Preston sweat on fitness of Anders Lindegaard and Marnick Vermijl
Preston are sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard and defender Marnick Vermijl ahead of the televised Lancashire derby with Burnley.
On-loan stopper Lindegaard was withdrawn at half-time in the 2-2 draw with Birmingham in midweek while Vermijl had been forced off even earlier due to a kick on the top of his foot.
North End manager Simon Grayson will give both players until the last minute to prove their fitness, with 34-year-old Chris Kirkland, who came close to joining the Clarets in the summer, ready to fill in between the sticks.
Calum Woods (calf) should be back to deputise for Vermijl if needed yet Chris Humphrey (shin), Liam Grimshaw and Stevie May (both knee) are still out.
James Tarkowski should be back in the Burnley squad that travels to Deepdale.
The centre-back was not on the bench for the 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough having suffered a groin strain in training on Monday, but Sean Dyche is confident he can make the short trip.
Tarkowski is unlikely to break into a starting line-up which will likely be unchanged after Joey Barton and Sam Vokes shook off problems to feature against Boro.
Lukas Jutkiewicz (knee) played 90 minutes for the development squad in midweek but will need a few more fixtures at that level before being considered for the senior team.
Source: PAR
