Team news is confirmed from Deepdale

Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom has made three changes against Blackburn Rovers this evening.

Thierry Small, Alfie Devine and Lewis Dobbin come into the side. Everton loan star Harrison Armstrong misses out with a knock, as Jamal Lewis and Mads Frokjaer drop to the PNE bench. Will Keane makes the match day squad for the first time this season while Daniel Jebbison and Pol Valentin return to the squad after injury.

It’s also three changes for Rovers. George Pratt makes his full debut for Blackburn as Sondre Tronstaf and Kristi Montgomery come into the midfield. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is suspended; Axel Henriksson and Dion De Neve drop to the bench. The away side welcome Moussa Baradji into the squad for the first time.

Preston remain without Ali McCann, Brad Potts, Lewis Gibson, Andrija Vukcevic, Robbie Brady and banned striker, Milutin Osmajic. Blackburn are missing Balazs Toth, Todd Cantwell, Scott Wharton, Hayden Carter, Augustus Kargbo and Jake Garrett.

Preston North End starting XI: Iversen; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes, Offiah, Whiteman (c), Thordarson, Small, Devine, Dobbin, Smith. Preston North End subs: Walton, Nolan, Lewis, Valentin, Thompson, Mawene, Frokjaer, Keane, Jebbison.

Blackburn Rovers starting XI: Pears; Miller, McLoughlin (c), Pratt, Alebiosu, Tronstad, Montgomery, Hedges, Morishita, Ohashi, Gudjohnsen. Blackburn Rovers subs: Michalski, Pickering, Ribeiro, Forshaw, Tavares, Baradji, De Neve, Henriksson, Gueye.