English League Championship

Stoke City vs Preston North End, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • Red Card 87': Harry Souttar
FT
0 - 0
Preston North End

    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 2': Josh Tymon (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
    • 5': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
    • 6': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 6': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Stoke City).
    • 10': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
    • 10': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
    • 14': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 14': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 15': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 21': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 21': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Alan Browne is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 25': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies with a through ball.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 30': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Christian Norton (Stoke City).
    • 33': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
    • 38': Offside, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher tries a through ball, but Sam Clucas is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 39': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 42': Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 43': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 44': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Offside, Stoke City. Josh Tymon tries a through ball, but Nick Powell is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
    • 45'+1': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 46': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 46': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Christian Norton (Stoke City).
    • 47': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Christian Norton (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
    • 48': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Harry Souttar (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross.
    • 49': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 52': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
    • 53': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 53': James Chester (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 55': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 56': James Chester (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 62': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 62': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 64': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Harry Souttar (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Smith with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
    • 66': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Hand ball by Sam Clucas (Stoke City).
    • 67': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 68': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ched Evans from a direct free kick.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 69': James Chester (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 70': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 71': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Offside, Stoke City. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces Christian Norton.
    • 75': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces Sam Clucas.
    • 75': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 75': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 76': Nick Powell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 76': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Ched Evans.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Vokes replaces Steven Fletcher.
    • 82': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
    • 82': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Harry Souttar (Stoke City).
    • 83': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
    • 85': Tommy Smith (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Harry Souttar (Stoke City).
    • 87': Harry Souttar (Stoke City) is shown the red card.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
    • 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Danny Batth replaces Josh Tymon.
    • 90': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 90': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Stoke City. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Sam Vokes is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 90'+4': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 19
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 2
    40.5 Possession 59.5
    12 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    195 Accurate Passes 307
    296 Passes 421
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    10 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    81 Long Balls 64
    39 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    14 Tackles 8
    0.4 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 7
    33 Effective Clearances 9
    33 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: bet365 Stadium
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
    2 Middlesbrough 39 +22 71
    3 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
    4 Millwall 39 +9 69
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    STK Stoke City (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
    36 Harry Souttar Red Card
    12 James Chester Yellow Card
    46 Rhys Norrington-Davies
    14 Tommy Smith
    44 Christian Norton
    13 John Obi Mikel
    25 Nick Powell
    35 Josh Tymon
    22 Sam Clucas Yellow Card
    21 Steven Fletcher
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Rabbi Matondo, Jacob Brown, Connor Taylor, Sam Vokes, Kieran Coates, Jordan Cousins, Danny Batth, Angus Gunn, Jordan Thompson.

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

    No. Name
    22 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    14 Jordan Storey
    16 Andrew Hughes
    2 Sepp van den Berg
    18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
    17 Benjamin Whiteman
    8 Alan Browne
    37 Greg Cunningham
    29 Tom Barkhuizen
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    26 Ched Evans
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Sean Maguire, Billy Bodin, Paul Huntington, Scott Sinclair, Connor Ripley, Anthony Gordon, Tom Bayliss, Brad Potts, Jayson Molumby.

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