World News – GB – Preston North End vs Millwall Live Match & Deepdale Goal Updates

Alex Neil’s side look to build on their impressive back-to-back wins at Queens Park Rangers and Huddersfield Town

PNE could claim three straight wins tonight, but to do so they will need to earn their first home league points this season

And standing in their way are a tough side from Millwall, who are undefeated in their last three games and drew Barnsley last time at The Den

The Lions will be without manager Gary Rowett and all the first team coaching staff tonight, due to positive Covid-19 tests

We’ll bring you all the preparation for tonight’s match, team news, live match updates and then the post-match reaction here

Alex Neil names unchanged squad for third game in a row as Daniel Johnson makes his home debut for the first time in the league this season

Millwall seems to settle down with full-backs, and Neil tends to match teams when they do

We would assume this to mean it’s the same form North End started on Saturday – Alan Browne right-back and Joe Rafferty left-back

North End yesterday announced a triple contract extension with Andrew Hughes, Josh Earl and Adam O’Reilly signing new deals

Alex Neil spoke again about his new striker on Monday, and praised one characteristic in particular that impressed him

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« They’re a tough team to break, aren’t they? » said Neil. « They’ve probably set up to counter as much as anything and are a real smothering team

« And we have a few of these teams coming up, so it will be a real rest for us to see if we can come up with that solution

« I’m not saying they’re happy to sit down, they sure won’t sit down and sacrifice the ball

« But they won’t be as open, for example, as Huddersfield, Norwich or Brentford used to be »

He won’t be attending tonight due to testing positive for Covid – nor any of his first-team coaches – but Rowett got a glimpse of tonight’s game nonetheless

He said: « I know people are watching their form at home and they haven’t scored at home yet, but it’s a good team that has been doing it for three or four years now, probably a little longer that we have

Alan Browne’s brow in the second half saw PNE come from behind to beat Huddersfield at John Smith’s Stadium

The North End skipper scored two goals in two minutes as the Lilywhites ran out of winners in what was a very entertaining contest

During his pre-game press conference on Monday, Alex Neil said that «  one of  » Ben Pearson or Ben Davies – who have both been injured in the last two games – s’ will train and could be in contention for tonight

Darnell Fisher recovered from hamstring injury after missing a month of football – a big boost

Louis Moult stays on the sidelines while Mathew Hudson and Adam O’Reilly are on loan at Bamber Bridge

For Millwall, Tottenham Hotspur striker on loan Troy Parrott remains injured, as does young Billy Mitchell

Other than those two, the Lions have everyone available, so it’ll be interesting to see if they go for a back-wing system – which served them well at Deepdale last season – or a back-four

Good evening and welcome to our live updates from the Preston North End Home Championship game against Millwall

PNE comes into this one thanks to two great away results and performances – now all the focus is on recording those top three important points at Deepdale

So far, it’s been frustrating at home for the Lilywhites, but there’s no reason they won’t head out tonight with confidence

Can we see Alex Neil turn things around or will he name an unchanged team for the third time in a week?

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