Nicholson: Wasteful in front of goal
Preston's Barry Nicholson was wasteful as an in-form Southend forced a FA Cup first-round replay following a 0-0 draw.
The 33-year-old twice had the chance to seal a place in the next round for North End in the first half only to fire straight at Shrimpers goalkeeper Luke Daniels before blazing a penalty over.
When defender Peter Gilbert hauled down Paul Coutts in the 37th minute Preston had the perfect opportunity to break the deadlock but Nicholson fluffed his lines as Southend held on.
The hosts started the stronger of the two sides and should have gone ahead just after the half hour mark but Nicholson couldn't convert Juvhel Tsoumou's teasing cross.
Minutes later he was at fault again firing a penalty high and wide while after the break Preston winger Coutts forced Daniels into action with a thunderous 25-yard strike.
Ten minutes later Southend midfielder Ryan Hall drew a smart save from Thorsten Stuckmann but neither team could find the net as proceedings ended goalless.
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| Competition: with Budweiser F.A. Cup Date: Saturday, 12th November 2011 Kick off: 15:00 Venue: Deepdale | ||||
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Preston N.E.
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0 - 0 | Southend Utd.
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| Match Finished | ||||
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorsten Stuckmann | |
| 17 | Paul Parry | |
| 5 | Clarke Carlisle | |
| 3 | Conor McLaughlin | |
| 6 | Craig Morgan | |
| 10 | Barry Nicholson (Middleton 62) | |
| 36 | Luke Clark (Zibaka 79) | |
| 16 | Danny Mayor | |
| 4 | Ian Ashbee | |
| 8 | Paul Coutts | |
| 11 | Juvhel Tsoumou | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 29 | Doyle Middleton (Nicholson 62) | |
| 14 | Steven Smith | |
| 2 | David Gray | |
| 25 | Andreas Arestidou | |
| 22 | Graham Alexander | |
| 12 | Brian McLean | |
| 40 | Brandon Zibaka (Clark 79) | |
| Starting line-ups | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Luke Daniels | |
| 23 | Chris Barker | |
| 2 | Sean Clohessy | |
| 3 | Peter Gilbert | |
| 15 | Mark Phillips | |
| 8 | Michael Timlin | |
| 12 | Kane Ferdinand | |
| 19 | Jean-Paul Kalala (Bilel 51) | |
| 18 | Ryan Leonard | |
| 4 | Ryan Hall | |
| 22 | Liam Dickinson | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 14 | Jemal Johnson | |
| 17 | Daniel Bentley | |
| 9 | Neil Harris | |
| 16 | Luke Prosser | |
| 11 | Lee Sawyer | |
| 5 | Graham Coughlan | |
| 6 | Bilel Mohsni (Kalala 51) | |
| 47.2% | Possession | 52.8% |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Goal Attempts | 7 |
| 9 | On Target | 2 |
| 5 | Off Target | 5 |
| 0 | Hit Woodwork | 0 |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| Referee | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Nigel Miller |
| Preston N.E. cards shown | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 mins | Luke Clark | Unsporting behaviour |
| 63 mins | Ian Ashbee | Unsporting behaviour |
| Southend Utd. cards shown | ||
| none | ||
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