Police used pepper spray to control a crowd of Stoke City fans during a game away against Preston North End.Police defended their decision to use pepper spray on Stoke City fans during a game at Preston North End on Saturday but acknowledged they can learn from the incident.A number of fans, including a 12-year-old boy, were subject to crowd-control measures during half-time of the 2-2 draw at Deepdale, leading to criticism that officers unnecessarily escalated the situation.After a review earlier this week, Lancashire Constabulary chief superintendent Pete Lawson said the officers used the pepper spray...

Some Stoke City fans travelling to Deepdale on Saturday were pepper-sprayed by police.A woman has filed a police complaint after her 12-year-old son was among the Stoke City fans pepper-sprayed by officers at half-time of an away game against Preston North End on Saturday.Lancashire police utilised crowd-control measures, including pepper spray, at an incident involving a number of Stoke supporters who were attempting to exit Deepdale after the first half.Robert Spain and his son Alfie were among those on the concourse during the incident, and Alfie's mother, Claire Wise, told...

Preston North EndBurton Albion21FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsBurton were relegated from the Sky Bet Championship after a 2-1 defeat at Preston, who missed out on a play-off spot.Louis Moult won it in added time for 10-man Preston, who finished seventh after Derby secured the final play-off place thanks to victory over Barnsley, with the Yorkshire club joining Burton in the bottom three.Hope Akpan had equalised midway through the second half for Burton, which cancelled out Callum Robinson's opener.At that stage the Brewers were staying up, but they were left...

Sheffield UnitedPreston North End01FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsAlan Browne's second-half tap-in was enough for Preston to keep their play-off hopes alive as they defeated Sheffield United 1-0 in a lacklustre game.The result leaves Preston two points shy of Derby going into the final day.The first half was a cagey affair from both sides, in a game that held significance in the battle for the play-off race. Preston controlled the majority of possession, with United winning most of the physical battles.Preston's only major chance of the first half came in the 11th...

Preston North EndNorwich City00FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsPreston moved a point closer to the Championship play-off spots but missed a big opportunity to gain significant ground as they were held 0-0 at home by Norwich. There were several chances passed up by the Lilywhites in the second half and they also struck the bar through Paul Gallagher before the break. A point moves Preston to within two points of the top six with two games remaining - away at Sheffield United and home to Burton. Preston began the day three points off the Championship play-off...

Queens Park RangersPreston North End12FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsCallum Robinson scored twice as Preston kept their Championship play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 victory at QPR.North End came from behind to win at Loftus Road, where Robinson equalised in first-half injury-time after Matt Smith's 13th-minute goal had put Rangers ahead.The home side struggled in the second half and Preston had a goal disallowed for offside when Tom Clarke's header from Paul Gallagher's free-kick was touched over the line by Robinson.But there was no let-off for Rangers in the 74th...