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But it is all North End deserve after putting on a performance which is tragically becoming very familiar, and very boring as well.

Three times in the space of a week games have gone like this at Deepdale: Start well but fail to score, allow opposition to score against the run of play, show absolutely no sign of pulling one back, then pull one out of nowhere and then squander a couple of chances to ensure it's spoils shared at full-time.

And like most trashy sitcoms which follow an identical plot week in, week out, Preston's games are blessed with a comedy cameo, normally in the guise of the man in black.

Once again it was up to Richard Cresswell to get something from the game for Preston, who have now drawn SIX games this season.

For once, Cresswell came early, heading home a ball which had taken a bounce from Marlon Broomes, long-throw in, to even things out with more than 20 minutes of the second-half to play.

Five minutes before the end, the ref's comedy cameo came in. Cresswell made a dash for the area, was tackled from behind as he went to shoot, fell to the floor and here's the punchline no penalty.

As much as Cresswell and co complained, the ref's blunder need not have made a jot of difference to the final result had the team capitalised on their chances in the first half.

After just four minutes, Eric Skora sent the ball into the area, past Cresswell and to Ricardo Fuller, who unleashed a tame shot which went inches wide.

Two minutes later and Dickson Etuhu sent the ball wide of goal after a good build-up from Fuller.

Tommy Smith and Danny Webber both had good attempts blocked by Tepi, before Paul Robinson whisked in a hopeful shot.

With Webber poised to strike, Tepi prepares to save. Webber misses the ball, Tepi is left stranded the ball hits the back of the net.

Heads went down in the North End camp, poor passes ended attempts almost as often as the players were guilty of one pass too many.

North End's chances in the second half were few and far between. Fuller set up Cresswell early in the second half but his strike went wide.

PRESTON 1

Cresswell 73

WATFORD 1

Robinson 31