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

· English League Championship

Preston North End

40': Paul Gallagher (P)
45'+5': Graham Burke

FT
2 - 2

Stoke City

42': Erik Pieters
61': Peter Crouch

About

Preston North End are hosting Stoke City at Deepdale, Preston, 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': Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
1': Graham Burke (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
2': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Saido Berahino (Stoke City).
5': Attempt missed. James McClean (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
6': Attempt blocked. Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
7': Attempt saved. Saido Berahino (Stoke City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
8': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
8': James McClean (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Offside, Stoke City. Joe Allen tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
13': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Graham Burke with a cross.
23': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
23': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
27': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
27': Joe Allen (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Ashley Williams (Stoke City).
29': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
29': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Darren Fletcher (Stoke City).
35': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Burke.
35': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
35': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
36': James McClean (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Penalty conceded by Thomas Edwards (Stoke City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
40': Goal! Preston North End 1, Stoke City 0. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
42': Goal! Preston North End 1, Stoke City 1. Erik Pieters (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
45': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Ashley Williams (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Joe Allen with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saido Berahino.
45'+2': Delay in match Ben Pearson (Preston North End) because of an injury.
45'+2': Delay in match Saido Berahino (Stoke City) because of an injury.
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+5': Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
45'+5': Graham Burke (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45'+5': Goal! Preston North End 2, Stoke City 1. Graham Burke (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Robinson following a set piece situation.
45'+6': First Half ends, Preston North End 2, Stoke City 1.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 2, Stoke City 1.
47': Attempt saved. Graham Burke (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Thomas Edwards.
50': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
50': Delay in match Alan Browne (Preston North End) because of an injury.
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
55': James McClean (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
56': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End).
56': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Offside, Preston North End. Darnell Fisher tries a through ball, but Lukas Nmecha is caught offside.
59': Substitution, Stoke City. Mame Biram Diouf replaces James McClean.
59': Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Saido Berahino.
61': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
61': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Goal! Preston North End 2, Stoke City 2. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Allen with a cross following a set piece situation.
64': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
64': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt blocked. Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Offside, Stoke City. Erik Pieters tries a through ball, but Peter Crouch is caught offside.
66': Substitution, Preston North End. Louis Moult replaces Lukas Nmecha.
67': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Graham Burke.
73': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Louis Moult.
73': Foul by Darren Fletcher (Stoke City).
73': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
76': Peter Crouch (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Delay in match Erik Pieters (Stoke City) because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
79': Louis Moult (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Moult.
81': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Tom Ince (Stoke City).
82': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
83': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
83': Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Paul Gallagher.
84': Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Etebo replaces Benik Afobe.
85': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Thomas Edwards.
85': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
85': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
86': Louis Moult (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
87': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Clarke with a headed pass following a corner.
88': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Peter Crouch (Stoke City).
89': Foul by Louis Moult (Preston North End).
89': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
90': Peter Etebo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Peter Crouch (Stoke City).
90'+1': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Peter Crouch (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90'+4': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
90'+4': Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
90'+5': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Stoke City 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Stoke City 2.

Statistics

STK		PNE
15	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	1
41.4	Possession	58.6
8	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
210	Accurate Passes	348
322	Passes	460
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
18	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	85
30	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	13
32	Effective Clearances	23
32	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 13,996

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Charlton Athletic	3	+3	9
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	+5	7
3	Swansea City	3	+4	7
4	Queens Park Rangers	3	+3	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Declan Rudd (GK)
6	Ben Davies
5	Tom Clarke
16	Andrew Hughes
2	Darnell Fisher
8	Alan Browne
12	Paul Gallagher
4	Ben Pearson
45	Lukas Nmecha
7	Callum Robinson
19	Graham Burke

Preston North End Substitutes:

Brandon Barker, Josh Harrop, Paul Huntington, Louis Moult, Tom Barkhuizen, Chris Maxwell, Ryan Ledson.

Stoke City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jack Butland (GK)
5	Ashley Williams
17	Ryan Shawcross
3	Erik Pieters
30	Thomas Edwards
4	Joe Allen
24	Darren Fletcher
11	James McClean
7	Tom Ince
19	Saido Berahino
9	Benik Afobe

Stoke City Substitutes:

Mame Biram Diouf, Peter Etebo, Harry Souttar, Moritz Bauer, Bojan Krkic, Adam Federici, Peter Crouch.

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