Hopes were higher than ever going into the game that this was the year that the Sky Blues finally broke their Preston hoodoo by securing their first league win at the 24th time of asking.

Buoyed by an incredible travelling army of 4,902, what could possibly go wrong for the league leaders as they looked to bounce back from the weekend’s blip at Ipswich?

And when North End went a man down shortly before half-time, it felt like it was merely a matter of time before City made their numerical advantage count. A smart tactical change at half-time saw winger Ephron Mason-Clark replace centre-half Luke Woolfenden and the visitors laid siege on the Lilywhites’ goal and eventually got their reward from a Jack Rudoni-assisted own goal.

But a momentary lapse at the other end saw the home side pu

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