Team News: Preston North End skipper Alan Browne comes in for Accrington Stanley friendly
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In came Bambo Diaby, Patrick Bauer and Greg Cunningham to North End’s back three, and Lowe also named two strikers.
Agaisnt Getafe in PNE’s previous game, he opted for one forward with two no.10’s in behind Emil Riis.
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Hide AdThis time the Dane, and last season’s top scorer, is partnered with Ched Evans who starts for the first time this summer.
Robbie Brady is again used at left wing back, his second game in a North End shirt, with Brad Potts at right wing back.
Ben Whiteman is given a rest in the middle of midfield, Lowe using it as an opportunity to get more minutes into the legs of Browne who joined up with the squad late after international duty.
Aside from young goalkeeper James Pradic, it is the same squad as went on the pre-season training camp in Alicante.
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Hide AdAcademy products Dana Amaral, Lewis Coulton and Mikey O’Neill are all named on the bench.
PNE Starting XI: Woodman, Diaby, Bauer, Cunningham, Potts, Ledson, Johnson, Browne, Brady, Riis, Evans.
PNE Subs: Cornell, Whiteman, Lindsay, McCann, Storey, Hughes, Woodburn, Olosunde, Amaral, Coulton, O'Neill. #pnefc