There was a despondency about North End as soon as QPR hit the front. They were dealt the hammer-blow against Cardiff, then pummelled by Middlesbrough and the team looks affected by it. PNE tried to keep the ball on the floor and play through QPR, who were compact in their shape throughout but upped the ante in the second half. The visitors were comfortable though, restricting Preston to precious little over the course of the 90 minutes. You can credit the Rs for their away display, but PNE were miles off it once again and must improve quickly. At the start of the season, it was back to front quickly and North End had some joy - while outperforming the data. That is now not happening and Preston's form over the last 12 games - like various metrics have been all campaign - is bottom three. placeholder image
There was a despondency about North End as soon as QPR hit the front. They were dealt the hammer-blow against Cardiff, then pummelled by Middlesbrough and the team looks affected by it. PNE tried to keep the ball on the floor and play through QPR, who were compact in their shape throughout but upped the ante in the second half. The visitors were comfortable though, restricting Preston to precious little over the course of the 90 minutes. You can credit the Rs for their away display, but PNE were miles off it once again and must improve quickly. At the start of the season, it was back to front quickly and North End had some joy - while outperforming the data. That is now not happening and Preston's form over the last 12 games - like various metrics have been all campaign - is bottom three. | CameraSport - Dave Howarth

Six talking points as worrying Preston North End slide continues with QPR defeat

By George Hodgson
Published 2nd Dec 2023, 09:21 GMT
Updated 2nd Dec 2023, 10:22 GMT

The Lilywhites were beaten 0-2 by Queens Park Rangers on Friday night

Preston North End lost their third Championship match in a row as Queens Park Rangers won 0-2 at Deepdale - thanks to second half goals from Paul Smyth and Chris Willock.

Here are our talking points from the defeat.

The Montenegrin was forced off at Middlesbrough with a groin issue and missed out all together on Friday night. Ryan Lowe provided an update on the striker post-match, saying: "He's not too good, obviously, but I don't think it'll be too long. He missed tonight but we're hoping to get him back for next Saturday."

5. Milutin missing

The Montenegrin was forced off at Middlesbrough with a groin issue and missed out all together on Friday night. Ryan Lowe provided an update on the striker post-match, saying: "He's not too good, obviously, but I don't think it'll be too long. He missed tonight but we're hoping to get him back for next Saturday." | Getty Images

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It's early days for the Scottish defender, who needs time to get up to match speed. The Liverpool loanee has ticked off his debut and now first start - the minutes can only be doing him good. Ramsay wants to get forward and attack. We saw a few hints of it on Friday, but you feel and hope there will be more to come from the full back. On his performance, Lowe said: "It is probably unfair to judge him on one game. He's been out for a long time and we had no real option but to play him this soon. Ideally, it might not have been from the start - it might've been 30 minutes or another 20 to get him going. But, I thought he did well enough. You can see the qualities, of course you can."

6. Full Calvin Ramsay debut

It's early days for the Scottish defender, who needs time to get up to match speed. The Liverpool loanee has ticked off his debut and now first start - the minutes can only be doing him good. Ramsay wants to get forward and attack. We saw a few hints of it on Friday, but you feel and hope there will be more to come from the full back. On his performance, Lowe said: "It is probably unfair to judge him on one game. He's been out for a long time and we had no real option but to play him this soon. Ideally, it might not have been from the start - it might've been 30 minutes or another 20 to get him going. But, I thought he did well enough. You can see the qualities, of course you can." | CameraSport - Rich Linley

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