 It took Doyle a month to find the back the net, where he scored the winner against Nottingham Forest.Doyle signed permanently for Preston for an undisclosed fee on 29 June 2016.After a very public fight on the pitch between Doyle and Preston teammate Jermaine Beckford during the 2016/2017 season, Doyle fell out of favour and was subsequently loaned out to League Two side Portsmouth until the end of the season.