Preston North End will do battle with visiting team Middlesbrough at Deepdale in the Championship fixture on Saturday. Time to bring you the latest player updates and predicted line ups.
Preston North End, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Championship victory versus Watford. It seems likely that The Lilywhites will possibly employ a 3-4-3 system for the game, utilising Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Jayden Meghoma, Lewis Gibson, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Ryan Ledson, Alistair McCann, Andrew Hughes, M. Frøkjær-Jensen, Milutin Osmajic and S. T. Thórdarson.
Looking at personnel, there is just one fitness concern for the Preston North End gaffer Paul Heckingbottom to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. Josh Seary misses out.
How Preston North End might line up to take on Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough will come into the meeting after a 2-0 Championship win with the eclipse of West Bromwich Albion in their last game. We are inclined to think that The Boro will likely make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, choosing Tom Glover, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Rav van den Berg, Neto Borges, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Ben Doak, Finn Azaz, Delano Burgzorg and Emmanuel Latte Lath.
Boro boss Michael Carrick has to currently contend with reduced team options. Darragh Lenihan (Ankle surgery) and Aidan Morris (Knee injury) won’t be making appearances.
Predicted Middlesbrough team
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