Preston North End vs. Coventry City – prediction, team news, lineups
Looking to extend their unbeaten run in the second tier to three matches, Preston North End will host a struggling Coventry City side at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon in the Championship.
The Lilywhites recorded a respectable point at Turf Moor versus Burnley prior to the international break, whilst the Sky Blues fell to defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday in the East Midlands.
Following a winless September schedule in the Championship, Preston North End collected a respectable tally of four points from two matches in October before the international pause, enjoying a three-goal success over Watford at Deepdale and a goalless draw with promotion favourites Burnley.
Despite the Clarets dominating possession in a hotly-contested Lancashire derby, the Lilywhites were able to secure a share of the points and in truth should have earnt all three, with Danish striker Emil Riis Jakobsen seeing a seemingly-legal goal ruled out for offside.
Collecting a steady total of nine points from their opening nine second-tier fixtures of 2024-25, Preston are currently occupying 19th position in the Championship table, seven points behind sixth-placed Watford and just two ahead of Queens Park Rangers in the highest of the relegation spots.
After Ryan Lowe departed from the managerial hotseat early in the season, Paul Heckingbottom has lost just two of his nine competitive matches in charge to date, with the 47-year-old looking to eventually emulate his success in Yorkshire, where he guided Sheffield United to the Premier League.
Having failed to win any of their five Championship outings so far this campaign, Preston will be delighted to know that five of their next six matches across all competitions are scheduled at their Deepdale base, including an EFL Cup fourth-round clash with Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal on October 30.
