Preston North End manager Alex Neil brought loan players Sepp van den Berg and Anthony Gordon back into the starting XI for the clash with Queens Park Rangers at Deepdale.

Their inclusion came as Neil made four changes to the side which lost 4-0 at Cardiff City.

Brad Potts and Scott Sinclair also returned to the side, with Daniel Johnson, Jayson Molumby, Emil Riis and the injured Liam Lindsay dropping out.

Gordon had impressed as a substitute in the last half hour at Cardiff, with him deserving of a start.

Preston North End defender Sepp van den Berg

placeholder image — Preston North End defender Sepp van den Berg

The inclusion of van den Berg would potentially release Alan Browne back into midfield after a stint at right-back.

On the bench there was a seat for youth-team striker Joe Rodwell-Grant, while Tom Bayliss also got a recall among the substitutes.

PNE: Iversen, van den Berg, Storey, Hughes, Cunningham, Browne, Whiteman, Sinclair, Potts, Gordon, Evans. Subs: Bayliss, Johnson, Rafferty, Riis, Molumby, Huntington, Barkhuizen, Rodwell-Grant, Ripley.

QPR: Dieng, Dickie, Cameron, Barbet, Kane, Ball, Johansen, Wallace, Chair, Dykes, Austin. Subs: Bonne, Field, Willock, Kakay, Hamalainen, Kelman, Adomah, Lumley.

Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)

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