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Preston 1-0 Portsmouth: Lilywhites boss Paul Heckingbottom set for a pitch battle

Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom believes visiting teams will find life tough at Deepdale due to the poor state of the club’s pitch after grinding out a victory over Portsmouth.
Preston North End’s Alfie Devine, right, celebrates with team-mates after scoring their goal

By Steve Knight
 

PRESTON NE 1
Devine 40

PORTSMOUTH 0
Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom believes visiting teams will find life tough at Deepdale due to the poor state of the club’s pitch after grinding out a victory over Portsmouth.
Accepting there won’t be too many ‘pretty’ games of football played there between now and the end of the season, he even changed up the tactics to make sure his players made the most of their home advantage.
Bobbly and with many bare patches, it was clear that Pompey struggled to play their wide game at times, while Heckingbottom admitted the winning goa...

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