Paul Heckingbottom was pretty unimpressed post-match at Deepdale, even though his side procured a point against Watford in their 2-2 draw through Milutin Osmajic's fifth goal in three games against the Hornets.
That's probably because they went from relative first-half control against a directionless Watford to completely open and disjointed in the opening stages of the second half. It cost them two goals.
But perhaps the biggest talking point at Deepdale is not that North End are still in the play-off mix, but the state of the playing surface.
The pitch is terrible. Patchy, sticky and hard to play decent football on. That's not to overly criticise the ground staff as the rain has been biblical so far in 2026, but surely it can't be helpful to have a pitch so poor and is perhaps a reason for Preston's home form tailing off a touch.
