Preston kept their play-off hopes alive with a convincing derby win over relegation-threatened Blackpool at Deepdale.
Tangerines old boy Brad Potts put the hosts ahead in a lively opening, lashing a superb angled drive into the far corner from the right-hand side of the box.
Ben Whiteman then fooled Blackpool goalkeeper Chris Maxwell for the second, shaping to curl a free-kick into the box for waiting team-mates, only to whip it inside the near post.
Tom Cannon capped a quick counter-attack by placing a neat finish in off the post for Preston's third before Jerry Yates side-footed a late close-range consolation.