Derby County 1 Preston North End 0 match report: Lilywhites beaten in a game of two red cards at Pride Park

The Lilywhites played for the best part of an hour with 10 men after Liam Lindsay was sent-off for bringing down Tom Lawrence when the Rams midfielder was through on goal.

It became a 10 v 10 clash in the 55th minute when Max Bird’s high challenge on Ben Whiteman earned the Derby man a red card.

With both a full quota of players and one less, North End were below par and it looked like a point was the most they could hope for.

But that was taken away them in the 81st minute when substitute Ravel Morrison rifled a shot into the net after North End goalkeeper Daniel Iversen had made two great saves after a corner.

As an attacking force, PNE offered very little, a couple of shots from corners the best they had to offer.

Derby weren’t great by ant stretch but always looked to have the edge in the game and will feel they were deserving of the three points.

North End started in a 4-3-3 formation, a departure from the 3-5-2 usually employed by Ryan Lowe.