There was a lot if good football played in that first half and we deservedly led by two goals at half time.
We won't see many better goals than the first. A superb pass by Johnny Russell picked out Chris Martin who slammed the ball into the corner of the net.
The second was a brilliant free kick as Martin moved on to four goals for the season.
Whilst it was great to pick up the three points, what we must remember is that we did allow Preston to get back into the game in the second half.
Preston are a newly promoted side and we face much tougher tasks starting with an away visit to Reading. Also Monday next we host Burnley.
What we achieve against these two teams will be a pointer towards how good our team really is.
To have ambitions of automatic promotion wins really are what we should be aiming for. Although it's early in the season, failure will indicate that we still aren't at the level needed to avoid the play offs if we are indeed a top six side.
Both Burnley and Reading will be in the mix at the end of the season and we don't have a great recent record against either side.
We have a great squad on paper, but matches are won on the pitch. We usually dominate possession, but it's no use having the ball unless you are going to make it count.
What will be interesting is to see who takes the holding midfield role with Geirge Thorne and Chris Baird unlikely to be available. Perhaps a chance for Jamie Hanson again?
Two very tough games, let's see if we are up for them!
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