Story byBBCThu, December 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM UTC·1 min readPreston North End will look to rotate their squad during a busy period of fixtures, but only if they can get some players back from injury, says boss Paul Heckingbottom. The Lilywhites have eight Championship games in the next four weeks as they look to maintain their promotion challenge which has them currently in fifth place in the table. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPreston are missing Jamal Lewis (hamstring), Lewis Gibson (thigh), Ali McCann (broken arm), Brad Potts (hamstring) and Robbie Brady (calf) with Heckingbottom keen to have them back as soon as possible."If we can get the players back we'll need to rotate the squad, 100%, and we will do," he told BBC Radio Lancashire."The more we get back I think we should (rotate) as we've got a strong squad."Defender Lewis is the latest to join the injury list with Heckingbottom revealing the Northern Ireland international will be out for at least two weeks with his short-term deal due to expire on 30 December. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I wish one of two were further on in their recoveries than they are but we still need the bodies not only for performance but because we're coming into a busy period between now and 2026," added the Preston manager. Preston host Wrexham in the Championship on Saturday (15:00 GMT).