Preston attacked with verve and passion in the second-half, despite being reduced to 10-men after 47 minutes when midfielder Eric Skora was sent-off.

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Eric Skora, who impressed during a loan spell with Killie from Preston in 2004, looks like being offered a contract until the end of the year.

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Preston, however, had started the match promisingly enough and they almost went into the lead in the fourth minute, with Ricardo Fuller rolling Eric Skora's centre across goal and inches past the opposite post from eight yards.

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