The Lilywhites return back home to Deepdale this weekend with Crawley Town the visitors...
Playmaking midfielder Joel Byrom will be pushing for a start after coming through the final 45 minutes against Bury last weekend.
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However, they will be looking to bounce back this weekend after suffering a 3-0 home defeat to Portsmouth on Sunday, a game which they finished with nine men after two dismissals.
Fresh and ready for the challenges ahead, Richie Barker’s newly acquired Red Devils have started life in League One brightly and lie two places above North End in sixth position on nine points.
The North End squad have enjoyed a rare week off from their busy schedule and have managed to gain a number of valuable hours on the training ground.
The Lilywhites will be looking for their third consecutive win in League One after wins over Swindon Town and Bury in recent weeks, which has seen the Club climb to eighth in the table, only four points off top spot.
Preston North End will host Crawley Town this weekend in the first ever meeting between the two sides.
Meanwhile visitors Crawley will be without the services of Josh Simpson and Hope Akpan following their dismissals against Portsmouth live on Sky Sports last Sunday.
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Also a reminder that the pro-rata season tickets will only be available until an hour prior to kick off against Crawley Town.
After the 2pm deadline, they will no longer be on sale and the only entry to Deepdale will be on a match-by-match basis. For full details please click the link below
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The Red Devils
Crawley have followed a number of clubs in recent years to win back-to-back promotions, with their club from non-league football to League One.
However, despite the team continuing to improve, Crawley have had three managers so far this calendar year, losing Steve Evans to Rotherham United towards the end of last season and then Sean O’Driscoll during the summer to Nottingham Forest, without him even taking charge of a competitive game.
Town have settled into life well in the third tier of English football, and have won three games so far this season and losing two.
At the back, they have a familiar face to PNE supporters in the form of Jamaican Claude Davis and former Deepdale loan man Jonathan Forte.
The Referee
The last time Mr Webb visited Deepdale was in Preston’s League Cup first round triumph over Crewe last season.
Webb, from Lancashire, has been an official since the beginning of the 2007/08 season and has refereed consistently at Championship, League One and League Two level.
The referee in charge of Saturday’s game between Preston North End and Crawley Town is David Webb.