Blackburn Rovers vs Preston North End confirmed XIs: Paul Heckingbottom makes two changes

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Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom has made two changes against Blackburn Rovers.

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Andrew Hughes and Milutin Osmajic come into the starting XI with Odel Offiah and Daniel Jebbison dropping to the bench.

The Lilywhites remain without Daniel Iversen, Liam Lindsay, Robbie Brady and Brad Potts. Former Blackburn loan man Andrew Moran makes the bench.

It’s one change for the hosts with Harry Pickering replacing Dapo Afolayan. Tom Atcheson comes into the squad for injured Lewis Miller.

PNE starting XI: Cornell; Offiah, Storey, Gibson, Valentin, McCann, Whiteman (c), Vukcevic, Devine, Dobbin, Osmajic. PNE subs: Walton, Offiah, Lewis, Small, Thompson, Moran, Lang, Jebbison, Smith.

Rovers starting XI: Toth; Carter, McLoughlin (c), Cashin, Alebiosu, Baradji, Tronstad, Pickering, Morishita, Gudjohnsen, Jorgensen. Rovers subs: Michalski, Atcheson, O’Riordan, Ribeiro, Montgomery, Forshaw, De Neve, Afolayan, Ohashi.

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