FARKE HAILS WHITES AFTER FIGHTBACK

DANIEL Farke was delighted at the response of his Leeds team after their draw with Preston in the Championship.

- Michael Barwick

Substitute Jack Whatmough was brought on to steady the ship for the hosts but he inadvertently turned Dan James’ cross into his own net in the 93rd minute, under pressure from Mateo Joseph, who got a slight flick on the initial cross.

Brad Potts had put Preston ahead in the 23rd minute after excellent play from Milutin Osmajic, but the late goal denied Paul Heckingbottom’s men a hard-fought win.

“If you can’t win it then you have to make sure you don’t lose it,” the Leeds manager said. “When you see the story of the game, we didn’t start that well until the final 20 minutes or whatever as we tried to push for the equaliser. They were defending really well. To score the goal in added time, also in this way, after we took so much risk and made so many changes in the game feels like a valuable and priceless point.”