I'm proud of the players - Heckingbottom

Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom has praised his depleted squad after the side claimed a 3-2 win over Sheffield United on Saturday. The 48-year-old made four changes to face his former side, with defender Andrew Hughes, who had scored North End's only goal in their previous 2-1 loss to Birmingham City, missing out. "I'm proud of the players," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"We had a lot of damage coming out of the game on Wednesday night [at Birmingham City] that we weren't really aware of. "We were missing a lot of key players, but the boys who had to go again were excellent, and the ones who we put back in were very good. I'm proud of what they did today.

"I don't think we've been good enough at set-plays all season, and you've just seen the value of them. " Listen to the full post-match interview on BBC Sounds Listen to more Preston North End content on BBC Sounds [BBC] Latest Preston North End news, analysis and fan views