Match summary
Preston North End beat Stoke City 3-1 in the Championship (England).
Preston North End vs Stoke CityResult, Lineups & H2H
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Preston North End vs Stoke City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This win ended Preston North End's 7-match winless run in the Championship (England).Run from 2026-02-14: 2D 5L; league matches of this season only.
- Preston North End moved from 17th to 12th in the Championship (England) table with this result.5 places up. Table rebuilt from 455 results before kickoff and 456 after it; 24 teams; 52 points after 39 matches.
- Preston North End won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 4th minute; timeline of 4 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Preston North End0W 1D 4L
Preston North EndStoke City
1Pointsof 157
2Goals scored9
11Goals conceded9
0Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row2
0Unbeaten in a row2
7Without a win0
7Conceded in a row8
Head to head15 meetings · Aug 2018 – Dec 2025
- Preston North End wins
- 6
- Draws
- 6
- Stoke City wins
- 3
1.87goals per meeting
40%both teams scored
27%3+ goals
7%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsPreston North End 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipStoke City0-0Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-1Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-0Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-2Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-2Preston North End
Show all 15 meetings
- ChampionshipStoke City0-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-2Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City1-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-1Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-0Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-1Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-1Stoke City
- ChampionshipStoke City0-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End2-2Stoke City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 455 earlier results
Preston North EndStoke City
#17Position#13
49Points38 v 38 games51
-6Goal difference+5
1.11Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.18
1.26Conceded per game1.05
#22Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Preston North EndStoke City
- Substitution · Preston North End · Odeluga Offiah · InOut: Pol Valentín84'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Michael Smith · InOut: Lewis Dobbin84'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Daniel Jebbison · InOut: Milutin Osmajic77'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Brad Potts · InOut: Andrew Moran77'
- 65'Substitution · Stoke City · Divin Mubama · InOut: Million Manhoef
- Substitution · Preston North End · Thierry Small · InOut: Andrija Vukcevic63'
- Goal · Preston North End · Alfie Devine3-160'
- Goal · Preston North End · Milutin Osmajic2-157'
- 48'Substitution · Stoke City · Jun-ho Bae · InOut: Steven N'Zonzi
- 46'Substitution · Stoke City · Jesurun Rak-Sakyi · InOut: Junior Tchamadeu
- 46'Substitution · Stoke City · Sam Gallagher · InOut: Milan Smit
- 39'Yellow Card · Stoke City · Million Manhoef
- Yellow Card · Preston North End · Ben Whiteman34'
- Yellow Card · Preston North End · Alfie Devine26'
- Goal · Preston North End · Alfie Devine1-115'
- 4'Goal · Stoke City · Sorba Thomas0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Preston North EndStoke City
46%Ball Possession54%
13Shots Total12
3Shots On Target2
7Corners9
12Fouls7
2Yellow Cards1
3Offsides0
1Saves0
333Passes390
5Shots Off Target3
110Attacks101
52Dangerous Attacks36
12Shots Inside Box4
1Shots Outside Box8
3Goals1
7Free Kicks12
5Shots Blocked7
5Substitutions4
15Tackles16
3Assists1
218Accurate Passes268
20Total Crosses23
7Accurate Crosses4
14Interceptions18
4Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-1-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 90' | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 34(82%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 8.0 | 77' | 0 | 1 | - | 31(58%) | 4 | 12/19 | |
| 7.8 | 77' | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 8(71%) | - | 4/11 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 29(50%) | 1 | 15/19 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(56%) | 6 | 10/12 | |
| 7.3 | 84' | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 21(62%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(60%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.8 | 84' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(63%) | 2 | 5/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(66%) | 1 | 7/12 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 45(75%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 6.7 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(67%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.5 | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(54%) | - | 5/9 | |
| 6.4 | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.4 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.4 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(80%) | - | 0/3 |
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