Stoke City vs Preston

Final score: Stoke City 0-0 Preston in the Championship, December 26, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 2 wins for Stoke City, 4 draws, 4 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 23
Form: DLWWD Stoke City
: LLLWL Preston

16' Pol Valentín
40' ▲ B. Gibson ▼ A. Cresswell
HT0-0
54' Ben Wilmot
62' Alistair McCann
67' ▲ J. Thompson ▼ A. McCann
72' ▲ A. Devine ▼ D. Jebbison
72' ▲ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▼ H. Armstrong
77' ▲ R. Bozenik ▼ D. Mubama
84' ▲ J. Lewis ▼ T. Small
86' ▲ S. Gallagher ▼ J. Bae
90'+6 Róbert Boženík
90'+1 Ben Pearson
90'+1 Ben Gibson
FT0-0

Line-ups

Stoke City Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Mark Robins

1V. Johansson 8.5
18B. Lawal 6.9
26A. Phillips 6.6
16B. Wilmot 6.9
3A. Cresswell ▼ 40' 6.7
12T. Seko 7.2
4B. Pearson 7.3
42M. Manhoef 6.5
10J. Bae ▼ 86' 6.6
7S. Thomas 6.6
9D. Mubama ▼ 77' 6.6

Substitutes 9

13J. Bonham
40M. Talovierov
23B. Gibson ▲ 40' 7.2
15S. N'Zonzi
19T. Rigo
14J. Donley
29L. Cisse
20S. Gallagher ▲ 86' 6.3
11R. Bozenik ▲ 77' 6.2

Preston Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 7.5
42O. Offiah 6.9
14J. Storey 7.3
16A. Hughes 7.2
2P. Valentin 7.2
5H. Armstrong ▼ 72' 6.9
4B. Whiteman 7.6
8A. McCann ▼ 67' 6.5
26T. Small ▼ 84' 7.7
24M. Smith 6.7
9D. Jebbison ▼ 72' 6.9

Substitutes 9

12J. Walton
6L. Lindsay
18J. Lewis ▲ 84' 6.6
44B. Potts
15J. Thompson ▲ 67' 6.9
35N. Mawene
21A. Devine ▲ 72' 6.6
10M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▲ 72' 6.5
7W. Keane

Statistics

04⚑10

⚑220

58%Possession42%

14Shots8

3Shots on target4

6Shots off target2

8Shots inside box4

6Shots outside box4

5Blocked shots2

10Corners2

1Offsides2

8Fouls12

4Yellow cards2

4Saves3

0.97Goals prevented0.97

426Passes313

353Accurate passes235

83%Pass accuracy75%

1.06Expected goals (xG)0.59

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0