Preston 0 Wolves 2
george ndah my lord
By Matt Lond & J Bateman
February 23 2003
A wonder goal by George Ndah and the continuing scoring feats of Kenny Miller keep Wolves firmly in the play off zone.
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A stunning solo strike from the in-form
George Ndah -his eighth goal in nine games - stepped up Wolves' promotion push
with a win over Preston at Deepdale. He scored in the 53rd minute after
Ndah ran from midway inside his own half and, as the Preston defence backed off,
he unleashed a shot from 18 yards which nestled into the bottom corner. Defender
Paul Butler, who recovered from bruised ribs to take his place in the starting
line-up, nearly made it two with half an hour remaining, but his header was well
saved by Preston goalkeeper Jonathan Gould. Another in-form striker in Kenny
Miller secured three more valuable points for Wolves with a second seven minutes
from time, scoring for the seventh successive game when Adam Proudlock whipped
in a cross and Miller was on hand to score. The Molineux outfit now have had one
defeat in 10 league and cup games, while Preston's three-game unbeaten run came
to an end. Preston were the better of the sides in the first half and Greek
striker George Koumantarakis should have done better with a header from Graham
Alexander's cross in the fourth minute, and soon after they nearly scored again
soon afterwards and it needed a fine save from Matt Murray to prevent Eddie
Lewis from netting for the third successive game. Murray was called into action
again four minutes later, this time denying Koumantarakis, and Paul McKenna, who
replaced Dickson Etuhu in the side, shot wide as the hosts enjoyed a gine spell
of pressure, but Wolves stood firm and produced a fine second-half display to
keep their bandwagon rolling.
Reports Courtesy Of Matt Lond
Preston
Wolves
Ndah 53, Miller 83
