'I don't think...' - Preston North End insider details quadruple injury issue ahead of Sunderland clash
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00:00Obviously, Tuesday is going to be a tough match.
00:03Absolutely. We'll come to more broader things a bit later on,
00:07but talk us through those injury issues, George,
00:10and how they'll affect Preston coming into the game on Tuesday night.
00:15Yeah, well, midfield's been hit pretty badly,
00:17so Ali Mekhani has been a bit of a regular all season, really, and a key man in there.
00:22Kind of tempo setter, aggressive tackler.
00:25He's going to be missing for about a month.
00:28Mads Frockjaar has been out, and he's kind of the opposite,
00:31a real creator and flair player in behind the strikers,
00:34and North End deal, he'll be missing when he's not available.
00:37So, he's been a big miss in recent weeks.
00:38I don't think he's going to be back for Tuesday.
00:41Ben Whiteman, the captain, is back, so that's a bit of a boost numbers-wise.
00:44But, yeah, them two are certainly a miss.
00:46Militano's Majic didn't play on Saturday.
00:49Obviously, top scorer this season.
00:51So, yeah, certainly could have done with him coming off the bench at Bramall Lane
00:55or even starting the game.
00:56And then Jadon Magoma was on the sidelines as well on Saturday,
01:00a young left-wing back from Brentford who's been bright
01:02and, again, would have added something different down the side.
01:05So, yeah, been hit a few different areas
01:09and then missing a couple of defenders as well.