Championship

Lilywhites are unDunne as Critchley gets dream start

by
The LeaguePaper Team
18 December 2022

Hoops in new-boss bounce
By Chris Davidson

PRESTON NE 0

QPR 1
Dunne 58

Star man - Jimmy Dunne QPR

Neil Critchley hailed his QPR players’ rapid adaptation to their new front-foot philosophy after celebrating his return to Championship management with a hard-fought win at Preston.
Jimmy Dunne’s second-half strike proved decisive at Deepdale as the visitors earned their first win since October.
Brad Potts went close to grabbing a late leveller for Ryan Lowe’s side – who stunned high-flying Blackburn 4-1 at Ewood Park last week – but they were brought back down to earth with a bump as QP...

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