Still unbeaten

or 75 minutes this game was similar in character to Swindon's last visit to Deepdale, they were getting a hammering at the hands of a rampant Preston side, 2 down and looking any thing but secure at the back, but credit to the injury Wiltshire side they made the home side sweat for the points in the 2-1 Preston win.
A warm late September afternoon saw North End take an early lead when a good move down the left hand side of the pitch led o Hume heading home the rebound after Davies shot had been saved by the slightly dodgy keeper Foderingham.
From that moment North End won every tackle, header and were playing Swindon off the park, they should have been comfortably out of sight by half time, Davies missed a sitter although was spared by the offside flag, a spectacular Beavon effort went over the bar when he had time to control the ball and put in a better effort. Hard to complain this was the best home performance of the season and the the half time lead was no more than they deserved.
North End quickly doubled the lead early in the second half albeit with some defending which will go down in the classic defending cock ups award. A North End centre from the left came to nothing and McEveley lobbed back pass to his keeper sailed majestically over Foderingham's head into the back of the net. (2-0)
North End were in full control and nothing looked further away than a home win.
But Swindon slowly started to get back into the game and Ajose brought a fine save from Rudd in the home goal, to give Swindon credit they stuck to their passing game and were finally rewarded 6 minutes from time, when following a corner N'Guessan aimed a lazy right foot at the ball and curled it just inside the far post. (2-1)
Game on, North End were begging to look a little weary and in the dying embers of the game Rudd pulled off a fantastic finger tip save to deny the visitors a point in all truth that would not have been deserved.
Finally spare a thought for Swindon's keeper Wes Foderingham substituted after 20 minutes last season by the mad Italian Di Canio, he had another afternoon to forget at Deepdale, after the comic own goal, his kicking was dreadful, lucky not to concede another own goal but at least he lasted 90 minutes this time.
Still unbeaten in the league 5 wins on the bounce early days still but doing nicely.

Preston North End 2 Swindon Town 1 Att 9296