However, less than 10 minutes later Chris Brown equalised for the Lilywhites.
Brown celebrated his goal with man of the match Darren Carter who was greeted by a standing ovation when he was substituted in the second half.
Former Lilywhite Paul Gallagher's return to Deepdale proved to be an unsuccessful one after being kept quiet by the Preston back line.
On 68 minutes Chris Brown rose above everyone else at the far post to head North End into the lead. That goal proved to be enough to book Preston's place in the 3rd Round for the first time since 2004 when, ironically, North End beat Leicester City.
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