Aaron McLean will make his home debut for Bradford City as they look put an end to their winless run against promotion-chasing Preston North End.

Raffaele de Vita's thigh problem means that he again misses out for the Bantams, having sat out the club's last six fixtures, while fellow winger Kyle Reid is sidelined for the rest of the season because of knee injury.

Preston are again without former England international Kevin Davies, who is serving the second of a three-match ban.

Lee Holmes, who dropped to the bench for the goalless draw against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup at the weekend, is again named among the substitutes.

Bradford City: McLaughlin, Darby, Davies, Hanson, Jones, McLean, Bates, McArdle, Doyle, Reach, Bennett

Preston North End: Rudd, Clarke, Wright, King, Laird, Wiseman, Welsh, Kilkenny, Brownhill, Gallagher, Garner