but the final examination ball was poor. We go ahead just after half-time with a great goal and we could possibly have added a second base with two or three good blocks in the box. then we lose a poor goal, the game got stretched and we looked a moment leggy. And we lose the crippled off a recess which we should have defended better. ” Preston ‘s Ryan Lowe : “ We could have scored early doors, I thought we might have had a penalty besides, sol when they score a worldie strike, you think, ‘Is that department of justice ? Is that going to seal the plot ? ‘. sometimes you ca n’t do anything about a worldie strickle. Marshy ( first team coach Mike Marsh ) had the boy at Swansea. obviously, he used to practise that every day and never hit the target once. All of a sudden he hits one into the top stanchion.

Read more: FIFA 21 Pro Clubs

“ They have had a baffling time being off with the Covid situation. sol clean play to them, they stuck by what we have asked them to do during the time. The train ground has been shut, but we got four days of influence into them and it paid off. We scored two fantastic, well-worked goals. It was a great strike from Pottsy, a great volley – Di Canio-esque if you like. I said at half-time with a little more impression and if you step it up another 10-15 percentage the game is there for you to go and win. ”