Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe has a crucial team selection this weekend, with Bristol City the visitors to Deepdale.
The Lilywhites have been on a sustained, poor run of form in the Championship and must start turning things around quickly. The Robins will provide Saturday's test, after their draw away to West Ham United in the FA Cup third round.
With Jack Whatmough the only injury absentee for PNE, here is our guess at the North End side to face Liam Manning's team at Deepdale.
With Jack Whatmough the only injury absentee for PNE, here is our guess at the North End side to face Liam Manning's team at Deepdale.
9. CAM: Alan Browne
The skipper has been a stand out performer this season and if Preston are going to get a positive result on Saturday, they will need another good shift from their number eight.
![Lowe stuck by him at Chelsea, so a home match against Bristol City is a no brainer for Millar. North End will want to get him into dangerous positions, where he can hurt the Robins.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/01/09/newFile-1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. LM: Liam Millar
Lowe stuck by him at Chelsea, so a home match against Bristol City is a no brainer for Millar. North End will want to get him into dangerous positions, where he can hurt the Robins.
![It remains to be seen whether Lowe goes with one or two up top, but Osmajic has been the go to man when fit and is therefore an expected starter.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/27/09/GettyImages-1748573769.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
11. ST: Milutin Osmajic
It remains to be seen whether Lowe goes with one or two up top, but Osmajic has been the go to man when fit and is therefore an expected starter.