Preston reaction

Preston North End manager Paul Simpson hailed his side after their 4-0 win at Coventry on Saturday.

‘It’s as well as we’ve played for a long time but I think it’s a reward for the way they have stuck together this week,’ he said as the promotion chasers ended a poor run of form.

‘We haven’t got too distracted with everybody being negative and writing us off.

‘We kept our heads and it was a fantastic performance.

‘We had a great attitude to working, we mixed it up and got our rewards.’