West Brom vs Preston North End team news: Lineups named in Championship
The team news has been confirmed for West Bromwich Albion vs Preston North End in the Sky Bet Championship.
Chris Brunt and Paul Heckingbottom have named their starting lineups and substitutes for the New Year’s Day clash between West Brom and Preston at The Hawthorns.
Brunt, continuing to lead the Baggies on the touchline following the departure of Carlos Corberan, will be eager to secure his first three points as interim head coach. The former Albion midfielder suffered defeat away at Derby County on Boxing Day before drawing 1-1 at league leaders Sheffield United on December 29.
West Brom are the favourites for this afternoon’s encounter but Preston have the potential to be banana skin opponents as the North End have won three of their last five outings. If results in the opening 24 matches are anything to go by, a draw is the most likely outcome with Preston sat on 11 stalemates and Albion a dozen.
Today’s hosts are unchanged from the draw at Bramall Lane last time out but Preston have swapped out two of their starters from the 3-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Andrew Hughes and Will Keane drop out of the XI, making way for Liam Lindsay and Mads Frokjaer. Here are both teams in full.
West Brom vs Preston lineups
Albion XI: Palmer (GK); Furlong, Bartley, Heggem, Styles; Diakite, Molumby; Fellows, Johnston, Grant; Maja.
Albion subs: Wildsmith (GK), Frabotta, Racic, Whitwell, Diangana, Swift, Bostock, Wallace, Cole.
Preston XI: Woodman (GK); Storey, Whatmough, Lindsay; Kesler-Hayden, Thordarson, McCann, Bowler; Frokjaer, Riis, Greenwood.
Preston subs: Cornell (GK), Bauer, Whiteman, Ledson, Nelson, Okkels, Holmes, Keane, Osmajic.