David Nugent and Simon Whaley have both been picked for a Football League under-21 squad to face their Italian counterparts in a friendly.

The pair are in Peter Taylor's initial 33-man squad for the one-off match, to be played at Hull City's KC Stadium on February 21.

Nugent and Whaley, who both joined the Lilywhites from Bury, will hope to make the final 16-strong squad, which will be announced on February 6.