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)
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