Preston North End v Coventry City team news: Ben Whiteman and Scott Sinclair start for the Lilywhites
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Ben Whiteman and Scott Sinclair replaced Ryan Ledson and Tom Barkhuizen who dropped to the bench.
Whiteman partnered Alan Browne in midfield, this club captain Browne's 300th appearance for PNE.
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Hide AdThis is Sinclair's first start since the win over Peterborough United in August.
McAvoy stuck with a 3-5-2 system, that having come in for some criticism from supporters of late.
PNE: Iversen, Storey, Bauer, Hughes, van den Berg, Browne, Whiteman, Earl, Johnson, Sinclair, Riis. Subs: Lindsay, Cunningham, Ledson, Potts, Barkhuizen, Murphy, Rudd.
Coventry: Moore, Rose, McFadzean, Hyam, Dabo, Hamer, Kelly, O'Hare, Maatsen, Gyokeres, Walker. Subs: Clarke-Slater, Allen, Waghorn, Sheaf, Kane, Shipley, Wilson.
Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)
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