Stoke City welcome Preston North End for a clash between two sides battling for the play-offs on Friday afternoon (15:00 GMT kick-off).
The Potters have won just one of their past five (L4) and are two points behind the top-six.
The Lilywhites are unbeaten in their past six games (W2 D4) and have only lost one of their previous 11.
Stoke have won just one of their past 12 home league games against Preston (D6 L5) and are winless in all seven since relegation from the Premier League in 2018 (D2 L5).