Preston Vs Stoke City (20 March 2026)

Preston vs Stoke City

Preston secured a 3-1 victory over Stoke City in Championship action. S. Thomas opened the scoring for Stoke City in the 4th minute. Preston dominated with 3 goals to 1.

Goal Timeline

4' - S. Thomas (assist: J. Tchamadeu)
15' - A. Devine (assist: A. Moran)
57' - M. Osmajic (assist: L. Dobbin)
60' - A. Devine (assist: M. Osmajic)

Match Activity

Substitutions: Preston (5), Stoke City (4)
Discipline: 3 card(s) shown

A. Devine received a Yellow Card in the 26th minute; B. Whiteman received a Yellow Card in the 34th minute; M. Manhoef received a Yellow Card in the 39th minute

Match Events

84'

Preston

P. Valentin

Substitution: O. Offiah

Substitution 5

84'

Preston

L. Dobbin

Substitution: M. Smith

Substitution 4

77'

Preston

M. Osmajic

Substitution: D. Jebbison

Substitution 3

76'

Preston

A. Moran

Substitution: B. Potts

Substitution 2

65'

Stoke City

M. Manhoef

Substitution: D. Mubama

Substitution 4

63'

Preston

A. Vukcevic

Substitution: T. Small

Substitution 1

60'

Preston

A. Devine

Substitution: M. Osmajic

Normal Goal

57'

Preston

M. Osmajic

Substitution: L. Dobbin

Normal Goal

48'

Stoke City

S. N'Zonzi

Substitution: J. Bae

Substitution 3

46'

Stoke City

J. Tchamadeu

Substitution: J. Rak-Sakyi

Substitution 2

46'

Stoke City

M. Smit

Substitution: S. Gallagher

Substitution 1

39'

Stoke City

M. Manhoef

Yellow Card

34'

Preston

B. Whiteman

Yellow Card

26'

Preston

A. Devine

Yellow Card

15'

Preston

A. Devine

Substitution: A. Moran

Normal Goal

Stoke City

S. Thomas

Substitution: J. Tchamadeu

Normal Goal

84'

P. Valentin

Preston

Substitution 5 • Assist: O. Offiah

84'

L. Dobbin

Preston

Substitution 4 • Assist: M. Smith

77'

M. Osmajic

Preston

Substitution 3 • Assist: D. Jebbison

76'

A. Moran

Preston

Substitution 2 • Assist: B. Potts

65'

M. Manhoef

Stoke City

Substitution 4 • Assist: D. Mubama

63'

A. Vukcevic

Preston

Substitution 1 • Assist: T. Small

60'

A. Devine

Preston

Normal Goal • Assist: M. Osmajic

57'

M. Osmajic

Preston

Normal Goal • Assist: L. Dobbin

48'

S. N'Zonzi

Stoke City

Substitution 3 • Assist: J. Bae

46'

J. Tchamadeu

Stoke City

Substitution 2 • Assist: J. Rak-Sakyi

46'

M. Smit

Stoke City

Substitution 1 • Assist: S. Gallagher

39'

M. Manhoef

Stoke City

Yellow Card

34'

B. Whiteman

Preston

Yellow Card

26'

A. Devine

Preston

Yellow Card

15'

A. Devine

Preston

Normal Goal • Assist: A. Moran

S. Thomas

Stoke City

Normal Goal • Assist: J. Tchamadeu

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

46%

Ball Possession

54%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

339

Total passes

402

221

Passes accurate

276

65%

Passes %

69%

Last 5 Results

Preston

vs QPR 1-1

vs Leicester 2-2

vs Stoke City 3-1

vs Norwich 0-2

vs Coventry 0-3

Stoke City

vs Sheffield Wednesday 2-0

vs Preston 1-3

vs Watford 3-1

vs Ipswich 3-3

vs Swansea 0-2

Player Stats

Preston Formation

7.6

Milutin Osmajić

7.5

Lewis Dobbin

6.3

Benjamin Whiteman

6.7

Pol Valentín

7.0

Andrew Moran

9.0

Alfie Devine

6.6

Andrija Vukčević

6.6

Jordan Storey

7.5

Liam Lindsay

8.0

Andrew Hughes

6.3

Daniel Iversen

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Daniel IversenG	G	6.3	90'	0	0	0	60%	0 / 0
Jordan StoreyD	D	6.6	90'	0	0	0	66%	7 / 12
Liam LindsayD	D	7.5	90'	0	0	1	51%	13 / 17
Andrew HughesD	D	8.0	90'	0	0	0	55%	7 / 9
Benjamin WhitemanM	M	6.3	90'	0	0	1	75%	3 / 9
Pol ValentínM	M	6.7	84'	0	0	0	64%	4 / 8
Andrew MoranM	M	7.0	77'	0	1	0	58%	9 / 16
Alfie DevineM	M	9.0	90'	2	0	2	83%	1 / 5
Andrija VukčevićM	M	6.6	63'	0	0	0	54%	4 / 8
Milutin OsmajićF	F	7.6	77'	1	1	2	71%	2 / 9
Lewis DobbinF	F	7.5	84'	0	1	2	57%	3 / 8

