The festive period is very much upon us, with PNE set to face Stoke City on Boxing Day.
Saturday’s point against Norwich City continued North End’s fine run of form and are unbeaten in their previous six league matches.
They face a Stoke City side who have dropped away from the play-off picture in recent weeks, with their 1-0 defeat to Watford on the weekend their sixth in their previous eight.
We’ve taken a look at the early team and injury news from both camps ahead of Friday afternoon’s Boxing Day showdown at the Bet365 Stadium.
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1. PNE v Norwich City: early team and injury news
The latest from both camps ahead of this lunchtime's contest. | CameraSport - Alex Dodd
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2. Junior Tchamadeu - Out
The right-back is set to miss at least four matches for Stoke as he represents Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations. | Getty Images
3. Milutin Osmajic - Out
The striker continues to be sidelined as he serves his nine-game ban. | CameraSport - Lee Parker
4. Lewis Gibson - Out
Heckingbottom confirmed the defender is progressing well from a thigh issue, which has forced him to miss PNE’s previous 10 matches. | CameraSport - Rich Linley