Preston North End 1-1 Huddersfield Town (4-3 on pens): 10-man PNE have subs and Iversen to thank as they progress

Preston North End have progressed to the second round of the Carabao Cup following a 4-3 penalty shootout with Huddersfield Town, after a 1-1 draw in normal time

Captain Lewis Gibson received a red card on 21 minutes for a foul on Ashley Fletcher. Radino Balker opened the scoring on 37 minutes after a bullet header from a Lasse Sorensen free kick. New signings and substitutes Jusef Erabi and Delano Burgzorg had a huge impact on their debuts, with Burgzorg teeing up PNE’s new number 9 with just seconds left to play.

A tense shootout ended 4-3 to PNE after some heroic moments from Daniel Iversen, with Burgzorg scoring the crucial penalty.

North End started brightly and Callum Lang tried his luck inside the opening minute. A headed ball by Jordan Thompson allowed Lang to open his body up and shoot, but his effort fell wide of the mark.

Chances were few and far between in the following 20 minutes, until Gibson was shown a red card for a professional foul on Fletcher. PNE were furious and on replays it does look a contentious decision. Either way, Paul Heckingbottom’s side had too carry on with 10 men.

The Terriers’ confidence, unsurprisingly, grew from that point on. From the free kick awarded alongside the sending off, Fletcher hit the woodwork after a ball in from Sorensen. That, along with an effort from Balker five yards from goal, gave PNE a scare.

Martin Drury’s side continued to be effective in set piece situations and ultimately it got them the opener. After Andy Vukcevic brought down David Kasumu, Sorensen whipped in another dangerous ball which Balker met and headed home.

North End improved after the break and Lang was at the centre of several promising PNE moves. He and his teammates felt a penalty should have been awarded in his favour after a push in the back from a Terriers defender, but those calls were waved away before Jack Whatmough blocked an effort from the edge of the area.

Erabi and Burgzorg entered the fray with 20 left to go and made a decent impact, the pair combining to force a Terrier into a strong block. Erabi went down after Burgzorg’s effort with many in white demanding a penalty, but again the shouts were waved away.

Moments later, Erabi forced Matty Young into a powerful upwards save after an effort from distance. North End continued to push forward in the dying minutes and, after many deliveries were cleared, substitute Burgzorg drilled a ball towards goal which Erabi flicked in to send the game to penalties.

Daniel Iversen pulled off two fine saves from ex-PNE man Ryan Ledson and Marcus Harness, while Alfie Devine, Erabi, Ali McCann and Burgzorg all scored from the spot for North End.

Preston North End starting XI v Huddersfield Town: Iversen, Offiah, Gibson (c, sent off 21’), Hughes, Valentin (Storey 83’), Thompson, McCann, Vukcevic (Lindsay 46’), Devine, Lang (Burgzorg 71’), Osmajic (Erabi 71’). Unused substitutes: Nicholls, Nolan, Moran, Wilson, Gryba.