Preston North End v Wrexham: Confirmed team news from Deepdale as three changes made
A first start since September for one North End player.
Paul Heckingbottom has named his lineup for Preston North End’s home clash with Wrexham in the Championship.
There are three changes to the team who began the 3-2 victory at Sheffield Wednesday, as Pol Valentin makes his first start since September. The Spaniard has worked his way back to full fitness through staggered appearances from the bench, following an injury picked up versus Bristol City in the same month.
Stefan Thordarson and Michael Smith also come into the team, with Everton loan man Harrison Armstrong returning to the bench after a brief spell out. Skipper Ben Whiteman makes his 200th appearance for the club, while two players who scored in the EFL Cup game with The Red Dragons - Liam Lindsay and Lewis Dobbin - also start.
PNE starting XI: Iversen, Valentin, Whiteman (c), Lindsay, Storey, Hughes, Dobbin, Devine, Thordarson, Smith, Small. PNE Subs: Walton, Vukcevic, Nolan, Offiah, Armstrong, Thompson, Mawene, Keane, Jebbison
Wrexham starting XI: Okonkwo, Cleworth, Scarr, Hyam, Barnett, Dobson, Sheaf, Thomason, McClean, Moore, Broadhead. Wrexham: subs: Burton, Doyle, Longman, M. James, Rathbone, O’Brien, Smith, Windass, Hardie