Preston North End fine Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle for fighting on pitch and will use money to refund supporters' tickets for game at Sheffield Wednesday

Preston have fined Jermaine Beckford and Eoin Doyle following their dismissals for fighting between themselves and will use the money to refund the club's travelling fans.

Beckford and team-mate Doyle were both shown straight red cards by referee Scott Duncan in stoppage-time during their 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday following an angry exchange.

Furious manager Simon Grayson promised disciplinary action for both players after his side's 2-1 loss, but now says the matter is closed.

Preston have confirmed they will not be appealing either red card after holding their own internal investigation, while the duo have issued a joint apology

An official statement from Preston North End on their website said: 'On top of the punishment Beckford and Doyle 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 said fans could collect their refund from the club ticket office from Tuesday, December 6 onwards 

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.'

The joint statement by Beckford and Doyle was also published on Preston's website on Monday morning, in which they apologised 'wholeheartedly' for the embarrassing scuffle.

It said: ''Our behaviour was not acceptable in any walk of life, let alone on a football pitch. 

'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 going forward.'

Doyle had earlier scored for Preston as they looked to get back into the game at Hillsborough, with hosts Wednesday down to ten men after Fernando Forestieri was sent off.

But Beckford became enraged when Doyle did not pass to him in a 90th minute attack, and the pair squared up before being pulled apart by players from both teams, and red carded.