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Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom – The referee helped QPR hugely

Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom admitted QPR deserved to win – but insisted Liam Lindsay should not have been sent off.
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Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom admitted QPR deserved to win - but insisted Liam Lindsay should not have been sent off.

Lindsay was shown a second yellow card late on following a challenge on Kieran Morgan.
Heckingbottom said: “The best way to sum it up is that we would have been celebrating a draw. QPR were helped by the officials all game, but they were the better team.
“It would have been a big point for us, but they deserved the win. QPR were very good and competed against us well, but the referee helped them out massively. We didn’t get any decisions.

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