English League Championship

Stoke City vs Preston North End, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
    FT
    0 - 2
    Preston North End
    • 20': Alan Browne
    • 80': Brad Potts

    About

    Stoke City are hosting Preston North End at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Offside, Stoke City. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
    • 2': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
    • 3': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jack Butland.
    • 5': Benik Afobe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
    • 7': Offside, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
    • 7': Moritz Bauer (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
    • 8': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Ashley Williams (Stoke City).
    • 13': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
    • 16': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
    • 16': Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
    • 18': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Jayden Stockley is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 20': Goal! Stoke City 0, Preston North End 1. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Fisher.
    • 24': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
    • 27': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 27': Moritz Bauer (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Hand ball by Benik Afobe (Stoke City).
    • 30': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
    • 30': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Davies.
    • 34': Delay in match Ben Pearson (Preston North End) because of an injury.
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Substitution, Stoke City. Lasse Sorensen replaces Josh Tymon because of an injury.
    • 45': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 45': Peter Etebo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jayden Stockley.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Martins Indi with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 49': Foul by Benik Afobe (Stoke City).
    • 49': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jayden Stockley.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Allen.
    • 53': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 55': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Peter Etebo.
    • 56': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
    • 56': Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Jayden Stockley.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 60': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lasse Sorensen.
    • 60': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
    • 61': Substitution, Stoke City. James McClean replaces Tyrese Campbell.
    • 62': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Peter Etebo (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 64': Delay in match Benik Afobe (Stoke City) because of an injury.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
    • 68': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Moritz Bauer.
    • 69': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
    • 69': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
    • 73': Delay in match Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Paul Gallagher because of an injury.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Peter Etebo (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
    • 76': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 77': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 77': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 79': Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Benik Afobe.
    • 79': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Ashley Williams (Stoke City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Goal! Stoke City 0, Preston North End 2. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire following a fast break.
    • 81': Substitution, Preston North End. Lukas Nmecha replaces Sean Maguire.
    • 82': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Peter Crouch (Stoke City).
    • 84': Offside, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen tries a through ball, but Lukas Nmecha is caught offside.
    • 85': James McClean (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Peter Etebo (Stoke City).
    • 87': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 90': Penalty Stoke City. Peter Etebo draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90': Penalty conceded by Brad Potts (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+1': Penalty saved! Sam Clucas (Stoke City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End).
    • 90'+2': Moritz Bauer (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Foul by James McClean (Stoke City).
    • 90'+3': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 2.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 9
    1 Saves 3
    53.4 Possession 46.6
    12 SHOTS 10
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    318 Accurate Passes 225
    412 Passes 345
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 10
    18 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    68 Long Balls 68
    26 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    14 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 8
    45 Effective Clearances 18
    45 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: bet365 Stadium
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 25,053

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Millwall 2 +5 6
    2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
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    Line-Ups

    STK Stoke City (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jack Butland (GK)
    17 Ryan Shawcross
    15 Bruno Martins Indi
    5 Ashley Williams
    22 Sam Clucas Yellow Card
    8 Peter Etebo
    4 Joe Allen
    12 Josh Tymon
    2 Moritz Bauer
    9 Benik Afobe
    26 Tyrese Campbell
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Tom Ince, Adam Federici, Lasse Sorenson, Bojan Krkic, Thomas Edwards, Peter Crouch, James McClean.

    PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Declan Rudd (GK)
    6 Ben Davies
    14 Jordan Storey
    16 Andrew Hughes
    2 Darnell Fisher
    8 Alan Browne
    4 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
    12 Paul Gallagher
    20 Jayden Stockley
    24 Sean Maguire
    44 Brad Potts
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Connor Ripley, Tom Barkhuizen, Daniel Johnson, Lukas Nmecha, Ryan Ledson, Joshua Earl, Paul Huntington.

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