The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 4-2 victory over Stoke City in the mid-week, while the Lilywhites suffered a 4-0 thrashing away to Middlesbrough last time out.
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Queens Park Rangers will be looking to secure back-to-back wins in the EFL Championship when they travel to Deepdale to take on Preston North End on Friday night. The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 4-2 victory over Stoke City in the mid-week, while the Lilywhites suffered a 4-0 thrashing away to Middlesbrough last time out. The hosts are currently occupying eighth spot in the English second tier standings, having taken 28 points from 18 games, just two adrift of the playoffs, while QPR are languishing at the 22nd position, with just 13 points to their name from 18 matches, six adrift of safety.
🤕 A few men back for tomorrow’s clash. 👊#pnefc
— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) November 30, 2023
After going winless for seven games across September and October, Preston began the month of November with back-to-back victories over Coventry City and Blackburn. The Lilywhites recorded their eighth league-win of the season against the Riversiders on November 11 thanks to Alan Browne’s 35th-minute opener and Liam Lindsay’s dramatic winner one minute from time. However, on their return to action following the international break last weekend, Ryan Lowe’s side were beaten 2-1 defeat by Cardiff City and then three days later, suffered their sixth second tier defeat of the campaign away to Middlesbrough. Meanwhile, on a positive note, Preston have won five of their nine league games at Deepdale this term, collecting 17 points in the process.
QPR, on the other hand, got the better of Stoke on Tuesday night thanks to Lyndon Dykes’ brace, Ben Pearson’s own goal and Chris Willock’s effort four minutes into the injury time. It was the Hoops’ third Championship victory of the campaign, and the result ended their 12 game winless run in the second tier. Moreover, it was the first time in 13 attempts that QPR had scored more than once in a game, stretching back to September 2. The poor run of form lead to Marti Cifuents replacing Gareth Ainsworth as the boss. The Spaniard, who is the clubs fourth manager in 12 months, has managed to take five points from his first four games in charge.
Preston North End probable starting lineup: Woodman, Storey, Lindsay, Hughes, Ramsey, Whiteman, Browne, Brady, Holmes, Frokjaer-Jensen, Osmajic
Queens Park Rangers probable starting lineup: Begovic, Cannon, Cook, Dunne, Paal, Colback, Field, Dixon-Bonner, Willock, Dykes, Chair
Preston North End
| Opponents | Score |
| Middlesbrough | 4-0 (L) |
| Cardiff | 1-2 (L) |
| Blackburn | 1-2 (W) |
| Coventry | 3-2 (W) |
| Hull | 1-0 (L) |
Queens Park Rangers
| Opponents | Score |
| Stoke | 4-2 (W) |
| Norwich | 1-0 (L) |
| Bristol City | 0-0 (D) |
| Rotherham | 1-1 (D) |
| Leicester | 1-2 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Preston beat QPR | 0-2 |
| QPR beat Preston | 0-1 |
| Preston beat QPR | 2-1 |
| QPR beat Preston | 3-2 |
| Preston draw QPR | 0-0 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Preston and QPR will take place at Deepdale on Saturday at 1:30 am IST.
| Preston vs QPR | Key Details |
| Date | December 1 (UK) |
| Venue | Deepdale |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
Football fans in UK can catch the live action via Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Go Extra and Sky Ultra HD.
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