Preston North End v Norwich City

Published on: 12 February 2019

Mario Vrancic was forced off before half-time in Norwich's win over Ipswich on SundayFollow live text coverage from 19:15 GMT on Wednesday

Preston will monitor midfielders Ben Pearson and Alan Browne after they came off in Saturday's victory at Bolton.

Keeper Connor Ripley may require surgery after suffering an ankle injury during a practice match.

Leaders Norwich are without midfielder Mario Vrancic, who will miss around three weeks with an ankle problem.

Midfielders Todd Cantwell and Emi Buendia should overcome knocks while Timm Klose (ankle) and Moritz Leitner (calf) are closing in on returns.

Match facts

Preston have won none of their three Championship meetings with Norwich under Alex Neil (D2 L1). Norwich haven't completed a league double over Preston since the 2002-03 season. Preston haven't drawn four consecutive home league matches since October 2015 under Simon Grayson. Norwich's current 13-game unbeaten away league run is their longest since joining the Football League in the 1920-21 season. Preston haven't failed to score in consecutive home Championship matches since November 2017. Norwich have already scored more away Championship goals during 2018-19 (26) than they managed in the entirety of last season (24).

Source: bbc.com

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