How the Irish fared: Tardy Alan Browne punctures Huddersfield

It was fitting that Alan Browne’s winner in Preston’s 2-1 Championship win over Huddersfield came late on. A few hours earlier the former Cork City man had been stranded on a motorway en route to Deepdale due to a puncture.

As a result, Browne had to be rescued by the Preston kitman Russ Rigby and only arrived 70 minutes before kick-off and 20 minutes late for the team meeting.

Preston boss Simon Grayson pondered not selecting the midfielder but will be glad he compromised his beliefs, after Browne headed home a stoppage-time winner. However, that intervention won’t spare him a fine.