As it happened: Preston North End 4-1 Cheltenham Town

Liam Lindsay is unable to continue following Barkers’ challenge and is replaced by Sepp van den Berg.

Thomas is booked for a late tackle on Sean Maguire.

Joe Rafferty turns the ball home!

Greg Cunningham swings in an excellent ball from the left with a couple of players going for it in the middle, it lands at the feet of Rafferty whose effort takes a deflection before finding the net.

Maguire slides a pass through for Cunningham and he drives low at the near post but it’s well saved.

Maguire nicks the ball high up, plays Emil Riis down the right side of the box and the Dane returns the favour but it’s behind his strike partner.

Whiteman is in the right place at the edge of the box but it’s deflected just wide.

There will be four more minutes added onto the end of the first half.

A long throw ends up at the far post and the ball is laid into the path of McCann who looks to bend it into the corner but doesn’t get enough of it.

North End take a comfortable lead into the break having been the better side.

Andrew Hughes opened the scoring, heading home a Ben Whiteman corner.

Joe Rafferty doubled PNE’s lead, benefitting from a lack of clearance after an excellent Greg Cunningham cross from the left.

There have been casualties for the Lilywhites, both Connor Wickham and Liam Lindsay both having to go off injured.

North End take a comfortable lead into the break having been the better side.

Andrew Hughes opened the scoring, heading home a Ben Whiteman corner.

Joe Rafferty doubled PNE’s lead, benefitting from a lack of clearance after an excellent Greg Cunningham cross from the left.

There have been casualties for the Lilywhites, both Connor Wickham and Liam Lindsay both having to go off injured.