Ryan Woods eyes another Town cup upset

Town travel to Deepdale tonight full of confidence following an unbeaten start to the season.

They followed their historic Capital One Cup win against Premier Division Leicester City with a 2-0 success against Luton on Saturday.

Woods was one of Town's star performers against the Hatters with a complete midfield display that saw him demand the ball at every opportunity.

And he said tonight's game will be very different to when the sides met at Deepdale in April – a match which saw Preston run out comfortable 5-2 winners leaving Town on the brink of relegation.

"It won't be like that again," Woods said. "We are going there full of confidence and we are all striving for the same thing – we are going there looking to cause another upset.

"We went there last year and the memories aren't good but this season is completely different.

"We are unbeaten so far and we want to keep hold of that record. We are confident of keeping hold of that.

"We go there knowing we can beat anyone on our day which the Leicester win proved.

"We have been fantastic so far this season and now we just have to keep doing that, starting with Preston."

Town's performances in the games against Leicester and Luton have had the fans purring with Woods admitting the relative ease of Saturday's win did come as a surprise.

He said: "Luton are a team that are expected to be right up there but we made them look like a poor side on Saturday. Take nothing away from us, we were brilliant.

"It was a brilliant three points. The performance was tremendous. We really have been fantastic so far this season and we have settled so quickly.

"In the changing room it feels like we have known each other for ages. We have banter with each other that you wouldn't expect to have with people you met a year ago let along just a few months.

"We really have a great bunch of lads here. We all get on well together on and off the pitch because we are all striving for the same thing. There are some great characters in the changing room. These are really exciting times for the club."

Simon Grayson's side are fully expected to be fighting at the top end of League One this season and Town can expect a physical game with North End committing the most fouls in the league in the last two seasons.

But Woods, who is used to a tackle after also playing for Town at right-back, said he is up for the challenge.

He said: "A battle is something I enjoy. I have to enjoy them really because I train with James Wesolowski every day!

"He makes sure I am used to it. It's nice to be involved in the battles as well as the footballing side of the game.

On a personal note Woods says he is looking to cement his place in Micky Mellon's side in a position where competition is fierce with Wesolowski, Liam Lawrence, Dave McAllister, Aaron Wildig and new signing Anthony Griffith all competing for a starting spot.

Woods said: "I want to play in every game and it's up to me to keep impressing the gaffa and making him pick me.

"I want to keep improving and I really want to add goals to my game."