Preston North End v Derby County

Published on: 01 February 2019

Frank Lampard's Derby will move up to fifth in the Championship if they beat Preston on FridayFollow live text coverage from 19:30 GMT on Friday

Preston North End expect to have captain Tom Clarke back for the visit of Derby County.

The defender has resumed training after a calf problem, but forward Louis Moult is out with a hamstring injury.

Derby are without goalkeeper Scott Carson and midfielder Mason Mount because of injuries, while full-back Jayden Bogle is suspended.

Ex-England left-back Ashley Cole is not quite ready to be considered for a first start since joining the Rams.

Midfielder Andy King, who joined on loan from Leicester City on transfer deadline day, could be included in the squad.

Match facts

Preston are winless in 11 league matches against Derby (W0 D3 L8) since a 2-0 win in December 2008, which was the last time these sides met on a Friday. Derby have conceded just one goal in their last six Championship matches against Preston (W4 D2 L0), keeping clean sheets in each of their last three games. Preston have only lost two of their last 29 league matches in February (W17 D10), though they did lose their last such match in the month, a 0-1 defeat to Ipswich Town. Preston have won their last two Championship games, last winning three in a row in the same season in December 2017. Derby have alternated between victory and defeat in their last six away league games (W3 L3), while losing at Leeds last time out. Preston's Brad Potts has scored in his last two Championship games - he's never scored in three consecutive games in his Football League career.

Source: bbc.com

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