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The new Royals player is hoping Preston defeat is just a blip rather than a pattern.

Bacuna made his first appearance for the Royals in the loss at Deepdale.

"We didn't fight as much as we had to," Bacuna told 大象传媒 Radio Berkshire's Tim Dellor.

"We tried to win second balls but they were there before us, and it was just a tough game."

And Bacuna is hoping the result will be different on Tuesday night against Millwall in the EFL Cup.

"You want to play as many games as you can and try and help the team however you can.

"We need to make this right what happened today."