[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-preston-goodison-park-carabao-cup-huddersfield-millwall-qpr":82,"category-counts-nav":98,"related-preston-goodison-park-carabao-cup-huddersfield-millwall-qpr":108},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. 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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Preston Knock Out Huddersfield on Penalties in Goodison Park Cameo","preston-goodison-park-carabao-cup-huddersfield-millwall-qpr","football","Football: Match Report","James Chen","Ten-man Preston staged a late equaliser at Goodison Park before eliminating Huddersfield in a Carabao Cup shootout.","2026-08-08 17:40:47","2 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fpreston-goodison-park-carabao-cup-huddersfield-millwall-qpr.webp",[93,94,95],"Carabao Cup","EFL","Championship","Goodison Park hosted its first competitive football of the 2024-25 season, though not a single Everton player was involved. Preston North End's Carabao Cup first-round tie against Huddersfield Town was relocated to the abandoned stadium because Deepdale's pitch was not match-ready. The venue provided the backdrop, but the drama was self-generated: a red card, a stoppage-time equaliser, and a shootout settled by **Delano Burgzorg**.\n\nPreston advanced after a **1-1** draw in normal time, winning **5-4** on penalties. The fixture turned on two extremes of fortune inside ninety minutes before the shootout decided it.\n\n## Gibson Sees Red, Erabi Strikes Late\n\nPreston's task became harder after **Lewis Gibson** was sent off, leaving Ryan Lowe's side to play the final **69 minutes** a man down. For over an hour, ten-man Preston absorbed pressure and relied on goalkeeper **Daniel Iversen** to keep the deficit manageable.\n\nHuddersfield took the lead through **Radinio Balker**, a strike that looked likely to settle the tie given the numerical advantage. With Preston stretched and struggling to create, Balker's goal appeared a deserved reward for a Championship opponent pressing their advantage.\n\nDeep into stoppage time, **Jusef Erabi** found an equaliser that sent the tie to penalties against the run of play. Huddersfield failed to kill the game. Preston got a reprieve that shifted the psychological balance.\n\n## Iversen Saves Two as Preston Progress\n\nPreston's approach from twelve yards was methodical. Iversen, who had kept Preston in the match during open play, saved **two penalties** in the shootout. His stops provided the platform, and Burgzorg stepped up to convert the kick that eliminated Huddersfield.\n\nHuddersfield contributed to their own exit. Converting one of the spot-kicks Iversen kept out would have shifted momentum. Preston's composure from the spot was matched by Huddersfield's erratic finishing.\n\n## Jensen's Four Saves Send Millwall Through\n\nAt Loftus Road, another shootout produced a more extraordinary individual performance. Millwall goalkeeper **Lukas Jensen** saved **four penalties** in the shootout against QPR, sending the Lions through. Where Iversen's two stops were enough for Preston to progress, Jensen's quartet of denials ended the contest before QPR could establish a rhythm.\n\n## Goodison's Odd August Cameo\n\nStaging the match at Goodison Park rather than a neutral venue closer to Preston raised scheduling questions, but it provided the fixture with a stage it would otherwise have lacked. Deepdale being unavailable is a problem Preston will want resolved quickly.\n\nTwo ties, two shootouts, two goalkeepers deciding outcomes. Iversen's saves gave Preston the platform to survive a match they trailed for long spells. Jensen's four stops at QPR were decisive. 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