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Callum Robinson's opening goal for Preston was his first in the Championship this season

Bolton Wanderers came from two goals down to rescue a draw away to Preston North End in the Championship in an eventful Lancashire derby.

Forward Callum Robinson opened the scoring for Alex Neil's side after rounding Bolton goalkeeper Ben Alnwick, before Alan Browne's stunning volley doubled the hosts' lead.

But just before half-time Sammy Ameobi halved the deficit and moments later Pawel Olkowski equalised for the away side, smashing the ball in off the underside of the bar.

After the full-time whistle Preston's Ben Pearson was given a straight red card for his part in a clash with Bolton's Joe Williams, who was cautioned.

Phil Parkinson's Bolton had started the day in third place and were looking to bounce back from their first league defeat of the season against Sheffield United last Saturday.

But Preston could have been out of sight after 33 minutes when forward Graham Burke dragged his first time shot narrowly wide with the score already at 2-0.

Bolton had the pick of the chances in the second half with Jason Lowe and Craig Noone coming close for the visitors as the Lilywhites held on for a point.

The draw means Preston rise to 18th in the table, while the Trotters fall to sixth.

Preston North End manager Alex Neil said:

"From our point of view it's frustrating. When you are 2-0 up at home you would expect to go on and win the game.

"I feel that my changes made an impact in that they made us resolute and tighter but I don't think we really had too much of an attacking threat in the second half.

"The difficulty I have at the moment is finding the balance between our attacking threat and also being defensively solid. We have scored against Stoke then scored against Bolton but then we've conceded against both."

Bolton manager Phil Parkinson said:

"We showed character today, real character. We've seen a terrific and spirited performance. All over the pitch I was pleased with our spirit and determination, but also the quality on the ball, particularly in midfield.

"I think the squad is stronger this year, we've got more players with Championship experience.

"We are pleased with the points return so far and, when you lose your unbeaten run, as we did against Sheffield United last weekend, it's important that we responded in the right way."