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Harrop heroics leave Neil purring

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The LeaguePaper Team
12 January 2020

By Steve Coombs

HAVE IT: Preston’s Josh Harrop crashes home the equaliser against Blackburn
PICTURE: PSI/Paul Thompson

ALEX Neil praised Josh Harrop’s stunning strike that salvaged a point for his Lilywhites side away at Blackburn Rovers.
In a Lancashire derby short on quality, Harrop followed up his goalscoring exploits in the FA Cup with an unstoppable 20-yard strike that brought the scores level in the 17th minute – his seventh of the season.
It cancelled out Adam Armstrong’s close-range opener in the third minute – the eighth of what is becoming a pro...

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