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PECK'S PERFECT 19 MINUTES SINK PRESTON
First-half hat-trick turns the game at Deepdale and leaves North End rooted to the bottom
Sydie Peck had never scored more than once in a game. At Deepdale, in front of 13,723, he did it three times before half-time.
Preston started brightly. Leo Leroy put them ahead in the second minute, from Andrija Vukčević's assist. Then Peck took over. Harrison Burrows set up the equaliser on 27 minutes, Ben Brereton the second ten minutes later, and Romelle Donovan the third in first-half stoppage time.
Scorers Preston: Leroy 2, Lang 76 | Sheffield Utd: Peck 27, 37, 45+1