When your top, and have been installed as favourites for promotion pretty much every game takes on the title 'potential banana skin'. A phrase i've almost certainly used far too much this season. (Such shrouded pessimism is a sympton of being a life long Charlton supporter i'm afraid).
Preston North End, after a good start to their league campaign, have had a torrid time of it latley. Their last win came back in September (bare in mind we are now in Novemebr and well and truly into the ever earlier countdown to Christmas silly season) against struggling Wycombe Wanderers. In the form tables they are currently 24th (bottom). Some may say that Saturday could well be the game they turn things around in. I say it won't be. We can all bare testament from last seasons awful run how easy it is to get a losing mentality as a team and get into a dangerous rut as opposed to a blip. (Which is what we seem to have had against Tranmere and Stevenage).
Prestons danger men are overweight ex Liverpool striker 'Fatty' Mellor, Huime and Jamie Proctor - who have all contributed to PNE's season with goals and assists this season. I don't feel Mellor is mobile enough to give our back four too much of a problem and would fear (if that's the word) both Proctor and Huime more if selected.
Despite the fact that Preston's reserves beat our own pretty well in the League Cup it will be a completley different game this time round with our first team full of confidence and looking like they now have a steely 'we must win' mentality. Another Charlton win to improve our home record as we close in on the big match against Huddersfield at the end of the month.
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