Heckingbottom on injuries as Frokjaer ruled out

Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom has confirmed midfielder Mads Frokjaer-Jensen will miss out on Saturday's Championship match against Leicester City (15:00 BST).

The Dane sustained an injury during their midweek Carabao Cup game against Barrow and had to be substituted.

"Mads was pretty adamant that he didn't think it was a significant one at the time and the scans showed that but he won't be fit for this week," Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire.

North End are currently battling numerous injury problems, with the manager openly criticising Daniel Jebbison's personal trainer for an ankle injury sustained by the Canada forward during a private session.

Right-back Brad Potts is currently out with a hamstring problem, while forward Will Keane and midfielder Robbie Brady are struggling with calf issues.

"Age and previous injury history is the biggest predictor of injuries," Heckingbottom added.

"Jebbo is a freaky one, Mads was in a game so you get that, [Liam Lindsay's is] contact but it ends up being illness keeping him out. So there's only those three [Potts, Keane and Brady] which I'd say we need to do better at."

Listen to the full pre-match interview with Heckingbottom on BBC Sounds.