It's now 12 home league games without a home win the longest in the clubs history, although to be fair the run should have ended today, however 3 decent chances were spurned in the second half which would have given Preston victory as it was a late penalty gave Shrewsbury the points.
A first half of direct football threatened to be one of the most tedious halves in the history of the game, the ball being propelled into outer space on a regular basis, efforts on goal were as rare as hen's teeth with McAllister header for the visitors half way through the half being the only save either keeper had to make.
North End took the lead on the stroke of half time when Beavon blasted home from 30 yards, a goal out of context with anything that had happened in the first half. (1-0)
Neither side looked remotely like scoring in the 2nd half as the tedium returned apart from a Holmes shot which was well saved by Weale in the Shrews goal. Against the run of play the Shrews levelled, ex North Ender was left unmarked, he pulled the ball back to Taylor whose powerful drive from 18 yards found the back of the net.(1-1)
The goal actually spurred the home side on and for a few minutes they actually began to play some decent football and with they created chances Cummings being unlucky to have a shot cleared from the line and then Holmes weaved his way through the Shrews defence and curled his shot over the bar, it should have gone.
Cummings again missed a good chances as both sides began to settle for a point until Morgan, Shrewsbury's gangly forward wormed his way into the home defence. Davies mistimed his tackle and sadly it was a penalty. Richards did the rest and away went the Shrews with the points.
A relegation battle looms for the home side, under the clueless direction from the sidelines this is going to be tough to escape.
Preston North End 1 Shrewsbury Town 2 Att 8331
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