Preston North End take on Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup this afternoon and former Burnley talent Kaedyn Kamara is on the bench.

Championship action takes a back seat this weekend as Ryan Lowe and co seek FA Cup success.

This is the fourth time PNE have faced Huddersfield this season, winning two and losing one so far.

Lowe has gone with a pretty strong side this afternoon, with Freddie Woodman between the sticks.

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Bambo Diaby starts once again having turned in an impressive display against Stoke City on Monday, joining Liam Lindsay and Andrew Hughes at the back.

Alan Browne and Alvaro Fernandez are the wing backs for PNE this afternoon with Ali McCann, Ryan Ledson and Daniel Johnson in midfield.

Mikey O’Neill is given a chance to shine in attack with Ben Woodburn joining him up top.

Ched Evans and Ben Whiteman miss out completely this afternoon, no doubt being rested because Lowe simply can’t afford to lose anybody else to injury.

Robbie Brady returns to the bench, joining Dai Cornell, Greg Cunningham, Patrick Bauer and Brad Potts as the experienced players.

Jacob Slater, Noah Mawene, Finlay Cross-Adair and Kaedyn Kamara also make the bench.

Whilst we have seen Slater, Mawene and Cross-Adair in first-team action, Kamara may be more of an unknown to many North End fans.

Kamara, 17, joined PNE from the Burnley ranks and is in the first year of his scholarship deal at North End.

Lowe has been impressed with Kamara and even took him along to the Carabao Cup clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers in August, even if he didn’t make the matchday squad.

Midfielder Kamara may now have a chance to make his senior debut for PNE this afternoon as Lowe goes with a youthful bench.

Preston North End starting XI: Woodman; Diaby, Lindsay, Hughes; Browne, McCann, Ledson, Johnson, Fernandez; Woodburn, O’Neill.

Preston North End substitutes: Cornell, Cunningham, Bauer, Slater, Mawene, Kamara, Brady, Potts, Cross-Adair.

Huddersfield Town starting XI: Bilokapic; Lees, Helik, Ayina; Kesler-Hayden, Camara, Kasumu, Lowton; Rudoni, Thomas, Simpson.

Huddersfield Town substitutes: Chapman, Rhodes, Boyle, Ruffels, Holmes, Jackson, Diarra, Harratt, Kamberi.

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