Preston vs Stoke City

Final score: Preston 3-1 Stoke City in the Championship, March 20, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 4 wins for Preston, 4 draws, 2 wins for Stoke City.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 39
Venue: Deepdale, Preston
Form: LLLWL Preston
: DLWWD Stoke City

4' 0-1 S. Thomas · J. Tchamadeu
15' A. Devine · A. Moran 1-1
26' Alfie Devine
34' Benjamin Whiteman
39' Million Manhoef
HT1-1
46' ▲ S. Gallagher ▼ M. Smit
46' ▲ J. Rak-Sakyi ▼ J. Tchamadeu
48' ▲ J. Bae ▼ S. N'Zonzi
57' M. Osmajic · L. Dobbin 2-1
60' A. Devine · M. Osmajic 3-1
63' ▲ T. Small ▼ A. Vukcevic
65' ▲ D. Mubama ▼ M. Manhoef
76' ▲ B. Potts ▼ A. Moran
77' ▲ D. Jebbison ▼ M. Osmajic
84' ▲ O. Offiah ▼ P. Valentin
84' ▲ M. Smith ▼ L. Dobbin
FT3-1

Line-ups

Preston Formation: 3-1-4-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 6.3
14J. Storey 6.6
6L. Lindsay 7.5
16A. Hughes 8.0
4B. Whiteman 6.3
2P. Valentin ▼ 84' 6.7
23A. Moran ⇢ ▼ 76' 7.0
21A. Devine ⚽2 9.0
3A. Vukcevic ▼ 63' 6.6
28M. Osmajic ⚽ ⇢ ▼ 77' 7.6
17L. Dobbin ⇢ ▼ 84' 7.5

Substitutes 9

12J. Walton
11R. Brady
44B. Potts ▲ 76' 6.3
42O. Offiah ▲ 84' 6.7
24M. Smith ▲ 84' 6.7
26T. Small ▲ 63' 7.0
9D. Jebbison ▲ 77' 6.3
22M. Lukovic
34K. Nelson

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

25T. Simkin 5.5
22J. Tchamadeu ⇢ ▼ 46' 6.9
26A. Phillips 6.3
23B. Gibson 6.7
17E. Bocat 5.6
15S. N'Zonzi ▼ 48' 6.9
4B. Pearson 6.7
42M. Manhoef ▼ 65' 6.0
19T. Rigo 6.9
7S. Thomas ⚽ 7.3
49M. Smit ▼ 46' 6.0

Substitutes 9

34F. Fielding
12T. Seko
29L. Cisse
20S. Gallagher ▲ 46' 6.3
21J. Rak-Sakyi ▲ 46' 6.3
9D. Mubama ▲ 65' 6.7
18B. Lawal
10J. Bae ▲ 48' 7.2
50S. Agina

Statistics

02⚑7

⚑910

46%Possession54%

13Shots13

3Shots on target2

5Shots off target3

12Shots inside box5

1Shots outside box8

5Blocked shots8

7Corners9

3Offsides0

12Fouls7

2Yellow cards1

1Saves0

-2.06Goals prevented-2.06

339Passes402

221Accurate passes275

65%Pass accuracy68%

2.81Expected goals (xG)0.99

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