Preston North End vs Stoke City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin with a cross.
- 1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
- 1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
- 2': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
- 4': Goal! Preston North End 0, Stoke City 1. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
- 7': Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
- 12': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
- 12': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Gibson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 15': Goal! Preston North End 1, Stoke City 1. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran with a through ball following a fast break.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Milan Smit (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
- 23': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
- 24': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
- 24': Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
- 26': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
- 32': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
- 33': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 33': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
- 35': Foul by Milan Smit (Stoke City).
- 35': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 39': Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
- 39': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City).
- 42': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
- 45': Foul by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
- 45': Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Stoke City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Stoke City 1.
- 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Junior Tchamadeu.
- 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Milan Smit.
- 46': Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
- 48': Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Steven Nzonzi because of an injury.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
- 50': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic.
- 51': Offside, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin is caught offside.
- 54': Offside, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
- 56': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Moran is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
- 57': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Goal! Preston North End 2, Stoke City 1. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60': Goal! Preston North End 3, Stoke City 1. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic with a through ball following a fast break.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
- 65': Substitution, Stoke City. Divin Mubama replaces Million Manhoef.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
- 69': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
- 70': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
- 70': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
- 71': Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Rigo.
- 73': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
- 74': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 74': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
- 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Andrew Moran.
- 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milutin Osmajic.
- 78': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
- 82': Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brad Potts.
- 83': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pol Valentín.
- 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Lewis Dobbin.
- 89': Handball by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
- 90': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
- 90'+2': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
- 90'+2': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Daniel Jebbison.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Stoke City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Preston North End 3, Stoke City 1.
Statistics
 STK |
PNE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 218 |
| 390 | Passes | 333 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 23 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 50 |
| 29 | Clearances | 50 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 16,604
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 16,604
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Preston North End (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Lindsay |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman  |
| 21 | Alfie Devine |
| 23 | Andy Moran |
| 3 | Andrija Vukcevic |
| 2 | Pol Valentín |
| 17 | Lewis Dobbin |
| 28 | Milutin Osmajic |
Stoke City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Tommy Simkin (GK) |
| 23 | Ben Gibson |
| 26 | Ashley Phillips |
| 17 | Eric Bocat |
| 22 | Junior Tchamadeu |
| 19 | Tomás Rigo |
| 4 | Ben Pearson |
| 15 | Steven N'Zonzi |
| 49 | Milan Smit |
| 7 | Sorba Thomas |
| 42 | Million Manhoef |
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