Coventry City 0-3 Preston North End RECAP as Ryan Lowe's side school play-off rivals

Mads Frokjaer gets the game under way as PNE shoot towards their fans - who are tucked away to the right - in the first half. North End are in their red away strip and they force a corner early doors. (0-0)

The two teams have headed in after completing their pre-match preparations. Kick off is less than 15 minutes away... North End will be backed by around 1,000 away fans tonight.

Robbie Brady - goal scorer in last weekend's draw with Blackburn Rovers- drops out of the squad all together and is replaced by Ali McCann. With Brady absent, Noah Mawene comes on to the North End bench. Kian Best, Duane Holmes, Brad Potts and Ched Evans all remain absent.

PNE starting XI: Woodman; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes, Browne, Whiteman, McCann, Millar, Frokjaer, Riis, Keane. PNE subs: Cornell, Seary, Whatmough, Cunningham, Ledson, Woodburn, Mawene, Stewart, Osmajic.

Coventry City starting XI: Wilson; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Binks, Dasilva, Latibeaudiere, Eccles, O'Hare, Sakamoto, Simms, Wright. Coventry City subs: Collins, Kitching, Bidwell, Kelly, Torp, Lusala, Palmer, Godden, Tavares.

Good evening from Coventry! It was a hellish journey from Preston but we're in position and ready for a big night of Championship football. Two teams in the play off picture lock horns and for PNE, it's a chance to lay a marker down. Kick off is 7:45pm!