Crewe Alexandra 0 v 2 Preston North End

Neil Mellor dusted himself down to slot home a penalty after a foul by Chris McCready in the 77th minute and a goal in the 90th minute from Matty Hill who capitalised on a defensive mix up to head in the second and to condem Crewe to their first pre-season defeat.

Crewe - Collis, Woodards, Jones, McCready, Baudet, O'Connor, Bailey (Schumacher 71), Bopp (Clements 71), Grant (Moore 71), Zola (Elding 71), Miller.
Subs not used - Legzdins, Pope, Abbey, O'Donnel, Rix

Preston - Lonergan, Hart, Hill, Jones, Mawene, Carter (McKenna 66), Anyinsah, Jarrett, Mellor (Hawley 78), Whaley (Ormerod 78), Wallace (Sedgwick 66)
Subs not used - Nicholson, Chaplow, Neal, St. Ledger, Lewis.