PNE are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Swansea City at the weekend, while the visitors thrashed Ipswich 4-0 last time out.
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Leeds United will be looking to put pressure on second-placed Ipswich Town when they travel to Deepdale on Saturday to take on Preston North End in an EFL Championship fixture. The Whites are currently occupying third spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 45 points from 23 games, seven adrift of the top two, while the hosts are sitting at the 13th position, with 32 points to their name, four away from the playoffs. PNE are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Swansea City at the weekend, while the visitors thrashed Ipswich 4-0 last time out.
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Preston are going through bit of a rough patch, having lost five of their last seven outings, while recording just one win in the period. Their last success came away to Huddersfield Town on December 12 thanks to one goal each from Alan Browne, Will Keane and Ben Whiteman. After that, the Invincibles suffered back-to-back defeats against the likes of Watford and Swansea with an aggregate scoreline of 7-2. PNE lost out to the Swans on Saturday despite the fact that Liam Millar got on the scoresheet. It was their ninth second tier defeat of the campaign. Moreover, Ryan Lowe’s side have lost each of their last three fixtures at Deepdale conceding nine goals and scoring just two in the process.
Leeds, on the other hand, produced arguably their best performance of the campaign to thrash Ipswich at the weekend. Pascal Struijk’s eighth minute opener, an own goal from Leif Davis mid-way through the first-half, Crysencio Summerville’s penalty kick on the strike of half-time and Joel Piroe’s icing on the cake seven minutes into the second-half helped the Whites secure their 13th league win of the campaign. Meanwhile, Daniel Farke’s side are now unbeaten in 12 games at Elland Road, but more work is required on their travels, having taken just five points from 11 outings.
Preston North End probable lineup: Cornell, Storey, Lindsay, Hughes, Potts, McCann, Ledson, Millar, Frokjaer-Jensen, Browne, Osmajic
Leeds United probable starting lineup: Meslier, Gray, Rodon, Struijk, Spence, Ampadu, Kamara, James, Piroe, Summerville, Rutter
Preston North End
| Opponents | Score |
| Swansea | 2-1 (L) |
| Watford | 1-5 (L) |
| Huddersfield | 1-3 (W) |
| Norwich | 0-0 (D) |
| QPR | 0-2 (L) |
Leeds United
| Opponents | Score |
| Ipswich | 4-0 (W) |
| Coventry | 1-1 (D) |
| Sunderland | 1-0 (L) |
| Blackburn | 0-2 (W) |
| Middlesbrough | 3-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Leeds draw Preston | 1-1 |
| Preston draw Leeds | 1-1 |
| Leeds beat Preston | 0-2 |
| Leeds beat Preston | 3-0 |
| Preston beat Leeds | 0-2 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Preston and Leeds will take place at Deepdale on Tuesday at 6:00 pm IST.
| Preston vs Leeds | Key Details |
| Date | December 26 |
| Venue | Deepdale |
| Kickoff time in UK | 12:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm |
Football fans in UK can catch the live action via Talksport 2 Radio UK, Sky Sports Football, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Showcase and Sky Go Extra.
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