Hearts manager Robbie Neilson was pleased with what his side got out of their 2-1 friendly defeat to English Championship side Preston North End.
An old face haunted them as last season's Liverpool loanee Ben Woodburn scored for his new club to put the home side ahead. Peter Haring found a leveller for the Jambos but Alan Browne netted from close range to ensure Ryan Lowe's side won. Hearts finish their pre-season ahead of Premiership action returning on July 30th with Gary Locke's testimonial on Saturday at Tynecastle against Stoke City.
Neilson told Hearts TV the Deepdale trip was a great tester for his squad: "I was really delighted with the performance. I thought we played really well against a very good team. know Preston are a really established top-10 Championship team and I thought they had periods of the game where they dominated, and we had periods.
