Yeovil hung on against 10-man Preston to climb out of the relegation zone.

Preston played virtually the entire game with 10 men after defender Craig Morgan was sent off in the third minute for holding back Andy Williams.

Yeovil went ahead when Williams seized on a mistake by Clarke Carlisle, and then doubled the lead with a tap-in.

Preston pulled one back when Carlisle headed in Paul Parry's cross but Yeovil held on despite having Paul Huntington sent off for violent conduct.

VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson told BBC Somerset:

"It was a big three points. You ask any manager that has to play 86 minutes with 11 men against 10 in your favour.

"Although it may seem handy, you also know that it's a difficult one, especially when we'd created so many opportunities.

"I was really disappointed with the (Huntington) red card and it's definitely one we will appeal.

"He (referee) thought it was an aggressive tackle but that's the idea of a tackle, you've got to go and win the ball."

Lineup, Bookings (8) & Substitutions (4)

Yeovil Town

  • 01 Walker
  • 02 Ayling
  • 04 Ngala
  • 05 Huntington Dismissed
  • 12 Dickson
  • 15 Edwards
  • 08 Upson Booked
  • 10 Williams
  • 22 Parrett Booked (Agard - 77' )
  • 07 A Williams
  • 29 Obika

Substitutes

  • 24 Stewart
  • 03 Jones
  • 19 Haynes-Brown
  • 09 MacLean
  • 18 Agard

Preston North End

  • 01 Stuckmann
  • 02 Gray Booked (Smith - 66' )
  • 05 Carlisle
  • 06 Morgan Dismissed
  • 35 McAllister (Jervis - 90' )
  • 08 Coutts Booked
  • 15 Barton (Marrow - 7' )
  • 17 Parry
  • 38 Procter
  • 09 Proctor Booked
  • 37 Holroyd Booked

Substitutes

  • 25 Arestidou
  • 14 Smith
  • 10 Nicholson
  • 13 Marrow
  • 34 Jervis
Ref: Langford
Att: 4,245

Match Stats

Shots

15 3

On target

11 1

Corners

5 8

Fouls

13 15

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +4:32

Free kick awarded for a foul by Jake Jervis on Ryan Dickson. Gavin Williams restarts play with the free kick.

90:00 +3:57

The referee signals the end of the game.

90:00 +3:37

Unfair challenge on Edward Upson by Chris Holroyd results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Sam Walker.

90:00 +3:05

Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Parry, Jonathan Obika makes a clearance.

90:00 +2:44

Outswinging corner taken by Paul Coutts from the right by-line, clearance by Luke Ayling.

90:00 +1:46

Corner taken left-footed by Paul Parry.

90:00 +1:46 Substitution

Substitution Jake Jervis on for Jamie McAllister.

90:00 +1:29

Steven Smith crosses the ball, Luke Ayling gets a block in.

90:00 +0:37

The ball is delivered by Paul Parry, Bondz N'Gala manages to make a clearance.

89:14

Free kick taken by Jamie McAllister.

89:14 Booking

Booking Jamie Proctor goes into the book.

88:36 Dismissal

Dismissal The referee red cards Paul Huntington for serious foul play.

88:18

Paul Huntington challenges Chris Holroyd unfairly and gives away a free kick.

87:43

Jonathan Obika takes a shot. Thorsten Stuckmann makes a save.

86:05

The ball is delivered by Luke Ayling.

84:58

Corner taken by Edward Upson, Clarke Carlisle manages to make a clearance.

84:40

Jonathan Obika takes a shot. Clarke Carlisle gets a block in.

83:07

Unfair challenge on Ryan Dickson by Chris Holroyd results in a free kick. Sam Walker takes the free kick.

82:53

Jamie Proctor delivers the ball, Bondz N'Gala gets a block in.

80:05

Foul by Bondz N'Gala on Andrew Procter, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Clarke Carlisle.

79:39

Paul Coutts concedes a free kick for a foul on Ryan Dickson. Sam Walker takes the direct free kick.

76:46

Ryan Dickson takes the free kick.

76:46 Substitution

Substitution Dean Parrett leaves the field to be replaced by Kieran Agard.

76:46

Chris Holroyd is adjudged to have handled the ball.

73:25

The assist for the goal came from Paul Parry.

73:25 Goal scored

Goal - Clarke Carlisle - Yeovil 2 - 1 Preston Clarke Carlisle grabs a headed goal from close range. Yeovil 2-1 Preston.

72:39

Direct free kick taken by Jamie McAllister.

72:39 Booking

Booking The referee cautions Dean Parrett for unsporting behaviour.

72:23

Free kick awarded for a foul by Dean Parrett on Paul Coutts.

71:12 Booking

Booking Chris Holroyd is booked.

69:55

Outswinging corner taken by Paul Parry, clearance made by Bondz N'Gala.

68:48

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie McAllister by Jonathan Obika. Direct free kick taken by Paul Coutts.

66:45

Bondz N'Gala fouled by Chris Holroyd, the ref awards a free kick. Sam Walker takes the direct free kick.

65:25 Substitution

Substitution David Gray goes off and Steven Smith comes on.

