BURY finished their pre-season campaign unbeaten after coming from behind to beat Championship side Preston North End.

Tom Soares seized on a lay-off from trialist Dean Furman to fire the Shakers ahead from close range in the 11th minute.

But Simon Grayson’s visitors went into the break in front.

Joe Garner levelled with a solo effort in the 14th minute before strike partner Will Keane side-footed into an empty net on the half hour after on-loan Bury keeper Christian Walton had dropped a high cross under pressure from Garner.

Preston dominated possession and chances in the latter stages of the first half, but the introduction of Craig Jones for Joe Riley after half time and Andrew Tutte for Furman early in the second half changed the flow of the game.

As the visitors sat back, Tom Pope picked out a neat pass for strike partner Leon Clarke, who blasted the ball under the dive of Preston keeper Jordan Pickford on 67 minutes.

Tutte then slotted home the winner from the penalty spot with 10 minutes remaining after Greg Cunningham was adjudged to have dragged back the midfielder as he shot over the bar.

Bury used seven substitutes in total, with Jacob Mellis, Kelvin Etuhu and Tutte each seeing their first action of a pre-season campaign that also included a victory at Macclesfield and draws against Morecambe, Radcliffe Borough and Blackburn Rovers.

David Flitcroft should be pleased with that return, and was given food for thought against Preston after running the rule over 27-year-old South African midfielder Furman and fellow trialist Reece Brown, aged 23, who came on at right-back for his third appearance of pre-season.

BURY (4-4-2): Walton; Riley (Jones 46), Cameron, Peter Clarke (Sedgwick 89), Pugh; Soares, Etuhu (Reece Brown 76), Dean Furman (Tutte 52), Mayor (Mellis 68); Pope (Hope 68), Leon Clarke (Nardiello 81).

Not used: Lainton.

PRESTON (4-3-3): Pickford; Smith, Cunningham, Huntington, Wright; Kilkenny, Johnson, Welsh; Keane, Gallagher, Garner (Hugil 74).

Not used: Jones, Browne, Reid, Little, Davies, Brownhill.

Referee: Darren Handley.

Attendance: 1,307 (366 visiting).