Key battle

BRADLEY Dack has been man-marked in his last two matches. Ben Pearson will be the man Preston turn to in a bid to keep the 10-goal attacker quiet, but he will need to temper his poor disciplinary record.

Last meeting

ROVERS went a seventh game unbeaten, but were denied victory by an injury-time Aiden McGeady goal in a 2-2 draw at Ewood Park in March 2017. Elliott Bennett and Craig Conway were on target for the hosts who had trailed to an early Tom Barkhuizen strike. 

Man in the middle

Andrew Madley - He took charge of Rovers' 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest in September.

Predicted teams

Preston: Declan Rudd, Tom Clarke, Ben Davies, Paul Huntingdon, Josh Earl, Ben Pearson, Alan Browne, Tom Barkhuizen, Paul Gallagher, Callum Robinson, Lukas Nmecha

Rovers: David Raya, Ryan Nyambe, Darragh Lenihan, Charlie Mulgrew, Amari’i Bell, Richie Smallwood, Corry Evans, Elliott Bennett, Bradley Dack, Adam Armstrong, Danny Graham

Odds

PRESTON, unbeaten in seven matches, are 23/20 to chalk up three points, with Rovers 12/5 to claim a fourth away win of the season. The draw is 23/10. The last two matches have brought goals, and a 2-2 draw in this one is priced at 14/1.

Championship fixtures

Rotherham v Sheff Utd (12.30)

Hull v Nottingham Forest

Leeds v Bristol City

Millwall v Bolton

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby

Stoke v QPR

Swansea v Norwich

Wigan v Reading

Brentford v Middlesbrough (5.30)

Aston Villa v Birmingham (SUN)