64:55

The ball is sent over by Luke Ayling, save made by Thorsten Stuckmann.

63:39

A cross is delivered by Dean Parrett.

62:53

Jamie McAllister takes the free kick.

62:53 Booking

Booking Edward Upson receives a caution.

62:44

Edward Upson concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Coutts.

61:37

Assist on the goal came from Gavin Williams.

61:37 Goal scored

Goal - Andrew Williams - Yeovil 2 - 0 Preston Goal scored by Andrew Williams from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Yeovil 2-0 Preston.

60:53

The referee blows for offside. Thorsten Stuckmann restarts play with the free kick.

57:12

Gavin Williams produces a cross, clearance by Chris Holroyd.

55:27

Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Gavin Williams.

55:27 Booking

Booking Paul Coutts is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.

55:11

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Dean Parrett by Paul Coutts.

53:54

Inswinging corner taken by Paul Coutts from the left by-line, save by Sam Walker.

52:25

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Dean Parrett by Clarke Carlisle. Ryan Dickson takes the direct free kick.

51:57

Short corner taken by Paul Parry from the left by-line.

51:27

Dean Parrett takes a shot. Alex Marrow gets a block in.

50:27

Foul by David Gray on Gavin Williams, free kick awarded. Gavin Williams takes the direct free kick.

46:30

Edward Upson takes the free kick. Ryan Dickson sends in a cross, Alex Marrow manages to make a clearance.

46:30 Booking

Booking David Gray is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.

46:20

David Gray challenges Gavin Williams unfairly and gives away a free kick.

45:01

The referee starts the second half.

45:00 +2:19

The ref blows to signal half-time.

45:00 +1:30

Foul by Chris Holroyd on Joe Edwards, free kick awarded. Luke Ayling restarts play with the free kick.

43:38

Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Dickson on Jamie Proctor. The ball is swung over by Paul Parry, Alex Marrow has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.

42:48

The referee blows for offside against Chris Holroyd. Sam Walker restarts play with the free kick.

42:34

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Coutts by Dean Parrett. Paul Coutts takes the free kick.

40:35

Dean Parrett challenges Andrew Procter unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jamie McAllister.

39:01

Jonathan Obika takes a shot. Save made by Thorsten Stuckmann.

38:10

Gavin Williams fouled by David Gray, the ref awards a free kick. Gavin Williams takes the free kick.

35:59

Andrew Williams takes a shot. Save made by Thorsten Stuckmann.

34:23

Edward Upson takes the outswinging corner, clearance by Clarke Carlisle.

33:30

Edward Upson takes the outswinging corner, Gavin Williams takes a shot. Thorsten Stuckmann makes a save.

33:17

The ball is delivered by Joe Edwards, save by Thorsten Stuckmann.

31:49

Gavin Williams takes a shot from 35 yards and missed to the left of the target.

29:39

Assist on the goal came from Gavin Williams.

29:39 Goal scored

Goal - Andrew Williams - Yeovil 1 - 0 Preston Andrew Williams finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Yeovil 1-0 Preston.

28:38

The referee blows for offside. Thorsten Stuckmann takes the free kick.

26:23

Effort from inside the area by Andrew Williams misses to the left of the target.

25:04

Gavin Williams takes a shot. Save by Thorsten Stuckmann.

21:41

Chris Holroyd challenges Paul Huntington unfairly and gives away a free kick. Luke Ayling restarts play with the free kick.

21:24

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Walker by Clarke Carlisle. Direct free kick taken by Sam Walker.

20:37

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Paul Coutts, Sam Walker makes a save.

19:59

Dean Parrett concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Holroyd. Direct free kick taken by David Gray.

19:10

Paul Huntington gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Proctor. Paul Coutts takes the free kick.

17:28

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Coutts by Joe Edwards. Free kick taken by Thorsten Stuckmann.

16:27

The offside flag is raised against Jonathan Obika. Direct free kick taken by Thorsten Stuckmann.

15:26

The ball is sent over by Paul Parry.

14:08

Unfair challenge on Jamie Proctor by Gavin Williams results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by David Gray.

11:49

Andrew Williams crosses the ball, Clarke Carlisle makes a clearance.

10:27

Edward Upson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Holroyd. Shot comes in from Paul Coutts from the free kick.

9:04

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Paul Coutts, Bondz N'Gala makes a clearance.

7:37

The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Thorsten Stuckmann.

6:07

Direct free kick taken by Ryan Dickson.

6:07 Substitution

Substitution Alex Marrow joins the action as a substitute, replacing Adam Barton.

6:07

Unfair challenge on Bondz N'Gala by Jamie Proctor results in a free kick.

5:09

Effort on goal by Andrew Williams from inside the box misses to the right of the target.

4:42

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Edward Upson, Clarke Carlisle makes a clearance.

3:53

Edward Upson takes the outswinging corner, Dean Parrett takes a shot. Clearance by David Gray.

2:30

Shot comes in from Dean Parrett from the free kick, save by Thorsten Stuckmann.

2:30 Dismissal

Dismissal Craig Morgan sent from the field by the ref for professional foul.

2:12

Craig Morgan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andrew Williams.

0:00

The game kicks-off.

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