Preston North End's previous win means nothing now as Huddersfield Town have new boss

It will not be the first time the two teams have met this season, having been drawn against each other in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

PNE were 4-1 winners on the night, a goalscoring glut that was an anomaly in the early part of their season, and they are yet to repeat their feat of bagging four in a game.

But since then there has been much change for the Terriers, bringing in a new manager. Mark Fotheringham was brought in having been assistant boss at German side Hertha Berlin, replacing Danny Schofield who was sacked after 69 days in charge.

For that reason, Lowe says their previous win has no bearing on tonight’s 7:45pm kick off.

He said: “Definitely not now, they've got a new manager and I watched a lot of their game on Saturday in my office. At times they're a little bit different and trying to be creative from set plays.

"They have a new manager in there who will want to get on the front foot and get after us. We're going to have to put a game plan together because it's going to be another tough game.”

PNE were booed off the pitch on Saturday following their defeat to Stoke City but they have sold out their initial allocation for the trip to Yorkshire, with over 1,210 initially for sale with a further 800 on sale since.

Lowe has pleaded with the Preston faithful to stick with their side and says he understands their frustration through his own experience of being a fan.

He said: “On the fans, I get the frustration, I do. I'm a fan myself and I get it. But please, be patient with the group. We've gone from a good team in a good place, we are what we are, we've got what we've got.

"But keep sticking with it because the lads are working their socks off out there. They probably covered 110km between the group, that's 10-11km a per person so they are trying. I get the frustration, I do, but they are trying out there.”