PRESTON have slipped down the standings after a run of three defeats on the spin, but hope they can get back on the horse when they travel to face Stoke on Monday. The Lilywhites failed to threaten Albion’s goal, the closest they came was when they hit a post through substitute Ali McCann late on after Brad Potts headed down Liam Lindsay’s deep cross. North End manager Ryan Lowe said: “It was a tough evening. I thought they were very good, but we were not quite at it in terms of with the ball or without. There are no excuses – we were beaten by the bet...