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Dec 3, 2016 at 3pm UK
 
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Jermaine Beckford, Eoin Doyle fines used to refund fans following red cards

Preston North End announce that fines issued to Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle will be used to refund fans' tickets to Saturday's loss at Sheffield Wednesday.

Preston North End have announced that fans will receive refunds for Saturday's game after Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle were sent off for fighting each other.

The Championship outfit launched an internal inquiry after the two teammates were shown red cards for almost coming to blows towards the end of the Lilywhites' 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.

As a result, the players have been fined, and those sums will be used to repay the ticket costs of the travelling supporters who attended the match at Hillsborough.

Manager Simon Grayson told the club's official website: "The fans who travelled to Sheffield Wednesday were let down by the actions of Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle and it is only right that the fines imposed on the players are used to refund the cost of the ticket money for the fixture.

"It has been made very clear to the players and the squad as a whole that this behaviour is not acceptable by any employee of Preston North End and a swift and strong response was important, however, it has now been dealt with and the matter is closed."

A joint statement from Beckford and Doyle read: "We apologise wholeheartedly for our actions at Hillsborough. Our behaviour was not acceptable in any walk of life, let alone on a football pitch.

"We let down the management, our teammates and most importantly the supporters, who had spent a lot of money to support the team. We accept the punishment given to us by the club and The FA and fully support the club's decision to refund the ticket costs to the supporters.

"We have apologised to the manager, the staff and our team-mates and hope that the supporters accept our total remorse for the incident. It is our intention to now put this behind us and to give our all for the benefit of Preston North End going forward."

The club opted against appealing the red cards.

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