The Championship season resumes for Middlesbrough and Preston North End when they face other on Teesside on Saturday afternoon.
A 2-0 victory at Cardiff City prior to the international break means that Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough are only outside of the top six on goal difference after the first four games of the season.
Preston, now under the stewardship of Paul Heckingbottom following Ryan Lowe's surprise early season departure, have accumulated just three points so far and they will be looking to propel themselves up the table in the coming weeks.
Middlesbrough v Preston has not been selected for TV coverage on Sky Sports during this round of Championship fixtures.
Middlesbrough v Preston will be played at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough and kick-off is at 15:00 GMT on Saturday 14th September 2024.
At least three goals have been scored in each of the last six meetings between the two sides.
Preston have won five of their last eight games against Middlesbrough and there has only been one draw in the last 11 encounters.
Middlesbrough wins | 49 |
Draws | 25 |
Preston wins | 35 |