Awkward Addicks will give North End a stern challenge

Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom reckons his men are coming up against a team this weekend who bear similarities to themselves.

- by George Hodgson

The Addicks have taken to life in the Championship after winning promotion from League One via the playoffs.

They currently sit in ninth spot in the table - just a point and two places behind North End.

The match at Deepdale pits two of the best defences in the league.

Only leaders Middlesbrough and third-placed have conceded less goals than Charlton, while PNE are one of six teams to have conceded just seven times in eight league games.