| 3¹ | A header by WILLIAMS at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper. |
| 5¹ | A penalty box scramble resulted in WILLIAMS tapping the ball wide. |
| 22¹ | Uncertainty in the Preston North End defence enabled PHILIPP to volley an effort just beyond the far post. |
| 24¹ | LEDSON knocked the ball to DYKES who forced it over. |
| 26¹ | The Preston North End 'keeper dived to his right to block a fierce drive from Tranmere Rovers's SÉRI. |
| 27¹ | A thirty yard drive from GREEN caused the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper no problem. |
| 29¹ | WEGHORST made space on the right and knocked the ball to WILLIAMS who touched the ball over. |
| 33¹ | WILLIAMS's shot was well saved by ORTEGA. |
| 33¹ | WILLIAMS stroked a simple chance past the far post. |
| 34¹ | HJULSAGER brought the ball past LINDSAY and stroked a tame shot past the post. |
| 1² | A great effort from DYKES scraped the outside of the lefthand post. |
| 7² | REAM beat two Tranmere Rovers players and stroked an effort over. |
| 8² | A free-kick from LEDSON flew wide. |
| 9² | A fine ball from GREEN on the right was collected by DYKES who sliced his effort just beyond the far post. |
| 10² | A strike from HJULSAGER held no problem for the Preston North End 'keeper. |
| 15² | THOMAS headed inches over. |
| 21² | REAM ran onto a wonderful ball from GREEN but pulled his shot wide. |
| 23² | The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from SÉRI fell just over. |
| 24² | PROVEDEL stopped a clever shot from GREEN. |
| 33² | SOSA rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right. |
| 35² | WILLIAMS shot over. |
| 41² | A poor strike from WEGHORST trickled agonisingly wide. |