The Sky Sports cameras roll into town on Easter Monday for a 12.45pm kick-off as the Lilywhites play fellow Football League founder members Derby County at Deepdale.
There are just seven games to go and two points cover six teams chasing two Play-Off positions, with Monday a chance to put down a marker for both teams, knowing that with fixtures elsewhere, a win meaning they are likely to go into the final half dozen games in the top six.
It’s also Retro Day in PR1, a fan led event, with supporters wearing their old kits from bygone eras to show their colours for the team, with a couple of extra former players in attendance to add to the flavour – with both Chris Sedgwick and Chris Lucketti, who were part of the side that defeated the Rams in the 2005 Play-Off semi-finals set to be on the pitch at half-time.
For both teams, they come into the game on the back of defeats on Good Friday and will be wanting for a reaction to those reversals as they face off in front of a bumper bank holiday crowd.
Ref Watch
Making his second visit to Deepdale this season, but his first since our opening day fixture, is match official Tony Harrington…
Stat Attack
For the fourth and final time this season, we welcome a fellow founder member of the Football League back to Deepdale…
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Ticket Information
Normal matchday prices apply for Monday lunchtime’s clash with Gary Rowett’s Derby County at Deepdale, with tickets on general sale for all areas…
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Opposition View
Derby County manager Gary Rowett pulled no punches after his side’s 4-1 home defeat to Sunderland on Friday night…
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PNE Team News
Manager Alex Neil picked up no new worries in the Good Friday clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough…
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Match Coverage
On Monday lunchtime, the game is live on Sky Sports in the UK, meaning we cannot broadcast the game live in the majority of regions…
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Alex Neil’s Thoughts
North End boss Alex Neil is looking forward to facing Play-Off rivals Derby County at Deepdale on Monday afternoon…
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Paul Gallagher’s Preview
With just two points separating the two sides, Paul Gallagher is looking to put things right with victory over fifth-placed Derby County in Monday's early kick-off, as North End look to bounce back from Good Friday's defeat to Sheffield Wednesday...
Click here to hear from the midfielder ahead of the clash with the Rams