Preston North End face a key trip to Queens Park Rangers this Saturday aiming to arrest a damaging run of form. Ryan Lowe's side have lost four of their last five Championship matches, leaving them 23rd in the table with just three points from seven games.
Their recent sequence includes home defeats to Lincoln City and Bristol City, plus losses at Watford and Charlton. The only bright spot was a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers at Deepdale earlier this month. Top scorer C. Lang, who has three goals this season, will be key to turning their fortunes around.
Team news and context
Preston will be without midfielders Ali McCann and Brad Potts for the trip to London, with both sidelined by injury. Their last outing was a 1-0 home loss to Lincoln, where a late goal from Freddie Draper sealed the points for the visitors.
QPR have drawn their last two matches and will provide a stern test at Loftus Road. Preston's full recent results and upcoming fixtures are available, showing the scale of the challenge ahead. The squad list shows the options available to Lowe as he looks for a solution.
A positive result in the capital is vital to lift spirits and start climbing the standings. The next assignment after QPR is a home game the following weekend.
