FA Cup – Preston North End v Tottenham Hotspur: Latest team news, score prediction, is there a live stream? What time is kick off? | OneFootball

Championship side Preston North End take on Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup fourth round at Deepdale on Saturday night.

It has been a frustrating time for North End lately with five defeats in their last eight league games but they returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Birmingham City at St Andrew’s on Saturday. Goals from Ryan Ledson and Alan Browne put the visitors firmly in control inside 15 minutes and they held on despite Lukas Jutkiewicz halving the deficit late on.

Ryan Lowe’s side sit 11th in the table, two points from the play-offs, and secured a comfortable 3-1 home win over Huddersfield Town in the previous round to set up the tie with the Premier League giants.

Spurs have also been in poor form lately, suffering three defeats in four league games prior to Monday night’s 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, with Harry Kane’s strike just before halftime sealing a much-needed three points.

Antonio Conte’s men currently sit fifth in the top flight, three points behind fourth-placed Manchester United and they booked their place in the fourth round with a narrow 1-0 home victory over League One side Portsmouth earlier this month as the Italian looks to end the club’s long wait for silverware.

Preston will be without striker Troy Parrott who is unable to face his parent club, while on-loan Manchester City frontman Liam Delap is also unavailable as he featured for Stoke City in the previous round of the competition.

Lowe could be boosted by the return of midfielders Ben Whiteman and Brad Potts, who both missed out against the Blues, but Emil Riis is a long-term absentee.

Tottenham have an almost fully fit squad to choose from, with Lucas Moura expected to be sidelined once again and Bryan Gil doubtful.

Score prediction

This is a tough one to call given both sides’ poor recent form and it feels like it could be an awkward encounter for Spurs.

But with the club already out of the EFL Cup and perhaps unlikely to win the Champions League, this competition seems like Conte’s best chance at securing a trophy, so he will likely name a strong line-up.

With that in mind, Spurs would have to be considered favourites, particularly if the likes of Kane, Heung-Min Son, and Dejan Kulusevski were to feature.

After Spurs’ struggles against Pompey in the last round and with North End’s impressive defensive record, it will not be a significant margin of victory, but the Premier League side should edge this one.

The game will be shown live on BBC One.