Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom has some difficult decisions to make for Saturday’s clash against Burnley.
A place in the FA Cup quarter-finals awaits the winner of the Deepdale encounter. Mads Frokjaer has not definitely been ruled out for PNE but is still a doubt, while captain Ben Whiteman will miss out along with Jack Whatmough, Jordan Storey and Duane Holmes.
A strong, senior XI is expected from North End with Heckingbottom having played up the fixture pre-match and stressed the opportunity ahead. There is plenty of competition in wide areas and attack while loan defender Ryan Porteous is cup tied, having played for Watford at Fulham.
One obvious big decision to make is whether Milutin Osmajic starts the match. The Montenegrin was accused of racism by Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri a fortnight ago. Heckingbottom is taking the incident seriously but assured he is viewing his striker as innocent until proven guilty.
Here is our predicted Preston North End starting XI to face Burnley...
9. CAM: Brad Potts
He was impressive off the bench last time out and should make the XI - it's just a case of where. | CameraSport - Alex Dodd
10. ST: Will Keane
If Frokjaer is fit he may start but it seems unlikely given the one week turnaround. Sam Greenwood could make the side as well but Keane is back fit, got his goal last weekend and is a player Heckingbottom has been wanting to utilise. Can drop in to link the game and sniffs out chances in the box well. | CameraSport - Rich Linley
11. ST: Emil Riis
Heckingbottom has no reservations about Osmajic but, if Keane is picked as predicted, then Riis is potentially a better suited strike partner. The Montengrin tends to perform best as the lone centre-forward with wing-backs high and attacking midfielders behind. As for Riis, he scored against Millwall recently and did well in the Burnley away trip. It would be something different for the Clarets to think about with Osmajic having started the game two weeks ago. | Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images