I've tried to score it with both halves in mind.

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Difficult to rate the players given such different 45s.
A couple of things: Poku has been getting very positive reviews but I wasn't completely convinced. Although he beat the defender frequently it didn't always lead to much and often he slowed the attack down. He had 10 shots often cutting in from the wing, but only 2 on target.
I thought the red card was fair enough, but the PNE players surrounding the ref may have tipped the balance to red.
And I thought Koki made a big difference coming on at half time. His constant running and willingness to press and take on defenders was a breath of fresh air after a listless first half.

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Difficult to score some players who were poor first half and great second half. Same with the match rating

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Back in the day, the coach of Leatherhead Wanderers was never going to get them to the Champions League, but he always had one rule. Start.The Game With Your Strongest Team. This is a lesson for Julian; not to start with a. Vanity XI

Having praised Scarlett to the heavens at the fans forum (By implication Kolli - Bad, Scarlet * Good) he doubled down and starts him ahead of stronger players; also benches JCS who was Rock Solid at WBA dropping Ronnie back into defence. Some of this undoubtedly complacency about Preston’s league position.

The opening goal was a freak; a frantic clearance, a mistake and a fine finish

Compounded by a questionable red card and a poorly defendant second Preston goal, it took us the rest of the half to get back in the game

But get back in the game we did and the second half performance speaks to the obvious collective team spirit in place at Loftus Road – and Julian must be complimented for that

We are not quite there yet, but at this ridiculously extended international break we sit comfortably in the playoffs. I’m beating away from home. Now the physios have a three week window to clear the congested treatment room.

Fan support was hugely impressive; I’m glad I was there for this one

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