Match ends, Accrington Stanley 3, Preston North End 2.
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Accrington Stanley secured a dramatic late victory over Championship side Preston North End to seal their place in the second round of the EFL Cup.
The hosts led when Ben Richards-Everton volleyed home but Jordan Hugill slotted in to equalise for the visitors.
With four minutes of extra time left, Jordan Clark restored the lead but Hugill levelled again in added time.
But Billy Kee struck in the third minute of stoppage time to give Stanley victory over their Lancashire rivals.
Kee also scored in Accrington's 3-1 win against Colchester on the opening day of League Two.
They have now knocked out higher league opposition in the EFL Cup for the second successive year after they beat Burnley last season.
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Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I'm delighted with the result as it was a difficult game. It was a full-blooded derby and just to be competing against teams like this on what we believe is a level playing field is testament to how far the club's come.
"Preston are a good side and they showed that. They moved the ball really well and we knew that from when we played them in a pre-season friendly.
"We were a different animal tonight. We created far more problems for them."
Preston North End manager Alex Neil told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"To be honest we shouldn't have been forcing for extra-time. At 1-1 we looked like we were going to go on and win the game.
"When we conceded the corner I thought I've seen this a million times before. We conceded from a set piece which is really frustrating.
"If you look at the game, we had numerous opportunities and chances, we didn't take them or make them count and ultimately we got punished because of that."
Line-ups
Accrington
Formation 4-4-2
- 16Bloch Jorgensen
- 2Hornby-Forbes
- 3Hughes
- 5Richards-Everton
- 18Dallison-Lisbon
- 7Clark
- 8BrownSubstituted forConneelyat 81'minutes
- 6Nolan
- 11McConville
- 9EdwardsSubstituted forKeeat 45'minutes
- 10Jackson
Substitutes
- 1Chapman
- 14Leacock-McLeod
- 15Sykes
- 17Sousa
- 20Ogle
- 28Conneely
- 29Kee
Preston
Formation 4-4-2
- 22Maxwell
- 2Vermijl
- 6Boyle
- 20Davies
- 25O'Connor
- 7Horgan
- 16GrimshawSubstituted forMaguireat 65'minutes
- 12Gallagher
- 37RobinsonSubstituted forBrowneat 80'minutes
- 27MavididiSubstituted forJohnsonat 53'minutes
- 9Hugill
Substitutes
- 8Browne
- 11Johnson
- 15Woods
- 23Huntington
- 24Maguire
- 32Earl
- 40Hudson
- Referee:
- Eddie Ilderton
- Attendance:
- 2,879
Match Stats
Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamPreston
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away25
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away8
- Corners
- Home6
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 3, Preston North End 2.
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Attempt missed. Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Attempt blocked. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tyler Hornby-Forbes.
Goal!
Goal! Accrington Stanley 3, Preston North End 2. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Dallison following a corner.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
Goal!
Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Preston North End 2. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.
Goal!
Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Preston North End 1. Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kayden Jackson.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
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Attempt saved. Liam Nolan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Seamus Conneely replaces Scott Brown.
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Kayden Jackson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Callum Robinson.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Scott Brown.
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Attempt saved. Kevin O'Connor (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Richards-Everton.
