Preston boss Heckingbottom pleased despite defeat

Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom said he thought his side played well in their 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth.

"Nothing fell for us in the second half, I was pleased with the performance," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Not our day, another deflection. We've conceded three goals [this season], two of them deflections, one of them an own goal.

"But the performance was strong again, difficult place to come here. I think the fact we were so dominant in the second half was credit to the players and how we approached it but nothing would fall for us."