Paul Warne issues honest Derby County verdict after Preston draw
Derby County head coach Paul Warne was satisfied with a point as the Rams came back to secure a 1-1 draw at Preston North End.
Derby had fallen behind when Sam Greenwood headed in during the first half before Jerry Yates restored parity when he headed in from a set-piece. Chances were few and far between in the second half as defences came out on top although Marcus Harness flashed a shot narrowly over the bar.
Asked for his assessment after the game, Warne said: "My view is probably very similar to Hecky's (Paul Heckingbottom, Preston manager) if he is honest," he said.
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"The conditions were not really conducive to amazing play although the pitch looked great and fair play to the groundsman it held up a treat.
"It felt like a set-piece day. I thought we started the game really well, they scored and it was a great header. It has to be to beat my great goalkeeper. I was disappointed there was no challenge, but that is another conversation.
"We scored and quietened the crowd down a bit. We frustrated them really well in the second half. We didn't let them play through us and, on another day, we could have scored from a counter. We just weren't quite good enough to win the game. That is a fair assessment."