Coventry City's 1-1 draw at 10-man Preston North End was a difficult one to take says defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
Coventry City defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden said their 1-1 draw at 10-man Preston North End was "tough to take" after taking the lead with 20 minutes to go.
The Championship leaders looked on course for a 14th win of the season when Andrew Hughes deflected Jack Rudoni's shot into his own net on 70 minutes.
But North End, reduced to 10 players following defender Liam Lindsay's red card six minutes before half-time, hit back to snatch a point through Daniel Jebbison's strike with 14 minutes left.
"It was a tough one to take. I thought we were in control," Kesler-Hayden told BBC CWR.
"Obviously we get the goal and they score on the counter-attack and it took the wind out of us. It's disappointing, we should've come away with all three points."
The Sky Blues had 52 touches inside the Preston box and produced 21 shots with home goalkeeper Daniel Iversen making six saves.
"We had our chances. I think their keeper did really well to keep them in the game," Kesler-Hayden, who joined Coventry from Preston in the summer, added.
"The way we conceded shouldn't happen and obviously we'll look to analyse it and fix it and go again."
The result saw Coventry's lead at the top of the table trimmed to five points after Middlesbrough's win at Charlton.
The Sky Blues are at home against Bristol City on Saturday, when they will be trying to secure a seventh win in a row at the CBS Arena.
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