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  1. Josh Murphy celebrating.
  2. Chris Wilder points upwards
  3. Paul Heckingbottom clapping the Preston fans after the draw with Sunderland.
  4. Paul Heckingbottom applauding his Preston North End teamImage source, Rex Features
    Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom feels his team should have come away with all three points after their goalless draw with Sunderland on Wednesday.
    North End started well, having carved a chance in the opening two minutes but Sam Greenwood and Kaine Kesler-Hayden were unable to provide a clinical finish.
    The hosts then had another opportunity to get ahead when forward Emil Riis curled in a shot that was denied by Sunderland's replacement keeper Simon Moore.
    "It's a point but it should have been three. I'm pleased with the level of the performance again. That has been our minimum as we have been performing really well," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire.
    "We had some really good chances first half and could have made the game really comfortable."
    Preston have come away with points from six of their past seven league games (two wins, four draws) to carry them out of the bottom three and into 20th place on the Championship table.
    "While we are picking up points these last few games, we know we could have had a hell of a lot more," Heckingbottom added.
  5. Preston North End's club badge on a corner flag at Deepdale.Image source, Getty Images
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  6. Preston North End and Sunderland's club badgesImage source, BBC Sport
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    Preston North End v Sunderland
    Sunderland are looking to return to winning ways when they visit Preston on Wednesday night following a 0-0 draw at QPR at the weekend. The Black Cats are top of the Championship and unbeaten in six games (W4, D2).
    Meanwhile, the Lilywhites are without a win in three (D2, L1) and are just two points above the relegation zone before the midweek Championship fixtures.
    • Preston North End have lost two of their past three league games against Sunderland (W1), as many as in their previous 14 meetings (W6, D6, L2).
    • Sunderland have lost three of their past five league visits to Deepdale (W1, D1), including a 2-1 defeat in August 2023.
    • At Deepdale, Preston are unbeaten in their past 21 league games in midweek (W10, D11) - only Manchester City are enjoying a longer ongoing such run in the top four tiers of English football (49 games unbeaten).
    • Sunderland have won both their midweek league games so far this season and could win three in a row for the first time since February 2023.
    • Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom is unbeaten in five previous encounters with Sunderland in the EFL (W4, D1). Only against Birmingham (P6, W4, D2) has he faced a side more often without losing.
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