One win in 13 games 'not good enough' - McCall

Preston North End assistant manager Stuart McCall says they should never have been in a Championship relegation battle but have "no one to blame but ourselves".

The Lilywhites have won just one of their past 13 games (D6 L6) and are now only three points above the drop zone with two matches remaining.

"We should no way be anywhere near the position we are, but our poor results in the last 13 games have put us where we are," McCall told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"The run recently has been disappointing. Poor really, there is no getting away from it.

"We've got to go out there and make sure that we put in a performance against Plymouth which gets us the result that we need to stay in the division.

"It sounds a crazy thing to say, but that's the reality."

McCall said Preston have "lost too many points in positions where we've been ahead" and the players now need to "stand up and be counted".

Paul Heckingbottom's side have led in six of their last eight games, but the only time they have managed to convert that into three points was against Portsmouth at Deepdale on 15 March.

"So there should be criticism flying around," he added.

"It's not where we want to be, it's not where anybody wants to be. Any criticism coming our way is totally deserved and merited.

"After the QPR game we talked about mentality and desire. That's something we're going to have to look at.

"The stats are there. To be ahead in six games and not take a victory out of it - there is something not quite right."

Preston's remaining fixtures:

• 26 April: Plymouth Argyle (H)

• 3 May: Bristol City (A)