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  1. Heckingbottom hurt by Preston defeatpublished at 19:08 BST 29 August

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    Heckingbottom: 'That one hurts, I'll be honest'

    Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom admitted the 1-0 defeat at Charlton was tough to take.

    Karlan Grant's goal was enough to give the Addicks the points.

    "That one hurts, I'll be honest. I felt we were in a really good place before the goal, controlling the game," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire.

    "I would have liked to carry more threat, but we still had the best chances. And we should do better with the goal. We know that.

    "But they (Charlton) are willing the ball into the net, whether it's the centre-backs at set-plays or on the counter - a scruffy goal like that.

    "For all the control we had, we haven't got that killer instinct at the top end of the pitch at the minute. That's the difference. That's what's cost us today.

    "There were some good individual performances. It's not one of those where I'm coming off saying anyone's had a bad game.

    "Large parts of the performance were good. But like I've said many times, the game's about winning both boxes."

  2. Burnley make Giles offerpublished at 14:10 BST 28 August

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    A Hull City club source tells me that Burnley have made an offer for Ryan Giles but "an answer hasn't been given" in response to that.

    Giles was, I'm told, on the club's list of players who were under consideration for being moved on prior to last week's Man Utd win.

    Listen to talk about Hull City every Monday to Friday on Humberside Sport at 18:00 and subscribe to our dedicated Hull City page on BBC Sounds for all the latest Tigers interviews, discussion and special features.

  3. Pick of the stats: Charlton Athletic v Preston North Endpublished at 15:55 BST 27 August

    The Charlton Athletic and Preston North End club crests side by side

    Charlton Athletic are one of only three sides with a 100% record in the Championship after the opening two games of the season.

    Preston North End are among four sides yet to register a single point, although Southampton are bottom of the table having started the season with a four-point deduction.

    • Charlton have lost five of their past seven home league games against Preston (W1 D1), failing to score in four of those matches.

    • Preston have won each of their past six league games against Charlton, their longest ongoing winning run against any current Championship side.

    • After beating Derby County and West Ham United so far this season, Charlton will be hoping to win their opening three matches of a second-tier campaign for just the second time in club history after the 1992-93 season.

    • Preston won their last away league game in London 2-1 against Charlton in April and will be looking to win consecutive such matches for the first time since October 2020.

    • Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom is unbeaten in four previous league meetings with Charlton manager Nathan Jones (W3 D1), only facing Nigel Pearson and Dean Smith (5 each) more times without losing in England's top four tiers.