Huddersfield v Preston North End team news - Unchanged for PNE and a coaching role for Paul Gallagher

Preston North End manager Alex Neil named an unchanged side for the clash with Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium.
Preston North End midfielder Paul Gallagher and first-team coach Frankie McAvoyPreston North End midfielder Paul Gallagher and first-team coach Frankie McAvoy
Preston North End midfielder Paul Gallagher and first-team coach Frankie McAvoy

However, Neil had to make a change to the coaching staff for the game after first-team coach Frankie McAvoy was forced to self-isolate due to track and trace.

It meant Paul Gallagher stepped-up to help out with coaching duties alongside Neil and Steve Thompson.

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With Gallagher vacating his place among the substitutes, Tom Bayliss was named on the bench.

Otherwise it was the same players on duty from Wednesday night's 2-0 win at Queens Park Rangers.

Daniel Johnson was passed fit to play after coming off at QPR with cramp in the 73rd minute.

Ben Davies and Ben Pearson were still absent through injury, so too Darnell Fisher.

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However, Fisher did make the trip to West Yorkshire with the squad.

Huddersfield: Hamer, Stearmann, Schindler, Sarr, Pipa, Hogg, O'Brien, Bacuna, Toffolo, Mbenza, Campbell. Subs: Pereira, Pritchard, Diakhaby, Eiting, Duhaney, Koroma, Crichlow.

PNE: Rudd, Rafferty, Bauer, Storey, Hughes, Ledson, Browne, Potts, Johnson, Sinclair, Riis. Subs: Bayliss, Harrop, Stockley, Huntington, Maguire, Barkhuizen, Ripley.

Referee: Josh Smith (Stamford)