Match ends, Preston North End 0, Hull City 0.
PrestonPreston North End0HullHull City0
Preston North End were held to a second goalless draw at the start of the new Championship campaign by Hull City at Deepdale.
The hosts created more chances and nearly went ahead early on but Emil Riis' left-footed drive was saved by visiting goalkeeper Matt Ingram.
Preston piled on the pressure in the second half and Robbie Brady's shot from outside the box rattled the post after taking a deflection.
Troy Parrott looked certain to break the deadlock and put North End ahead when he found himself through on goal in the closing minutes.
But the on-loan Tottenham striker had one too many touches and Tigers goalkeeper Ingram managed to get a hand on the ball before it was cleared off the line by Jacob Greaves.
Hull defender Lewie Coyle had a couple of efforts off target, but Preston's goalkeeper Freddie Woodman remained largely untroubled.
Preston have now failed to score in both their league games while Hull will be pleased to escape with a point to add to their opening-weekend win after withstanding wave-after-wave of attacks in the second half.
Preston boss Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"We should have won. The football we played was fantastic. Over 500 passes and more than 20 shots - seven or nine on target - and plenty of deliveries into the box.
"The chances that we missed, I'm confident the lads will put them into the back of the net, once they've found the net once.
"I'm proud of the way the boys are playing. It's all positive, there are no negatives, we're not that far away from a win.
"We haven't lost a game and we haven't conceded a goal. I'm pleased but frustrated."
Hull boss Shota Arveladze told BBC Radio Humberside:
"I'm happy with a point. The first half was quite even but the second half we gave away the ball too easily.
"Our strikers didn't have many chances. We needed some fresh legs upfront. The boys need more minutes and more games and we will work on this to get fit.
Our back three Greaves, Figueiredo and Jones, plus Ingram in goal were all great today."
Line-ups
Preston
Formation 3-1-4-2
- 1Woodman
- 14Storey
- 6Lindsay
- 16Hughes
- 4Whiteman
- 44PottsSubstituted forFernándezat 66'minutes
- 10JohnsonSubstituted forWoodburnat 79'minutes
- 8BrowneBooked at 90mins
- 11Brady
- 15Parrott
- 19Riis
Substitutes
- 2Fernández
- 5Bauer
- 13McCann
- 18Ledson
- 20Woodburn
- 25Cornell
- 39O'Neill
Hull
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Ingram
- 5JonesBooked at 74mins
- 6Figueiredo
- 4Greaves
- 2Coyle
- 24SeriBooked at 84minsSubstituted forWilliamsat 85'minutes
- 27SlaterBooked at 23mins
- 9SayyadmaneshBooked at 43mins
- 7TufanSubstituted forCannonat 81'minutes
- 19EstupiñánSubstituted forCovilat 59'minutes
- 30TettehSubstituted forElderat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Elder
- 14Cannon
- 17McLoughlin
- 20Wilks
- 23Williams
- 37Robson
- 49Covil
- Referee:
- Jeremy Simpson
- Attendance:
- 15,816
Match Stats
Home TeamPrestonAway TeamHull
- Possession
- Home63%
- Away37%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away1
- Corners
- Home4
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Hull City 0.
Booking
Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
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Jacob Greaves (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull City).
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Attempt blocked. Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
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Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Troy Parrott following a set piece situation.
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Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Andrew Cannon (Hull City).
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Randell Williams replaces Jean Michaël Seri.
Booking
Jean Michaël Seri (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
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Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Andrew Cannon replaces Ozan Tufan.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Daniel Johnson.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
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Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández with a cross.
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Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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You get nowhere without one at any level...!
Not much else wrong with the our team otherwise...!
PNE played well, especially second half, and should’ve won but against a team like Hull…
They’ll get a lot of 1-0 defeats and 0-0 draws this season imo.