Preston North End are on their travels for the first time on this side of the international break, as they face Hull City at a sold-out MKM Stadium.
The Lilywhites have notched up two draws since the resumption of league football, drawing 1-1 against Millwall and then having to accept a 2-2 draw with Southampton. Ryan Lowe’s men looked to have secured all three points against the Saints, but a late own goal saw two points dropped. As for the hosts, Hull were winners at Birmingham City thanks to goals from ex-PNE man Liam Delap and Jaden Philogene.
The Championship standings after the latest round of fixtures have Preston in fourth and Hull in eighth, but there's only two points separating the two sides ahead of Saturday. Neither team have been in the best of form - PNE are without a win in six games whilst Hull's success against the Blues was their first win in four matches.
A win could take North End above third-placed Leeds United, whilst a win for the Tigers - coupled with results going in their favour - may see them overtake PNE and several other teams. In the 2022/23 season both encounters finished 0-0, with Preston's 1-0 win in February 2022 the last time any side won this fixture.
Here’s the latest injury and team news from the Preston North End and Hull City camps. Flick through to see who’s not in contention to play, with a brief explanation as to why you won’t see them feature.
9. Jack Whatmough - out
Whatmough has been contending with a hamstring injury, which has ruled him out the last few games. He’s back on the grass, but will still be a few weeks away. | CameraSport - Andrew Kearns
10. Calvin Ramsay
Trained with Liverpool earlier this week, and will be back training with Preston next week. He was at Deepdale on Wednesday in the stands. | Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Photo: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
11. Calvin Ramsay - out
Ryan Lowe said: “We are hoping, touch wood, he can feature in the Lancashire Senior Cup on the 7th is it? “He will definitely get some minutes in that and he’ll have a full week of training with us next week, so it’ll be nice to have him back.” | Liverpool FC via Getty Images Photo: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
12. Lewie Coyle - fit
Able to play but forced to wear a protective face mask. He fractured his eye socket in a collision against Ipswich Town | Getty Images Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images