Stoke City vs Preston North End: Team news in from bet365 Stadium
Midfielder makes first start in two months, key forward absent.
Paul Heckingbottom has made two changes to the side that drew 1-1 against Norwich for their Boxing Day trip to Stoke City.
Daniel Jebbison returns to the squad and starts after suffering with illness at the weekend, while Ali McCann makes his first start since October. Lewis Dobbin is completely absent from the squad, the exact reason is yet unclear. Alfie Devine is the other player taken out, he’s dropped to the bench.
Stefan Thordarson and Andrija Vukcevic are also missing from the squad, however one player back is Jamal Lewis - he returns after a hamstring injury.
Mark Robins’ Stoke have made three changes, one of the incomings being ex-Lilywhite Ben Pearson. Tatsuki Seko and Divin Mubama also come into the 11.
Preston North End starting XI: Iversen, Offiah, Storey, Hughes, Valentin, McCann, Whiteman (c), Armstrong, Small, Smith, Jebbison. PNE subs: Walton, Lindsay, Lewis, Potts, Thompson, Mawene, Devine, Frokjaer, Keane
Stoke City starting XI: Johansson,, Lawal, Phillips, Wilmot (c), Cresswell, Pearson, Seko, Junho, Thomas, Manhoef, Mubama. Stoke City subs: Bonham, Talovierov, Gibson, Nzonzi, Rigo, Donley, Cisse, Gallagher, Bozenik