The hosts secured a 2-1 Championship win over Birmingham City last Saturday, while Suprs edged past Fulham 1-0 in the English top flight, two days later.
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Second tier side Preston North End will host Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup fourth round fixture at Deepdale on Saturday evening. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of victories in their respective league-fixtures. The hosts secured a 2-1 Championship win over Birmingham City last Saturday, while Suprs edged past Fulham 1-0 in the English top flight, two days later. As of now, Preston are occupying 11th spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 40 points from 28 games. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the 5th position in the Premier League standings, with 36 points to their name from 21 matches.Â
We first played Preston competitively in the @EmiratesFACup 123 years ago today – January 27, 1900 🗓
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 27, 2023
Preston are heading into the match on the back of three wins from their last four outings across all competitions. Last time out, Ryan Lowe’s side got the better of Birmingham, courtesy of early strikes from Ryan Ledson and Alan Browne. Meanwhile, the Deepdale outfit defeated Huddersfield Town 3-1 in the previous round of the Cup competition on January 7. Florian Kamberi put the Terriers ahead just before the hour mark, but strikes from Tom Lees, Bambo Diaby and Alan Browne turned the game on its head. Â
Tottenham, on the other hand, edged past League One side Portsmouth in their FA Cup third round match, courtesy of Harry Kane’s 50th-minute strike. After that, Antoine Conte’s men suffered back-to-back league-defeats against Arsenal and Manchester City, before getting their acts together to secure a narrow win over Fulham, last Monday. Once again, captain Kane’s lone goal on the stroke of half-time separated the two sides at Craven Cottage. Meanwhile, the 29-year-old English striker is now level with Tottenham’s all-time top goalscorer Jimmy Greaves on 266 strikes. Kane will have the record on his sights at Deepdale, as Spurs look to reach the quarter-finals of world’s oldest football tournament.Â
Preston midfielders Ben Whitesman and Brad Potts are back in training and should be in contention to feature against Spurs on Saturday. Ched Evans is likely to spearhead the attack, with Everton loanee Thomas Cannon, while Emii Riis Jakobsen and Sean Maguire are sidelined with injuries. As for Tottenham, attacker Lucas Moura is occupying the medical room with a long term tendon problem, while recent arrival Arnaut Danuma could make his debut for his new club on Saturday. Head coach Conte might rotate his squad due to workload management.
Preston North End Probable line-up: Woodman, Hughes, Diaby, Lindsay, Browne, McCann, Ledson, Johnson, Fernandez, Evans, Cannon
Tottenham Hotspur probable line-up: Forster, Tanganga, Dier, Lenglet, doherty, skipp, Bissouma, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Kane, Richarlison
Preston North End
| Opponents | Score |
| Birmingham | 1-2 (W) |
| Norwich | 0-4 (L) |
| Huddersfield | 3-1 (W) |
| Stoke City | 0-1 (W) |
| West Brom | 2-0 (L) |
Tottenham Hotspur
| Opponents | Score |
| Fulham | 0-1 (W) |
| Manchester City | 4-2 (L) |
| Arsenal | 0-2 (L) |
| Portsmouth | 1-0 (W) |
| Crystal Palace | 0-4 (W) |
| Latest match-result | Score |
| Tottenham beat Preston | 1-4 |
The FA Cup match between Preston North End and Tottenham Hotspur will take place at Deepdale on Saturday at 11:30 pm IST.
| Preston North End vs Tottenham Hotspur | Key Details |
| Date | January 28 |
| Venue | Deepdale |
| Kickoff time in UK | 6:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 pm |
The live telecast of the FA Cup matches in India is available on the Sony Sports network. Fans will also be able to watch the match on Jio TV. Besides, the match between Preston North End and Tottenham Hotspur can also be seen on TalkSport Radio UK, BBC iPlay, BBC Sport Web, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBc One in the UK.
