Preston North End boss Ryan Lowe hopes to have Andrew Hughes back on the field for Friday night’s match against Blackburn Rovers.
The first Lancashire derby of the season takes place at Ewood Park, with North End expected to be supported by a large away crowd.
In team news, Hughes would be Preston’s only potential returning player.
He has missed the last six matches, with Greg Cunningham coming on against Leicester City, Ipswich Town, Millwall and Southampton, before picking up an injury at Hull City.
Kian Best replaced Cunningham at MKM Stadium and then started in last weekend’s victory.
in the city of Coventry.

The youngster could be called upon again in the heart of defense if Hughes – who has been absent with a calf problem – is not fit enough to play.
Lowe, though, is optimistic about the Welshman’s chances.
“Yeah,” said Lowe, when asked if he is hoping to have the defender back for Friday.
“He was hoping to be back (against Coventry).
I spoke to Hughesy at length.
We had to pull him back a bit.
The medical team have been fantastic with him and putting the reins on me a little bit because, when you’ve got a quality left sided defender like Andrew Hughes, you want him to play every minute of every game.
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Liverpool.
Ali McCann (calf) and Jack Whatmough (hamstring) are expected to return from the international break this month, while Emil Riis is likely to be closer to Christmas when he returns to action.
Before the Ewood Park encounter, Blackburn was going through an injury crisis, especially in defense.