Potts, Holmes, Best – Preston North End injury news and return dates with Coventry City next

As Preston North End gets ready for Friday’s trip to Coventry City, they are mostly injury-free, albeit one key player is out for the Lilywhites.

A summary of North End’s treatment table is provided here in front of the crucial matchup with Mark Robins’ team.

The injury: Towards the conclusion of Preston’s 2-0 victory over Cardiff City earlier this month, he sustained a hamstring strain. In eleven of his 13 starts on the spin, the number 44 played 90 minutes. This was his 13th start overall.
The latest is as follows: “We will take it week by week, Pottsy, but he will be a few weeks away. I believe there are four weeks off during the international break. I believe he will miss the next four games, Pottsy, so that is a bit of a blow.”

The potential homecoming date is March 16 versus Plymouth Argyle (A).

Holmes, Duane

The injury: Early in February, Holmes was listed as a reserve for the home match against Ipswich Town. However, he was taken off the team after sustaining a knee injury while shooting a shot during the warm-up. The last four games have been missed by the American.

For now, Lowe has provided an update: “Duano is on the grass and we will see how he is,” last week. Yesterday, he was begging to go inside, but we had to force him. He is exactly that character—saying things like, “Can I put this bib on?”—but we still need to exercise caution. We have a squad, and everything are good right now. There’s not much a rush to include Duano.”

The potential date of return is February 23 in Coventry City (A).

Kian’s Finest Promotion

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The injury: During a training session in the middle of January, he took a hard blow to his ankle.

Updated in early February: “Besty rolled his ankle a couple of weeks ago, so he missed out,” stated Lowe. “We need to make sure everything is correct because he didn’t properly rehab an ankle injury he sustained while on the youth squad. However, he plans to resume his running on the grass within the next week or two. It was regrettable—a run-in between him and Layton (Stewart) during training. That’s Besty, though; he always gives it his all. An ankle injury is manageable if it is rolled, the swelling reduced, and the ankle strengthened again. He’ll be all right.

The potential date of return is March 2 at Hull City (H).

Evans Ched
The ailment: Surprisingly, the number nine was able to play again this season following surgery for a severe spinal injury. Nevertheless, Evans now has a fresh challenge because of his weak hamstring. Since his 26 FA Cup minutes against Chelsea, the striker has not appeared on the field. Despite missing the previous seven games, Lowe anticipated that he would return to training following Ipswich.

The latest: In late January, Lowe stated, “There is a bit of scar tissue at the back of his knee.” “It’s removing it and fortifying his hamstring slightly, as he was experiencing weakness in one of them, which caused some concern. We believed it to be neurological, but he is now working hard and hanging out with the guys. He’ll make it stronger, and ideally it won’t be too lengthy.

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