Men Preston have as their primary goal this year the promotion to the Championship, and Bournemouth to stay in the difficult halls of the Premier League, so in a sense the League Cup is not above their priorities. The reason I lean towards the ace is because I estimate that Preston Grayson will be looking for a result - especially in front of the demanding Deepdale audience - of psychological pushing in view of the sequel.
Let me remind you that Preston had prevailed in the last round with 1-0 over another newcomer in the Premier, Watford, while in Bournemouth Howie - as usual - will carry out a massive facelift of his 11th team.