Preston manager Alan Irvine admits he would prefer to face Derby than Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round of the FA Cup.North End beat Scunthorpe 1-0 at Deepdale last weekend to book their fourth-round spot.

Monday's draw handed them a trip to the winners of the replay between Wednesday and Derby, who are languishing at the bottom of the Premier League.

Irvine said: "I do hope it is Derby, not because I have got anything against Sheffield Wednesday but because I'd rather we were going to play a Premiership team.

"If it's a Championship team they don't generate as much interest as playing someone from higher up would do.

"I'm sure our fans would look at it and think that we have got a chance of getting a result," he told the club's official website.

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