Preston boss Alex Neil was relieved to see the Lilywhites end a four-match Sky Bet Championship losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Fulham. Sean Maguire handed the Lilywhites the lead at Deepdale before Fulham’s Dennis Odoi was shown a straight red card for an aerial challenge on Patrick Bauer. Joe Rafferty also saw a straight red before half-time for a high challenge on Joe Bryan, before David Nugent scored his first Preston goal since returning to the club after the break. But Neil insisted North End would have snatched a top-six place at this stage of the campaign if offered it before a ball was kicked in anger. I think there’s nothing worse when you go on a difficult run and the players are feeling it.

Source: Express December 10, 2019 23:15 UTC