Championship
·Matchday 39
Featured match
- A. Devine 15'
- M. Osmajić 57'
- A. Devine 60'
- S. Thomas 4'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Preston beat Stoke City 3-1. Scorers for Preston: A. Devine 15', M. Osmajić 57', A. Devine 60'. Scorers for Stoke City: S. Thomas 4'. Preston won after coming from behind.
Preston
Stoke City
- Full-time 3 - 1
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84'
M. Smith Out: L. Dobbin · Preston Substitution for Preston: M. Smith comes on for L. Dobbin
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84'
O. Offiah Out: Pol Valentín · Preston Substitution for Preston: O. Offiah comes on for Pol Valentín
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77'
Daniel Jebbison Out: M. Osmajić · Preston Substitution for Preston: Daniel Jebbison comes on for M. Osmajić
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76'
B. Potts Out: A. Moran · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Potts comes on for A. Moran
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65'
D. Mubama Out: M. Manhoef · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: D. Mubama comes on for M. Manhoef
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63'
T. Small Out: A. Vukčević · Preston Substitution for Preston: T. Small comes on for A. Vukčević
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60'
A. Devine 3-1 Goal · Assist: M. Osmajić · Preston Goal for Preston! A. Devine turns in the pass from M. Osmajić (3-1)
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57'
M. Osmajić 2-1 Goal · Assist: L. Dobbin · Preston L. Dobbin provides, M. Osmajić finishes for Preston (2-1)
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48'
Bae Jun-Ho Out: S. N'Zonzi · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: Bae Jun-Ho comes on for S. N'Zonzi
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46'
Jesuran Rak-Sakyi Out: Junior Tchamadeu · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: Jesuran Rak-Sakyi comes on for Junior Tchamadeu
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46'
S. Gallagher Out: M. Smit · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: S. Gallagher comes on for M. Smit
- Half-time 1 - 1
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39'
M. Manhoef Yellow card · Stoke City M. Manhoef of Stoke City is booked
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34'
B. Whiteman Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for B. Whiteman (Preston)
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26'
A. Devine Yellow card · Preston A. Devine of Preston is booked
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15'
A. Devine 1-1 Goal · Assist: A. Moran · Preston Goal! A. Devine scores for Preston, set up by A. Moran. It is 1-1
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4'
S. Thomas 0-1 Goal · Assist: Junior Tchamadeu · Stoke City Goal for Stoke City! S. Thomas turns in the pass from Junior Tchamadeu (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Preston
Stoke City
DLLLL
Last 5 matches WLLDW
0.6Goals scored per match1.2
1.9Goals conceded per match1.6
1Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Preston3-1-4-2
Stoke City4-2-3-1
17
5.6
Bocat
E. Bocat
Player profile
23
6.7
Gibson
B. Gibson
Player profile
26
6.3
Phillips
A. Phillips
Player profile
22
6.9
Tchamadeu
46'
Junior Tchamadeu
- 46'Out
17
7.5
Dobbin
84'
L. Dobbin
- 84'Out
- 57'Goal
- 77'Out
3
6.6
Vukčević
63'
A. Vukčević
- 63'Out
- 15'Goal
- 26'Yellow card
- 60'Goal
- 76'Out
- 84'Out
Preston3-1-4-2
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Iversen 6.3
- 14DF J. Storey 6.6
- 6DF Liam Lindsay 7.5
- 16DF A. Hughes 8.0
- 4MF B. Whiteman34' 6.3
- 2MF Pol Valentín84' 6.7
- 23MF A. Moran76' 7.0
- 21MF A. Devine15'26'60' 9.0
- 3MF A. Vukčević63' 6.6
- 28FW M. Osmajić57'77' 7.6
- 17FW L. Dobbin84' 7.5
Substitutes
- 12GK J. Walton
- 11MF R. Brady
- 44MF B. Potts76' 6.3
- 42DF O. Offiah84' 6.7
- 24FW M. Smith84' 6.7
- 26DF T. Small63' 7.0
- 9FW Daniel Jebbison77' 6.3
- 22FW M. Lukovic
- 34MF K. Nelson
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Coach: Mark Robins
Starting XI
- 25GK T. Simkin 5.5
- 22DF Junior Tchamadeu46' 6.9
- 26DF A. Phillips 6.3
- 23DF B. Gibson 6.7
- 17DF E. Bocat 5.6
- 15MF S. N'Zonzi48' 6.9
- 4MF B. Pearson 6.7
- 42MF M. Manhoef39'65' 6.0
- 19MF Tomáš Rigo 6.9
- 7MF S. Thomas4' 7.3
- 49FW M. Smit46' 6.0
Substitutes
- 34GK F. Fielding
- 12MF T. Seko
- 29FW L. Cissé
- 20FW S. Gallagher46' 6.3
- 21FW Jesuran Rak-Sakyi46' 6.3
- 9FW D. Mubama65' 6.7
- 18— B. Lawal
- 10MF Bae Jun-Ho48' 7.2
- 50MF S. Agina
Preston
Stoke City
46%
54%
13
Shots
13
3
On target
2
5
Off target
3
7
Corners
9
12
Fouls
7
3
Offsides
0
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Saves
0
339
Passes
402
65%
Pass accuracy
68%
2.81
Expected goals
0.99
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Preston wins3Draws4
Stoke City wins2Last meetings
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26 December 2025 · Championship
Stoke City
0-0
Preston
-
5 April 2025 · Championship
Preston
1-1
Stoke City
-
26 November 2024 · Championship
Stoke City
0-0
Preston
-
9 March 2024 · Championship
Preston
1-2
Stoke City
-
2 September 2023 · Championship
Stoke City
0-2
Preston
-
2 January 2023 · Championship
Stoke City
0-1
Preston
-
15 October 2022 · Championship
Preston
0-2
Stoke City
-
3 January 2022 · Championship
Stoke City
1-2
Preston
-
28 September 2021 · Championship
Preston
1-1
Stoke City