Stoke City vs Preston — Championship
Championship Sat, 31 Oct 2026 Finished Stoke City 
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Preston Match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 31 Oct, 14:30 UTC
- Competition
- Championship · England
- Round
- Regular Season - 13
- Stadium
- bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg
Key events
Stoke City Timeline Preston
- 2'
Brad Potts
Yellow card
- 29'
Ben Wilmot
Jack Mcglynn
- 43'
Luca Bombino
Yellow card
- 45'
Brad Potts
Thierry Small
- 53'
Jack Mcglynn
Ethan Galbraith
- 63'
Delano Burgzorg
Andrew Moran
- 63'
Callum Lang
Jusef Erabi
- 73'
Luca Bombino
Junior Tchamadeu
- 73'
Róbert Boženík
George Hirst
- 76'
Ethan Galbraith
Yellow card
- 81'
Justin Devenny
Million·Manhoef
- 81'
El Hadji Soumare
Svante Ingelsson
- 86'
Bosun Lawal
Maksym Taloverov
- 86'
Johnny Kenny
Stanley Mills
- 90'
Jusef Erabi
Yellow card
Lineups
Stoke City 3-4-3Starting lineup
- 1 V. Johansson G
- 16 B. Wilmot D
- 18 B. Lawal D
- 5 L. Graham D
- 2 B. Johnson M
- 27 El Hadji Djibril Soumaré M
- 8 E. Galbraith M
- 21 L. Bombino M
- 7 J. McGlynn F
- 9 R. Boženík F
- 13 J. Devenny F
Substitute players
- 10 Bae Jun-Ho M
- 24 J. Griffiths G
- 15 G. Hirst F
- 6 S. Ingelsson M
- 42 M. Manhoef F
- 4 B. Pearson M
- 19 T. Rigo M
- 40 M. Talovierov D
- 22 J. Tchamadeu D
Preston 3-4-3Starting lineup
- 1 D. Iversen G
- 24 O. Offiah D
- 14 J. Storey D
- 16 A. Hughes D
- 44 B. Potts M
- 27 L. Leroy M
- 15 J. Thompson M
- 3 A. Vukčević M
- 10 C. Lang F
- 38 J. Kenny F
- 37 D. Burgzorg F
Substitute players
- 7 A. Devine M
- 9 J. Erabi F
- 6 L. Lindsay D
- 17 S. Mills M
- 23 A. Moran M
- 21 L. Nicholls G
- 11 T. Small D
- 12 C. Wiley D
- 32 Ed Nolan D
Match statistics
Stoke City Preston
2.22 expected_goals 0.16
365 Passes accurate 201
12 Shots insidebox 2
6 Shots outsidebox 1
5 Blocked Shots 2
15 Free Kicks 11
6 Shots on Goal 0
7 Shots off Goal 1
2 Offsides 1
455 Total passes 297
18 Total Shots 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
9 Corner Kicks 7
0 Goalkeeper Saves 4
11 Fouls 15
0 Red Cards 0
60% Ball Possession 40%
Player ratings
Stoke City
- 8.4 J. McGlynn 1 goal · 1 assist · 90'
- 7.8 B. Wilmot 1 goal · 90'
- 7.7 E. Galbraith 1 assist · 90'
- 7.0 B. Lawal 86'
- 6.9 J. Devenny 81'
Preston
- 6.6 L. Leroy 90'
- 6.4 D. Iversen 90'
- 6.4 J. Kenny 86'
- 6.3 D. Burgzorg 63'
- 6.2 J. Storey 90'
Prediction
Stoke CityDrawPreston
Winner : Stoke City
Head to head
Preston Preston
3–1 FT
Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City
0–0 FT
Preston Preston Preston Preston
1–1 FT
Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City
0–0 FT
Preston Preston Preston Preston
1–2 FT
Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City
0–2 FT
Preston Preston Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 |  Southampton | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 |  QPR | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham | 15 | 14 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 |  Derby | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston | 15 | -17 | 8 |