Rotherham United 1-1 Preston North End: Millers hold in-form Lilywhites to draw

Preston have won six and drawn two of their eight Championship fixtures so far this season

Preston North End slipped from the top of the Championship table as they were held to a draw by struggling Rotherham United.

Rotherham took a surprise lead as the game neared the break with Jordan Hugill firing home from distance.

But Liam Lindsay headed Preston level on the verge of half-time to earn a point for the visitors.

The result means Preston slip to third in the Championship table, after Leicester and Ipswich both won.

Preston came into the match off the back of a stunning midweek comeback victory against Birmingham, with Milutin Osmajic's winner helping them maintain their spot at the top of the Championship.

But they were caught on the back foot when Rotherham - who came into the game with just one win in their opening seven games - took a surprise lead.

The Millers went ahead against the run of play when Hugill picked up the ball on the left flank, with Preston failing to close their former striker down as he curled right-footed past Freddie Woodman from 20 yards out.

Preston were back in it when Lindsay evaded Sam Clucas in a crowded box and nodded in from Robbie Brady's delivery.

Neither side could find a winner in the second half, with Preston coming closest as Mads Frokjaer played a through ball towards Brad Potts, who then attempted to find Osmajic but Rotherham hastily cleared their lines before the Montenegrin could replicate his midweek heroics.

Rotherham manager Matt Taylor:

"It was a good game of football. Things seemed to go against us at certain moments.

"They're a good team and you can see that.

"We had to rejig things at half-time and tried to go toe-to-toe with a very good team. I did not envisage having that defence in the second half, but it was a case of needs must. Tyler [Blackett] was what I want him to be - a man mountain.

"It was more of a structured game. It was not pretty for the first 20 minutes, but it was solid.

"It was not spectacular in any way, but it calmed a few bodies down. Then the game disconnects and space appears."

Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe told BBC Radio Lancashire:

"It's a sloppy goal to concede from Jordan Hugill. Probably not what we'd expect for him to shoot from that far out but I felt we could have dealt with it.

"To get back in the game through Liam Lindsay - there was only one team in it if you ask me. They huffed and puffed a little bit but lacked a bit of quality.

"But so did we. That little moment of quality and decision-making. A little bit of luck was on our side. We thought this would be one of our toughest games of the season and it was for different reasons."