League : English League Championship
Early preview from ESPN Soccernet :
Preston's Brett Ormerod is battling to be fit to face his former club Blackpool in the Lancashire derby clash at Deepdale.
The striker sustained a calf strain during Tuesday's 3-0 home victory over Hull and was forced off after 31 minutes.
He was replaced as a precautionary measure by on-loan Blackburn striker Paul Gallagher, who could replace him in the starting line-up if required.
North End manager Alan Irvine has no other injury worries, leaving him with the option of keeping the same side for the third consecutive game if Ormerod recovers in time.
Billy Jones will be available after returning to full training this week and he could be an option at right-back, while John Halls has returned to Reading after a loan spell.
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson will check on the fitness of Bartosz Slusarski and Keith Southern.
On-loan Polish striker Slusarski had started three successive games for the Seasiders before limping out of the 1-0 home win over QPR last weekend with an ankle injury.
He failed to recover in time for the Monday's 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe, and is now rated 50-50 for the Deepdale showdown.
Midfielder Southern also limped out of the QPR victory with an ankle complaint and similarly missed the clash with the Iron.
Grayson will check on both players closer to kick-off while Michael Flynn is pushing for a starting role after coming off the substitutes' bench to score the equaliser at Glanford Park.
The striker sustained a calf strain during Tuesday's 3-0 home victory over Hull and was forced off after 31 minutes.
He was replaced as a precautionary measure by on-loan Blackburn striker Paul Gallagher, who could replace him in the starting line-up if required.
North End manager Alan Irvine has no other injury worries, leaving him with the option of keeping the same side for the third consecutive game if Ormerod recovers in time.
Billy Jones will be available after returning to full training this week and he could be an option at right-back, while John Halls has returned to Reading after a loan spell.
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson will check on the fitness of Bartosz Slusarski and Keith Southern.
On-loan Polish striker Slusarski had started three successive games for the Seasiders before limping out of the 1-0 home win over QPR last weekend with an ankle injury.
He failed to recover in time for the Monday's 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe, and is now rated 50-50 for the Deepdale showdown.
Midfielder Southern also limped out of the QPR victory with an ankle complaint and similarly missed the clash with the Iron.
Grayson will check on both players closer to kick-off while Michael Flynn is pushing for a starting role after coming off the substitutes' bench to score the equaliser at Glanford Park.
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[22] Preston vs Blackpool [21]
Odds Status at : 6.42pm(8/12/07)
Current Asian Handicap Odds
2.05
0 : 1/2
1.85
Current Asian Handicap Odds
2.05
0 : 1/2
1.85
Current 1x2 Odds
2.05
3.23
3.38
2.05
3.23
3.38
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[22] Preston vs Blackpool [21]
Odds Status at : ?pm(8/12/07)
Odds Status at : ?pm(8/12/07)
Current Asian Handicap Odds
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0 : 1/2
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Current 1x2 Odds
Current 1x2 Odds
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-
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Review:
6.45 pm : Preston fresh from thrashing Hull 3-0 should be able to sustain the momentum going ahead in this game against Blackpool. Initial calculation based on odds at time of writing indicate that Preston -0.5 is the current 5 star pick for now.
Verdict : Preston -0.5 (5 STAR BET)
1 comment:
Summary :
Preston suffered at 0-1 defeat to Blackpool. The assumption that Preston hammered Hull 3-0 last weekend proved that Hull is the low form team. (Hull were hammered (4-0) again by Southampton last night.)
Preston conceded a penalty in the game againts Blackpool and failed to come back with 23 mins to go in the 2nd half.
In conclusion, it was certainly a bad prediction last night to take Preston-0.5.
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