The two historic clubs have three FA Cup trophies between them, but have failed to reach the latter stages of the competition in recent times.
Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town in an FA Cup third round match at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Stoke City in an EFL Championship game on Monday, while Huddersfield suffered a 2-1 defeat to Luton Town, a day earlier. The victory helped Preston to move to 10th spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 37 points from 26 games, while the visitors are languishing at the 23rd position, with just 25 points to their name. The two historic clubs have three FA Cup trophies between them, but have failed to reach the latter stages of the competition in recent times.
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— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) January 6, 2023
Preston North End possible line-up: Woodman, Diaby, Lindsay, Hughes, Browne, McCann, whiteman, Johnson, Fernandez, Woodburn, Evans
Huddersfield Town possible line-up: Nicholls, Lees, Helik, Boyle, Thomas, Kasumu, Camara, Ruffles, Rudoni, Holmes, Ward
Preston North End
Opponents | Score |
Stoke City | 0-1 (W) |
West Brom | 2-0 (L) |
Huddersfield | 1-2 (L) |
QPR | 0-1 (L) |
Blackburn | 1-4 (W) |
Huddersfield Town
Opponents | Score |
Luton | 1-2 (L) |
Rotherham | 2-0 (W) |
Preston | 1-2 (W) |
Watford | 0-2 (L) |
Sheffield United | 1-0 (L) |
Last 5 match-results | Score |
Huddersfield beat Preston | 1-2 |
Preston beat Huddersfield | 0-1 |
Preston beat Huddersfield | 1-4 |
Preston draw Huddersfield | 0-0 |
Huddersfield beat Preston | 1-0 |
The FA Cup match between Preston North End will take place at Deepdale on Saturday at 6:00 pm IST.
Preston vs Huddersfield | Key Details |
Date | January 7 |
Venue | Deepdale |
Kickoff time in UK | 12:30 pm |
Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm |
The live telecast of the FA Cup match between Preston North End and Huddersfield Town can be seen on ESPN Play Caribbean and Star + network.