HUDDERSFIELD boss David Wagner insists watching his troops undeservedly lose 2-1 at Preston was one of his lowest moments since taking over in November.

After a scoreless first 80 minutes at Deepdale, Nahki Wells looked to have set the Terriers on their way to a first win at Deepdale since 1969 when he prodded home.

But Joel Lynch's own goal on 83 minutes and Alan Browne's injury-time effort ensured it was the hosts who emerged with all three points.

"There is frustration and disappointment," remarked Wagner. "This is one of the harder days since we started our journey here in Huddersfield three months ago," said Wagner.

"It is so hard and frustrating because the gap between our performance and our result is unbelievably big. In my opinion the lads did a very good performance and played great football.

"We created good chances and great opportunities but we only scored once and then we conceded a goal from a set-piece and a goal after easy mistake so this is what we have to accept.

"What we have to work on is that we have to make the next step on our way and that next step is to keep this performance and to get points for this.

"I'm sure that when we play like we did today we will get results for sure, maybe next week."

Browne may have headed the dramatic late winner to give Preston victory, but North End boss Simon Grayson says the midfielder will still be fined for being late to a team meeting earlier in the day.

He said: "We kept going, got fortunate with the own goal and then Browney made his way into the box very late like he did for the team meeting at half past one," said Grayson.

"He had a puncture on the motorway. He'll be celebrating, but will be reprimanded after the weekend with a fine.

"It is club rules, he's lucky other managers might not have played him but he came up with the goods so it won't be as severe as it maybe would have been!

"Huddersfield played very well. It's one of those games where we've won it but not deserved to if I'm truthful because of the number of chances they had and how they dominated at times.

"But we've played a lot better this season and not won games so we'll take that."