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Preston vs Stoke City

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Stoke City
Site time 20.03.2026 20:00 GMT LeagueChampionship, England Season2025/26 RoundRegular Season - 39 VenueDeepdale RefereeF. Hallam

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League context

Standings

Preston are 14 in the table and Stoke City are 17.

Phase League phase
Preston Rank 14, 60 pts
Stoke City Rank 17, 55 pts
Events 16
H2H 10

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Key events

Preston
Stoke City
4'
Normal goal

S. Thomas · A J. Tchamadeu

Normal goal

A. Devine · A A. Moran

15'
Yellow card

A. Devine

26'
Yellow card

B. Whiteman

34'
39'
Yellow card

M. Manhoef

46'
Substitution

M. Smit · A S. Gallagher

Substitution

J. Tchamadeu · A J. Rak-Sakyi

48'
Substitution

S. Nzonzi · A Bae Jun-Ho

Normal goal

M. Osmajić · A L. Dobbin

57'
Normal goal

A. Devine · A M. Osmajić

60'
Substitution

A. Vukčević · A T. Small

63'
65'
Substitution

M. Manhoef · A D. Mubama

Substitution

A. Moran · A B. Potts

76'
Substitution

M. Osmajić · A D. Jebbison

77'
Substitution

Pol Valentín · A O. Offiah

Substitution

L. Dobbin · A M. Smith

84'

Match statistics

Preston Preston
Stoke City Stoke City
3
Shots on target
2
5
Shots off target
3
13
Total shots
13
2.81
xG
0.99
46%
Possession
54%
339
Total passes
402
221
Accurate passes
275
7
Corner kicks
9
3
Offsides
0
12
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Goalkeeper saves
0
5
Blocked shots
8
12
Shots inside the box
5
1
Shots outside the box
8
-2
Goals prevented
-2

Player match statistics

Preston Preston
A. Devine

Min 90

G 2 A 0 Rating 9.00
A. Hughes

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 8.00
L. Lindsay

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.50
J. Storey

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.60
D. Iversen

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
B. Whiteman

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
L. Dobbin

Min 84

G — A 1 Rating 7.50
Pol Valentín

Min 84

G — A 0 Rating 6.70
Stoke City Stoke City
S. Thomas

Min 90

G 1 A 0 Rating 7.30
T. Rigo

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
B. Gibson

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.70
B. Pearson

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.70
A. Phillips

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
E. Bocat

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 5.60
Tommy Simkin

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 5.50
M. Manhoef

Min 65

G — A 0 Rating 6.00

Lineups

Preston

Preston

Formation: 3-1-4-2
Coach Paul Heckingbottom
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#4
B. Whiteman Midfielder
#3
A. Vukcevic Midfielder
#21
A. Devine Midfielder
#23
A. Moran Midfielder
#2
P. Valentin Midfielder
#17
L. Dobbin Forward
#28
M. Osmajic Forward
Substitutes
#44
B. Potts Midfielder
#42
O. Offiah Defender
#24
M. Smith Forward
#26
T. Small Defender
#9
D. Jebbison Forward
Stoke City

Stoke City

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach Mark Robins
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#22
J. Tchamadeu Defender
#15
S. N'Zonzi Midfielder
#7
S. Thomas Midfielder
#42
M. Manhoef Midfielder
#49
M. Smit Forward
Substitutes
#9
D. Mubama Forward
#10
J. Bae Midfielder

Head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Preston 4, draws 4, Stoke City 2.

Preston Preston
4 Wins
Draws
4 Matches
Stoke City Stoke City
2 Wins
Meetings
10 Goals 11:8

Last meetings

10 Matches

Recent team matches

Preston

Preston

Stoke City

Stoke City

Standings

Standings
# Team P W D L G GD Pts
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73

Key: # Position P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses G Goals GD Goal difference Pts Points

1 Coventry 95 pts
P 46 28W 11D 7L G 97:45 GD +52
2 Ipswich 84 pts
P 46 23W 15D 8L G 80:47 GD +33
3 Millwall 83 pts
P 46 24W 11D 11L G 64:49 GD +15
6 Hull City 73 pts
P 46 21W 10D 15L G 70:66 GD +4

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