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Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 39 · FRI, 20 MAR · 20:00 LOCAL
PRESTON
12TH · 60 PTS · LAST 5:
W L L W D
FT
3 – 1
FULL TIME HT · 1-1
STOKE CITY
L L L D L
· 17TH · 55 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 15' — ⚽ 57' — ⚽ 60' —
GOALS
⚽ 4' —
Alfie Devine
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Alfie Devine
Preston · 90 mins
⚽ 2 goals · 29% pass acc · 2 shots on
RATING
9.0
PREDICTIONS
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Goals, key moments & recap 8 CLIPS

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Championship: Preston vs Stoke City
Championship: Preston vs Stoke City
Championship: Preston vs Stoke City
Championship: Preston vs Stoke City
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

110%
BALL POSSESSION %
101%
13
TOTAL SHOTS
12
3
SHOTS ON TARGET
2
218%
PASS ACCURACY %
268%
7
CORNERS
9
KEY EVENTS 16 events
  1. 4'
    Goal · 0-1
    STO
  2. 15'
    Goal · 1-1
    PRE
  3. 26'
    Card · Time wasting
    PRE
  4. 34'
    Card · Foul
    PRE
  5. 39'
    Card · Foul
    STO
  6. 46'
    Subst
    STO
  7. 46'
    Subst
    STO
  8. 48'
    Subst
    STO
  9. 57'
    Goal · 2-1
    PRE
  10. 60'
    Goal · 3-1
    PRE
  11. 63'
    Subst
    PRE
  12. 65'
    Subst
    STO
  13. 77'
    Subst
    PRE
  14. 77'
    Subst
    PRE
  15. 84'
    Subst
    PRE
  16. 84'
    Subst
    PRE
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
PRESTON AVG 7.9
STOKE CITY AVG 7.0
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
13.0
TOTAL SHOTS
12.0
3.0
ON TARGET
2.0
5.0
OFF TARGET
3.0
5.0
BLOCKED
7.0
POSSESSION
110.0%
POSSESSION %
101.0%
333.0
PASSES
390.0
218.0%
PASS ACCURACY
268.0%
SET PIECES
7.0
CORNERS
9.0
15.0
OFFSIDES
16.0
DISCIPLINE
12.0
FOULS
7.0
2.0
YELLOW CARDS
1.0
1.0
GK SAVES
0.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
PRESTON 7 shots
Alfie Devine
2/2
Milutin Osmajić
1/2
Lewis Dobbin
0/2
Liam Lindsay
0/1
STOKE CITY 3 shots
Sorba Thomas
1/1
Jun-Ho Bae
0/1
Steven​ N'Zonzi
1/1
⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 63%
37% A
10
EVENTS LOGGED
6
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 3-1-4-2 vs 4-2-3-1
3-1-4-2
4-2-3-1
1
DANIEL IV
 8.0
16
ANDREW HU
 7.5
6
LIAM LIND
14
JORDAN ST
4
BENJAMIN
3
ANDRIJA V
 9.0
21
ALFIE DEV
23
ANDREW MO
2
POL VALEN
 7.5
17
LEWIS DOB
 7.6
28
MILUTIN O
25
TOMMY SIM
17
ERIC BOCA
23
BEN GIBSO
26
ASHLEY PH
 6.9
22
JUNIOR TC
4
BEN PEARS
 6.9
15
STEVEN​ N
 7.3
7
SORBA THO
 6.9
19
TOMáš RIG
42
MILLION M
49
MILAN SMI
SUBSTITUTES · PRESTON
22
Miloš Lukovi...
F
9
Daniel Jebbi...
F
26
Thierry Smal...
D
24
Michael Smit...
F
42
Odeluga Offi...
D
44
Brad Potts
M
11
Robbie Brady
M
12
Jack Walton
G
34
Kitt Nelson
M
COACH: Paul Heckingbottom
SUBSTITUTES · STOKE CITY
10
Jun-Ho Bae
M
18
B. Lawal
9
Divin Mubama
F
21
Jesurun Rak-...
F
20
Sam Gallaghe...
F
29
Lamine Cissé
F
12
Tatsuki Seko
M
34
Frank Fieldi...
G
50
Sydney Agina
M
COACH: Mark Robins
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
PRE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

STO · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
Farai Hallam, England
—
PRE MANAGER
Paul Heckingbottom
head coach
STO MANAGER
Mark Robins
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
4
PRE WINS
4
DRAWS
2
STO WINS
40%
40%
20%
11 – 8
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
1.90
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
26 Dec 2025
Stoke City
0 – 0
Preston
D
05 Apr 2025
Preston
1 – 1
Stoke City
D
26 Nov 2024
Stoke City
0 – 0
Preston
D
09 Mar 2024
Preston
1 – 2
Stoke City
L
02 Sep 2023
Stoke City
0 – 2
Preston
W
PRESTON LAST 5 OVERALL
W L L W D
STOKE CITY LAST 5 OVERALL
L L L D L
MATCH IMPACT Final 3–1 · result locked
PRESTON #12
Won · already at 60 pts
STOKE CITY #17
Lost · already at 55 pts
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 45 27 11 7 +48 92
W W D D D
2 Ipswich 45 22 15 8 +30 81
D D W D L
3 Millwall 45 23 11 11 +13 80
D W W D L
4 Middlesbrough 45 22 13 10 +25 79
W W D L D
5 Southampton 45 21 14 10 +24 77
D D W W W
6 Wrexham 45 19 13 13 +4 70
L W W L L
7 Hull City 45 20 10 15 +3 70
L D D L D
8 Derby 45 20 9 16 +9 69
W L W L W
9 Norwich 45 19 8 18 +8 65
D W W L W
10 Birmingham 45 17 12 16 +1 63
W W D W L
11 Swansea 45 17 10 18 -4 61
D W L W D
12 Preston 45 15 15 15 -5 60
W L L W D
13 Bristol City 45 16 11 18 -2 59
L D L D W
14 QPR 45 16 10 19 -9 58
L L L D D
15 Sheffield Utd 45 17 6 22 -1 57
L L W W L
16 Watford 45 14 15 16 -8 57
L L L L D
17 Stoke City 45 15 10 20 -3 55
L L L D L
18 Portsmouth 45 14 12 19 -15 54
W L W W W
19 Charlton 45 13 14 18 -12 53
W L D L D
20 Blackburn 45 13 13 19 -13 52
W D L D D
21 West Brom 45 13 14 18 -9 51
D W W D D
22 Oxford United 45 11 14 20 -12 47
W L L W D
23 Leicester 45 11 16 18 -11 43
D D L L D
24 Sheffield Wednesday 45 1 12 32 -61 -3
L L D D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 84'
    Subst
    9th Substitution
  • 84'
    Subst
    8th Substitution
  • 77'
    Subst
    7th Substitution
  • 77'
    Subst
    6th Substitution
  • 65'
    Subst
    5th Substitution
  • 63'
    Subst
    4th Substitution
  • 60'
    Goal · 3-1
    4th Goal
  • 57'
    Goal · 2-1
    3rd Goal
  • 48'
    Subst
    3rd Substitution
  • 46'
    Subst
    1st Substitution
  • 46'
    Subst
    2nd Substitution
  • HALF TIME · 1 – 1
  • 39'
    Card · Foul
    3rd Yellowcard
  • 34'
    Card · Foul
    2nd Yellowcard
  • 26'
    Card · Time wasting
    1st Yellowcard
  • 15'
    Goal · 1-1
    2nd Goal
  • 4'
    Goal · 0-1
    1st Goal
MATCH WINNER ODDS
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