Championship
Deepdale Stadium, Preston
Kick-off: 19:45 (Tuesday, 20th January 2026)
Broadcast: Sky Sports
CURRENT FORMHull City are in fine form! We've suffered just one defeat in our last eight matches and came away from Southampton with a brilliant 2-1 victory last time out. (Sports Mole) The Tigers have scored 42 goals in the Championship this season, making us the fourth-highest scorers in the league. We're particularly strong away from home - 21 points and 23 goals from 13 away matches!
Preston sit 4th in the table and are right in the thick of the play-off race. Last season we fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at their place - time to get revenge!
PREDICTED LINE-UPSHull City (4-2-3-1):
Pandur; Coyle, Egan, Hughes, Giles; Hadziahmetovic, Lundstram; Drameh, Palmer, Joseph; McBurnie
Absentees: Belloumi (injury), Matazo (injury), Crooks (injury)
Preston North End (3-5-2):
Iversen; Storey, Lindsay, Gibson; Small, Devine, Whiteman, Armstrong, Vukcevic; Osmajic, Smith
Absentees: Hughes (suspended), Brady (long-term injury), Potts, Thompson, Seary, Valentin (injury)
KEY FACTORS
Away form: 23 goals in 13 away matches - we're lethal on the road this season! Joe Gelhardt: Our loan striker is on fire with 10 goals Recent form: Just one defeat in eight games is brilliant momentum
Defence: 39 goals conceded - need to tighten up at the back Home advantage: Deepdale will be a tough atmosphere to deal with
YOUR PREDICTIONS?What are you expecting from this one? Any changes to the starting XI? What's your score prediction?
Come on City!
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