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ALEXANDER’S NEW ERA GETS SPOILT

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The LeaguePaper Team
11 October 2026

Lilywhites punished by Neghli
By Jonny Bentley

TEAM SPIRIT: Millwall’s Camiel Neghli, facing, is mobbed by teammates after his winner and, inset, new Preston boss Graham Alexander
PICTURES: AGBPhoto

GRAHAM Alexander felt his side were undone by fine margins as he lost to Millwall in his first match as Preston manager.
Camiel Neghli showed supreme coolness to slot Luke Cundle’s cut-back into the far corner from just inside the box, for what turned out to be a 79th-minute winner.
The new Preston boss said: “At half-time, 0-0 or 1-1 would have been a fair sc...

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