Speaking after the defeat, which leaves the Lilywhites in 11th place and nine points off the play-off places, Neil hit out at his players for failing to put away a number of clear-cut chances, and claimed: "Tom Barkhuizen should have scored the chance he got in the first half. Before that Ben Whiteman was really unfortunate with a free-kick.
“It hit the post, hit the goalie’s back, how it didn’t go in I’m not sure...we had ample chances to score, we should have got something so we have only got ourselves to blame really."
Preston return to action this week, when they travel to take on local rivals Blackburn Rovers in an eagerly-anticipated Friday night showdown at Ewood Park.
The last the two sides met, Rovers pulled off a shock 3-0 win at Deepdale, and the Lilywhites will be out for revenge against Tony Mowbray's men when they come face to face again at the end of the week.
Here's our latest round-up of all the news and transfer chat from the Championship, involving Preston North End and a number of their second-tier rivals:
Preston return to action this week, when they travel to take on local rivals Blackburn Rovers in an eagerly-anticipated Friday night showdown at Ewood Park.