Wrexham v Preston North End team news: Four changes as fan favourite makes first start

Team sheets are in from North Wales!

Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom has made four changes for his side’s game at Wrexham.

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Brad Potts makes his first start | Camera Sport

The most notable of those is a first start of the season for Brad Potts after recovering from a long-term hamstring injury. The midfielder turned right-wing-back came on as as substitute against Norwich City on December 20 and assisted for fellow returning teammate Will Keane.

Liam Lindsay has recovered from illness and starts in the back three, Mads Frokjaer makes a first start since earlly November and Alfie Devine comes back in after getting past a slight knock last week.

Andrew Hughes is completely absent, while the highly-awaited return of Milutin Osmajic will come another day: the striker is out with an as of yet unknown injury. Pol Valentin is on the bench after two highly impressive performances in the last ten days.

Wrexham are unchanged from the side that defeated Sheffield United 5-3 on Boxing Day in a thrilling game at SToK Cae Res.

Preston North End starting XI: Iversen, Offiah, Storey, Lindsay, Potts, Devine, Whiteman, Armstrong, Small, Frokjaer, Jebbison. Preston North End subs: Walton, Valentin, Lewis, Thomspon, McCann, Mawene, Keane, Smith

Wrexham starting XI: Okonkwu, Cleworth, Hyam, Doyle, James, Sheaf, Thomason, Longman, Windass, Broadhead, Moore. Subs: Burton, Cacace, Coady, Scarr, Barnett, Rathbone, Dobson, Smith, Rodriguez

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