Monday 5 December 2016 14:05, UK
Preston will fine Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle and use the money to reimburse the cost of fans' tickets for 2-1 Saturday’s defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.
The players were sent off in the closing stages of the game at Hillsborough for fighting each other and, as well as any punishment the FA may impose on them, North End have acted to compensate supporters.
"After Saturday's incident at Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End have held an internal inquiry and can confirm that they will not be appealing the red cards issued to Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle," read the club's statement.
"On top of the punishment they will receive from the FA for their sendings off, they have also been fined by the club for their actions.
"These fines will be used to repay all Preston North End supporters who attended the trip to Hillsborough the cost of their ticket money back."
Preston manager Simon Grayson said: "The fans who travelled to Sheffield Wednesday were let down by the actions of Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle and it is only right that the fines imposed on the players are used to refund the cost of the ticket money for the fixture.
"It has been made very clear to the players and the squad as a whole that this behaviour is not acceptable by any employee of Preston North End and a swift and strong response was important, however, it has now been dealt with and the matter is closed."
Beckford and Doyle also issued a joint apology for their actions at the weekend.
"We apologise wholeheartedly for our actions at Hillsborough. Our behaviour was not acceptable in any walk of life, let alone on a football pitch," it read.
"We let down the management, our team-mates and most importantly the supporters, who had spent a lot of money to support the team.
"We accept the punishment given to us by the club and The FA and fully support the club's decision to refund the ticket costs to the supporters.
"We have apologised to the manager, the staff and our team-mates and hope that the supporters accept our total remorse for the incident.
"It is our intention to now put this behind us and to give our all for the benefit of Preston North End."
