Alan Irvine is unlikely to make any changes to his Preston side as they travel to Sheffield United for the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final.

With a place in the Premier League within touching distance, the two sides played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in the first leg on Friday, with Brian Howard's goal cancelling out Sean St Ledger's opener to hand the Blades a deserved draw.

Chris Brown and Stephen Elliott are both pushing for a start from the bench and Irvine could decide to rejig his strike force, but Jon Parkin and Neil Mellor are likely to get the nod from the off.

Midfielder Lee Williamson remains on the sidelines as he completes a three-game suspension so Darren Carter should deputise again, while Richard Chaplow and Michael Hart remain on the injured list.