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Carayol and Garner Start at Preston
Saturday, 24th Feb 2018 14:17

Mustapha Carayol is handed his first Town start having recovered from illness and Joe Garner is fit to face his old club following a knee problem as a Blues side featuring five changes faces Preston North End at Deepdale.

Manager Mick McCarthy sticks with his three-man backline of Cameron Carter-Vickers, skipper Luke Chambers and Adam Webster ahead of keeper Bartosz Bialkowski with Dominic Iorfa taking over from Jordan Spence at right wing-back and Jonas Knudsen continuing on the left.

Cole Skuse and Callum Connolly are in their usual central midfield roles with Carayol, who has previously made one sub appearance since joining Town on a free transfer in January, looking set to be on the left of a front three with Garner - who is back at Deepdale for the first time since leaving the Lilywhites in the summer of 2016 - in the middle and Martyn Waghorn on the right.

Bersant Celina joins Spence, Luke Hyam, Grant Ward and Freddie Sears in dropping to the bench having started Wednesday’s 1-0 home defeat to Cardiff.

Preston: Rudd, Cunningham (c), Pearson, Browne, Woods, Davies, Moult, Huntington, Barkhuizen, Robinson, Bodin. Subs: Maxwell, Spurr, Earl, Welsh, Gallagher, Harrop, Horgan.

Town: Bialkowski, Carter-Vickers, Chambers (c), Webster, Iorfa, Skuse, Connolly, Knudsen, Waghorn, Garner, Carayol. Subs: M Crowe, Celina, Spence, Ward, Hyam, Sears, Gleeson. Referee: Scott Duncan (Northumberland).


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jas0999 added 14:26 - Feb 24
Let's hope we can win the game. Three attack minded players today, so slight improvement!!
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poldark added 14:28 - Feb 24
Still no Town youngsters what is the point of this I don't understand could someone explain this as I thought playing youngsters was one of Evans 5 point plan
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martin587 added 14:28 - Feb 24
It's damm cold up here so let's hope we have something to shout about.!!
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positivity added 14:32 - Feb 24
no nydam, kenlock, morris or drinan. it's virtually pre-season, time to give them a go...
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righty added 14:38 - Feb 24
McCarthy OUT
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Surco72 added 14:39 - Feb 24
Says we are going to see youngsters , says Needs to see more of Hyam, says his team have been excellent , bloke talks absolute tosh .
Proper blokes Chambo , Skuse and Knudsen in whatever though 👍👍
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leftie1972 added 14:43 - Feb 24
I think Nydam and Drinan should have been on the bench at least, give them a go!
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heathen66 added 14:45 - Feb 24
Glad to see Carayol get a start, but far far too defensive.
So Ward and Celina had decent games on Wednesday...dropped. !!!
Still unsure how Iorfa gets in any squad, let alone starting XI
Set up with 5-2-2-1, I wonder where the creativity will come form.
Hopefully we get some corners and free kicks.
Congratulations to all that have travelled...hats off to you guys (and girls)
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BillyBaxterwasbest added 14:51 - Feb 24
Come on you blues!
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shortmarine1969 added 14:52 - Feb 24
No chatroom and widget???
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Bluejake added 14:58 - Feb 24
Where's the chatroom today?
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BlueandTruesince82 added 15:02 - Feb 24
Just dont care.

Go rugby.
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braveblue added 15:04 - Feb 24
Shambles.
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