The hosts had the ball in the net twice after the interval, but both efforts from Dean Holden and Ashley Grimes fell foul of the man in the middle. The scoring was completed before half-time, as on-loan Birmingham forward Jake Jervis marked his Preston...

That’s according to Dale goalkeeper Dave Lucas, who was knocked unconscious after colliding with team-mate Dean Holden towards the end of the first half at Bramall Lane. The game ended in a 3-0 defeat for Dale, making it 11 games without a win for...

The Rochdale keeper was knocked out for 20 minutes after a sickening clash of heads with team-mate Dean Holden in Saturday's game at Sheffield United. Lucas, 34, was yesterday on the mend after Blades midfielder Cresswell reacted immediately to put the...

11 minutes in. Stephen Jordan's push in the back of Bees' frontman Clayton Donaldson left referee Garry Sutton with no alternative but to award the spot-kick and Gary Alexander duly obliged, hammering the ball down the middle of the net past David Lucas.

The 32-year-old had featured in 16 games for the Spireites this season, but was allowed to move on. "John Sheridan pulled me aside and said Rochdale had come in for me on loan," he told BBC Radio Manchester. "I'd played most games this season so it was...