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Nahki Wells – Huddersfield
Alan Browne headed a dramatic late winner as Preston extended Huddersfield's winless streak to five games with a 2-1 Championship victory at Deepdale.
After a scoreless first 80 minutes, Nahki Wells looked to have set Huddersfield on their way to a first win at Preston since 1969 when he prodded home.
But Joel Lynch's own goal on 83 minutes and Browne's injury-time effort ensured it was the hosts who emerged with all three points.
Jamie Paterson played through Wells who slid the ball under the onrushing Lindegaard to notch his 11th league goal of the season.
But their lead lasted just three minutes as Gallagher's strike deflected off the unfortunate Lynch and into the back of the Huddersfield net.
Wells came close to a winner in the 86th minute but his left-footed strike from 20 yards was inches wide and it was Preston who snatched it in injury time as Browne rose highest to nod Calum Woods' cross home from six yards.
English League One
Rai Simons – Chesterfield
Peterborough lost two players but won 1-0 at the Proact Stadium to boost their play-off chances and leave Rai Simons and his Chesterfield teammates in relegation trouble.
Simons entered the game in the 45th minute only to have debutant Tom Nichols scored early in the second half, but Peterborough had Michael Smith and Ricardo Almeida Santos sent off in a game dominated by wind and rain.
English League Two
Reggie Lambe – Mansfield
Reggie Lambe’s Mansfield goalkeeper Scott Shearer was the hero with two penalty saves in a 2-1 home win over Morecambe.
Both decisions by referee Mark Heywood were controversial and after the second, home manager Adam Murray was sent from the bench. Lambe came off the bench in the 78th minute.
But Shearer denied both Shaun Miller and Paul Mullin in a thrilling game.
Mansfield led at the break but did it the hard way after conceding after just 58 seconds, the sixth time they have conceded early at home in seven games.
Lee Collins' headed clearance struck Krystian Pearce and fell nicely for Kevin Ellison to dispatch a low finish past Shearer.
But Mansfield were level after 15 minutes when Matty Blair's 20-yard shot came off the head of Ryan Edwards and sailed up and over Barry Roche.
They were ahead after 24 minutes as Pearce thundered home a six-yard header from Mal Benning's corner.
But the home side then had two let-offs as in the 26th minute Ellison had a goal disallowed for offside and after 35 minutes Shearer dived to his right to keep out Miller's penalty after Ryan Tafazolli had brought down Andy Fleming.
After the break, Roche kept out a Benning free-kick and James Baxendale curled just wide of the far post while Shearer stopped a 30-yard Ellison free-kick and a Devitt ball in that evaded everyone.
Another controversial penalty was awarded to Morecambe six minutes from time for handball against Jack Thomas.
But this time Shearer denied Paul Mullin with his trailing leg.
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