Speaking ahead of the game, Lilywhites boss Alex Neil claimed: "The simple fact is we win and lose together and the lads didn’t play well enough in the first half – that is clear for everyone to see.
“Collectively we didn’t do enough throughout the game and got nothing from it. That is my responsibility and their responsibility and collectively we need to fix it.
“Are the lads disappointed and gutted? Of course they will be. When another team fights more than you, runs more than you, picks up better balls than you, there is only one way to rate it.”
He continued: “I have been in football all my life and the players have played football for most of their lives, you go through tough spells and it is how you come out of it which is the main thing.
“We need to roll our sleeves up and not feel sorry for ourselves.”
Here are today's biggest transfer stories and the latest team news involving Preston North End and the rest of the Championship, as the build-up to the upcoming weekend's action begins:
9. Appleton linked with WBA job
Ex-Preston North End player Michael Appleton has been tipped to succeed Sam Allardyce at West Brom in the summer, should the Baggies succumb to relegation. Appleton is currently at the helm of League One high-flyers Lincoln City. (Football Insider) Photo: Pete Norton
10. Rams target set for exit
Derby County-linked defender Phil Jones looks almost certain to leave Manchester United this summer, along with the likes of Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard as the Red Devils look to fund a summer spending spree. (Metro) Photo: Alex Livesey