Preston North End player ratings vs Oxford United - dire display in Deepdale defeat

Preston North End were beaten 1-3 by Oxford United on Friday night.

Here are our player ratings from Deepdale.

Dai Cornell: One big save in the first half. Not much he could do about the goals, other than possibly the first. 5.5

Odel Offiah: A few drives forward in the first half. Dropped off as the game wore on and Lankshear got free for his goal. 5

Jordan Storey: Will have to take his share of the blame for a rotten defensive display, even if others were worse. 5

Lewis Gibson: A poor evening. Unconvincing with a lot of his defending - at fault for the opener. Taken off after the hour. 3

Andrew Hughes: Started at left back but wasn’t very effective. Part of a defence which looked wide open. 4

Ben Whiteman: A lovely cross to assist Osmajic. Played his passes but wasn’t able to hurt Oxford much. 5.5

Jordan Thompson: Got about the pitch with some purpose in the first half but limited impact on the game. 5

Callum Lang: Forced off just before half-time with a foot issue. Had tried to ask some questions down the right. 5.5

Alfie Devine: Some early encouragement but drifted out of the match as it wore on. 5

Lewis Dobbin: Operated on the left wing and at least tried to carry the ball forward with intent a few times. 5.5

Milutin Osmajic: Got his goal early on with a clincal header. Kept running until the end but to little avail. 6

Daniel Jebbison: Added some speed and looked to go at Oxford’s defenders but he was contained. 5.5

Andrija Vukcevic: Didn’t really add anything off the bench. 5

Thierry Small: Came on late in the day. One of his low crosses was put into a great area but nobody was there. 5.5