This will only be his third Championship tie of the season after being the referee for the matches between Barnsley v Coventry and Burnley v Watford.
His last game was on 21 October between Peterborough and Brighton.
Last season he took charge of the game in Preston's 3-0 victory over Hull on 4 December 2007.
His assistants are David Bushell of London and Barry Holderness of Essex. Also from Essex is the fourth offical Ray Lee.