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Thierry SmallD	D	7.0	27'	67%	2 / 3
Brad PottsM	M	6.3	13'	80%	0 / 3
Daniel JebbisonF	F	6.3	13'	100%	0 / 2
Odeluga OffiahD	D	6.7	11'	100%	1 / 3
Michael SmithF	F	6.7	11'	75%	0 / 0
Jack WaltonG	G	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Robbie BradyM	M	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Kitt NelsonM	M	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Miloš LukovićF	F	-	0'	-	0 / 0

Stoke City Formation

5.5

Tommy Simkin

6.9

Junior Tchamadeu

6.3

Ashley Phillips

6.7

Ben Gibson

5.6

Eric Bocat

6.9

Steven N'Zonzi

6.7

Ben Pearson

6.0

Million Manhoef

6.9

Tomáš Rigo

7.3

Sorba Thomas

6.0

Milan Smit

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Tommy SimkinG	G	5.5	90'	0	0	0	48%	0 / 0
Junior TchamadeuD	D	6.9	45'	0	1	0	75%	3 / 6
Ashley PhillipsD	D	6.3	90'	0	0	0	71%	3 / 5
Ben GibsonD	D	6.7	90'	0	0	0	81%	5 / 7
Eric BocatD	D	5.6	90'	0	0	0	56%	1 / 7
Steven N'ZonziM	M	6.9	48'	0	0	1	60%	7 / 10
Ben PearsonM	M	6.7	90'	0	0	0	70%	7 / 11
Million ManhoefM	M	6.0	65'	0	0	1	79%	3 / 8
Tomáš RigoM	M	6.9	90'	0	0	0	79%	6 / 11
Sorba ThomasM	M	7.3	90'	1	0	1	68%	2 / 8
Milan SmitF	F	6.0	45'	0	0	0	60%	2 / 12

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Jesurun Rak-SakyiF	F	6.3	45'	1	80%	0 / 3
Sam GallagherF	F	6.3	45'	0	33%	6 / 10
Jun-Ho BaeM	M	7.2	42'	1	73%	9 / 11
Divin MubamaF	F	6.7	25'	0	100%	2 / 3
Frank FieldingG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Sydney AginaM	M	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Bosun LawalD	D	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Tatsuki SekoM	M	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Lamine CisséF	F	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Preston

Matches (H): 19 (A): 19

Attack: 17%
Defense: 8%

Stoke City

Matches (H): 19 (A): 19

Attack: 75%
Defense: 25%

	Preston	Stoke City
Goals For	1.2	0.8
Goals Against	1.2	1.0
Clean Sheets	5	7
Failed To Score	5	9
Attack Strength (%)	17	75
Defense Strength (%)	8	25

Table

Championship England 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	42	25	10	7	84	42	42	85	DDWWL
2	Ipswich	41	21	12	8	71	42	29	75	LWWDW
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56	47	9	73	DLWDL
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73	50	23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62	42	20	72	LDLDD
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64	60	4	68	LDDWL
7	Wrexham	42	17	13	12	63	60	3	64	LLDWL
8	Derby	42	18	9	15	61	53	8	63	LWLWW
9	Norwich	42	17	7	18	55	50	5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52	51	1	58	DWWLD
11	QPR	42	16	10	16	58	63	-5	58	DDWWW
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52	51	1	57	LDLDW
13	Preston	42	14	15	13	50	53	-3	57	WDDWL
14	Swansea	42	16	9	17	50	54	-4	57	WDDLL
15	Birmingham	42	15	11	16	51	52	-1	56	WLLLD
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49	46	3	55	DLWLW
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59	59	0	54	WLDLD
18	Charlton	42	12	13	17	39	51	-12	49	LDLLD
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43	57	-14	48	WWDDL
20	Blackburn	43	12	12	19	38	53	-15	48	LDDWD
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42	56	-14	46	DDDWW
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41	54	-13	44	WDDLD
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54	64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wednesday	42	1	11	30	25	82	-57	-4	DDLLL