English League Championship

FT Friday, March 20, 2026
Stoke City WLLDW 1
–
Preston North End DLLLL 3
1st2ndT
STK101
PNE123
Deepdale · 16,604 att. · CBSSN

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

PNE · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 6Liam LindsayCD
  3. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 14Jordan StoreyCD-R
  5. 4Benjamin WhitemanSW
  6. 21Alfie DevineCM-L
  7. 23Andy MoranCM-R
  8. 3Andrija VukcevicLM
  9. 2Pol ValentínRM
  10. 17Lewis DobbinCF-L
  11. 28Milutin OsmajicCF-R

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Tommy SimkinG
  2. 23Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 26Ashley PhillipsCD-R
  4. 17Eric BocatLB
  5. 22Junior TchamadeuRB
  6. 19Tomás RigoAM
  7. 4Ben PearsonLM
  8. 15Steven N'ZonziRM
  9. 49Milan SmitF
  10. 7Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 42Million ManhoefAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 26' Alfie Devine (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 34' Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 39' Million Manhoef (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Milan Smit.
  7. 45' Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Junior Tchamadeu.
  8. 48' Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Steven Nzonzi because of an injury.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 63' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
  12. 65' Substitution, Stoke City. Divin Mubama replaces Million Manhoef.
  13. 77' Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Andrew Moran.
  14. 77' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  15. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pol Valentín.
  16. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Lewis Dobbin.

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