Three summer signings make their EFL debuts for Wanderers as the Whites return to Championship action for the first time for seven years.
Defenders Akin Famewo and Luca Stephenson and wideman Gaizka Larrazabal start for Steven Schumacher’s side, with Lewis Brunt, Ryan Hardie and Samuel Iling-Junior named among the substitutes after signing inside the last week.
Suspension for Xavier Simons and Ruben Rodrigues’ injury means a start in midfield for Ethan Erhahon alongside Josh Sheehan, who captains the Whites against their Lancashire rivals for a sold-out lunchtime kick-off.
Wanderers: Bonham, Forino, Sheehan, Dalby, Gale, Famewo, Erhahon, Larrazabal, Conway, Stephenson, McAtee. Substitutes: Harrington, Brunt, Davies, Dong, Watson, Iling-Junior, Toal, Christie, Hardie.
Preston: Preston: Iversen, Valentin, Lindsay, Devine, McCann, Lang, Storey, Thompson, Hughes, Osmajić, Burgzorg. Substitutes: Nicholls, Vukcevic, Erabi, Small, Morgan, Offiah, Leroy, Gryba, Nolan.
Referee: Adam Herczeg