Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe made two changes to PNE's starting XI for the Bank Holiday clash with Stoke CIty at the bet365 Stadium.

Brad Potts and Ched Evans came into the side at the expense of Ali McCann and Sean Maguire who were on the bench.

This is North End's first game for more than three weeks after the postponements of the matches with Millwall, Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion due to Covid.

On the bench there was a place for goalkeeper Connor Ripley as back-up to Daniel Iversen.

placeholder image — Preston North End striker Ched Evans

Ripley hasn't been in the registered 25-man squad this season, however the rules over squads have been relaxed by the EFL during the current Covid situation.

Stoke: Davies, Wilmot, Batth, Chester, Ince, Allen, Clucas, Vrancic, Fox, Fletcher, Campbell. Subs: Smnith, Doughty, Brown, Oakley-Boothe, Surridge, Wright-Phillips, Bonham.

PNE: Iversen, Van den Berg, Bauer, Hughes, Whiteman, Browne, Potts, Johnson, Earl, Riis, Evans. Subs: Lindsay, McCann, Rafferty, Ledson, Maguire, Sinclair, Ripley.

Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Carnforth)

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