Preston North End face a tough trip to Birmingham City on Tuesday night, needing to halt a slide that has left them bottom of the Championship. The Lilywhites lost 1-0 at home to Millwall last Friday, their third defeat in four matches, and now sit 24th with only four points from nine games.
They travel to St Andrew's to face a Birmingham side in seventh place and pushing for the play-offs. The Blues are unbeaten in three, having won 1-0 at West Bromwich Albion last time out. Preston's recent form reads one win, one draw and three losses, a run that has seen them concede 16 goals while scoring only eight.
In their last outing, Preston stuck with a 3-4-1-2 formation, fielding a side that included Iversen in goal and a front two of Lang and Erabi. Birmingham, meanwhile, lined up in a 4-2-3-1 shape against West Brom, with Stansfield leading the line. Both teams are expected to keep similar systems for this midweek fixture.
The match kicks off at 20:00 on Tuesday 13 October. Preston's next assignment after this is another away trip, with the team looking to climb off the foot of the table.
