Poor visitors put to the sword

Star Game
By Richard Laverty

ALL MINE: Kemar Roofe holds off Preston’s Tom Barkhuizen and Aiden McGeady

LEEDS United maintained their five-point gap on Fulham with a comfortable win that put a serious dent in Preston North End’s slim hopes of a play-off spot.
Goals before the break from Kemar Roofe and Pablo Hernandez put the home side in control, and Souleymane Doukara’s stoppagetime strike added the cherry to the cake.
The result also ended Preston’s run of five games undefeated as Simon Grayson’s side was...