Follow live coverage as Burnley face Preston North End in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Burnley missed the chance to go top of the Championship as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Preston in a scrappy, occasionally bad-tempered Lancashire derby.

Scott Parker spoke of his disappointment after his Burnley side were held to a “lethargic” derby stalemate against Preston North End.

Preston's likely starting line-up for today's game is: Woodman, Potts, Lindsay, Storey and Hughes; Whiteman, McCann, Thorsdarson, Frokjaer-Jensen and Brady; Osmajic. Burnley's likely starting line-up for today's game is: Trafford, Humphreys, Egan-Riley, Esteve and Pires; Cullen, Brownhill, Koleosho, Hannibal and Anthony; Foster.

Paul Heckingbottom felt no-one could have begrudged his Preston North End side had they come away from Burnley with three points.

Burnley will enjoy home advantage when visitors Preston travel to Turf Moor on Saturday for a clash in the Championship.

All the action from Saturday's Lancashire derby at Turf Moor It’s a second Lancashire derby of the season as Preston North End head to Burnley. The Lilywhites renew their rivalry with the Clarets, following the hosts’ relegation from the Premier League.