PRESTON NORTH END v WATFORD
Deepdale
Saturday 20th August 2022
Kick Off: 1500 BST
Well this is a novelty, a Saturday game kicking off at 3.00 pm, and it could be a very difficult game for us as Preston have yet to concede a goal.
“They’re very well coached,” Edwards said. “They’ve had four clean sheets which indicates they’re very difficult to break down, but not only that, they’ve got a distinct way of playing, and some good footballers as well."
Although everyone sees the attacking potential of our forwards, so far I am not sure if we know which combination will provide the goals. Hopefully Sarr and Pedro will not have had their heads turned, and will play to the potential we know they have.
One person who will not be adding to his goal tally is Tom Cleverley who is sidelined for a couple of weeks with a calf injury that forced him off against Burnley.
Yáser Asprilla made his first start in the same game, turning heads with his energy and creativity in midfield. Displaying maturity beyond his 18 years, his boss waxed lyrical about the young Colombian. Edwards added: “He proved himself against Burnley when he came on. In that game they were starting to press, and we went down to 10 men, so I worked out very quickly that we could trust him. I knew that before, I knew from training and pre-season but it was great to be able to see it in front of 20,000 people under difficult circumstances.
According to the Preston official site this is a game that they cannot stream via their version of Hive, so I expect the same will apply to us, and we will be looking for a stream from somewhere.
Our Referee
Experienced official Darren Bond will referee at Deepdale for the first time in almost two years on Saturday afternoon. Bond has taken charge of three Championship fixtures so far this season, showing 13 yellow cards.
Deepdale
Saturday 20th August 2022
Kick Off: 1500 BST
Well this is a novelty, a Saturday game kicking off at 3.00 pm, and it could be a very difficult game for us as Preston have yet to concede a goal.
“They’re very well coached,” Edwards said. “They’ve had four clean sheets which indicates they’re very difficult to break down, but not only that, they’ve got a distinct way of playing, and some good footballers as well."
Although everyone sees the attacking potential of our forwards, so far I am not sure if we know which combination will provide the goals. Hopefully Sarr and Pedro will not have had their heads turned, and will play to the potential we know they have.
One person who will not be adding to his goal tally is Tom Cleverley who is sidelined for a couple of weeks with a calf injury that forced him off against Burnley.
Yáser Asprilla made his first start in the same game, turning heads with his energy and creativity in midfield. Displaying maturity beyond his 18 years, his boss waxed lyrical about the young Colombian. Edwards added: “He proved himself against Burnley when he came on. In that game they were starting to press, and we went down to 10 men, so I worked out very quickly that we could trust him. I knew that before, I knew from training and pre-season but it was great to be able to see it in front of 20,000 people under difficult circumstances.
According to the Preston official site this is a game that they cannot stream via their version of Hive, so I expect the same will apply to us, and we will be looking for a stream from somewhere.
Our Referee
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Experienced official Darren Bond will referee at Deepdale for the first time in almost two years on Saturday afternoon. Bond has taken charge of three Championship fixtures so far this season, showing 13 yellow cards.
