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Browne strikes to make Roo feel blue

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The LeaguePaper Team
27 December 2020

By Nigel Gardner

STAR MAN ALAN BROWNE Preston

WAYNE Rooney was able to look on the bright side, despite seeing his unbeaten run as Derby interim manager ended by Preston.
Derby played for 70 minutes with ten men after Martyn Waghorn was sent off for a reckless challenge on skipper Alan Browne.
But despite that advantage, Preston struggled to create openings and did not seriously test David Marshall until the second half.
Scott Sinclair made a good run up the left in the 51st minute before switching to Sean Maguire who played in Tom Barkhuizen but his low drive was parried at his near ...

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