Charlie Austin got the only goal of the game with a hotly-disputed last-minute penalty when Albion beat North End at Deepdale in early DecemberFollow live text coverage from 19:15 GMT on Tuesday
West Bromwich Albion are without suspended midfielder Romaine Sawyers for the visit of former Baggies target Alex Neil's Preston to The Hawthorns.
Sawyers starts a three-game ban for his red card in Saturday's 3-0 win at Bristol City, so teenager Rekeem Harper may deputise, with Gareth Barry still recovering from a calf injury.
Preston have a doubt over top league scorer Daniel Johnson (knee).
Billy Bodin, out since January with an Achilles injury, is close to a return.
Following his two goals at Bristol City last time out, Albion's Wales international striker Hal Robson-Kanu took his tally for the season to nine, which surpasses his previous best of seven in 2012-13 when he was at Reading.
Victory for Championship leaders Albion would stretch their advantage over second-placed Leeds United to seven points, while sixth-placed Preston start the night 10 points off top spot.
Match facts
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West Bromwich Albion have won their past four league matches against Preston North End, scoring 11 goals.
Preston have lost their past nine away league matches at The Hawthorns, where they have not won since September 1973, when their manager was Bobby Charlton.
Slaven Bilic's Baggies are unbeaten in five games, having picked up 13 points from the last 15 available since the beginning of February.
That is more than any other team in the division - and they have netted at least twice in each game.
North End are unbeaten in their past six Championship away games - the last three of which they have won (at Barnsley, Wigan and Stoke).
That mirrors their away form a year ago when they reeled off six wins on the spin - at QPR, Stoke, Bolton, Millwall, Blackburn and Middlesbrough.
Source: bbc.com