Rochdale vs Preston North End. Sky Bet League One.
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Monday 3 November 2014 15:37, UK
Rochdale ended Preston North End's winning run with an emphatic 3-0 win at Spotland.
The Lilywhites were a whisker away from the opening goal when Joe Garner headed against Paul Gallagher's free-kick against the crossbar. The home side made the most of that escape and edged ahead in the 28th minute when Michael Rose's free-kick from just inside the Preston half was swung towards the back post and defender Jack O'Connell dived full stretch to guide a header past Jamie Jones. And Rochdale doubled their advantage just four minutes later. Rhys Bennett advanced towards the edge of Preston's area before miscuing a shot straight into the path of Ian Henderson who side-footed home. Joe Garner saw a fierce drive beaten away by Dale stopper Conrad Logan after the interval and blazed a good opportunity over the top. Matt Done made the result safe for Rochdale when he seized on a defensive mix-up in the visitors' backline, nicking the ball off Jones and slotting into an empty net. Preston were denied a late consolation when Garner earned a spot kick after being felled by Ashley Eastham only for the striker to see his spot kick brilliantly saved by Logan. Breaking news, transfer gossip, line ups and goal alerts from your football club - delivered direct to your mobile. Sign up for Sky Sports Alerts
