The spending gap was there for all to see during the defeat at Elland Road

The stark reality of the gulf in spending between these two sides was clear for all to see inside an Elland Road stadium bathed in spring sunshine.

- Tim Mercer

North End did not lack in effort, but were beaten by the better team who were recently valued by respected football finance expert, Kieran Maguire, at around £281m compared to the £14m for Preston.

Goals aplenty inside the opening 15 minutes had us all thinking there would be many more to come, but the scoreline of 2-1 stuck from that point onwards.

From a Preston perspective, it was great to see Kaine Kesler-Hayden score his second goal for the club, albeit this time a decisive cracker rather than the deflected trickle into the net of two matches ago.