How they rated
CARL RUSHWORTH
Back to his assured self after a difficult outing against Middlesbrough.
HARRY DARLING
Did reasonably well for much of the evening in terms of his defensive duties, but perhaps could have done more to close down Liam Millar for the Preston goal. Subbed
BEN CABANGO
Competed really well in the air, and looked far more comfortable than previous showings. Some promising signs.
BASHIR HUMPHREYS
Really composed on the ball. Tidy in possession when many of his team-mates struggled to keep the ball, particularly in the first half.
JOSH KEY
Was a decent threat down the right-hand side. Put in a few quality crosses, although his decision-making at key times perhaps let him down. Still, a good performance all in all.
JAY FULTON
Played a few decent passes in the final third, but just gave the ball away far too often and far too easily. Fluffed his lines when handed a great chance in the second half too.
MATT GRIMES (C)
Produced a moment of real quality for the goal, but was actually pretty poor for much of the first half. Kept going, though, and did improve as the game went on. Still not anywhere near his usual best.
JOSH TYMON
Didn’t do an awful lot wrong, but was largely quiet for much of the evening. Subbed.
LIAM WALSH
Showed moments of real promise, but just couldn’t muster the same urgency as last week. Final ball was also lacking Subbed.
JAMAL LOWE
Just couldn’t quite make it happen in the final third. Not entirely his fault as he was left feeding off scraps a lot of the time.
STAR MAN
JAMIE PATERSON
Produced two really good finishes to earn victory for his team.
Showed flashes of intensity when some of his team-mates were guilty of looking sluggish. A strong outing.
SUBSTITUTES
Yannick Bolasie (on for Walsh 69) - Nearly gave a goal away moments after coming on after getting caught in possession. Didn’t really do a lot else - 4
Jerry Yates (on for Darling 69) - Showed a welcome injection of pace up front - 6 Nathan Wood (on for Key 82) - Nice to see him back on the field. Looked reasonably calm at the back - 6
Kyle Naughton (on for Tymon 82) - A quiet outing, but one that didn’t yield too many issues - 5
Liam Cullen (on for Lowe 88) - Came on for an assist. Not too shabby - 6
Subs: Fisher, Patino, Cooper, Allen
PRESTON NORTH END
Cornell; Potts, Lindsay, Storey; Brady (Millar 45), Browne (Woodburn 90+4), Ledson, Hughes; McCann; Holmes (Frokjaer-Jensen 77), Evans (Osmajic 77) Subs: Woodman, Whiteman, Keane, Whatmough, Milutin, Best
REFEREE
Robdert Madley
ATTENDANCE
15,098