Preston vs Stoke City
Ref: F. HallamDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston beat Stoke City 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Devine, Osmajić, and Devine scored for Preston; Thomas replied for Stoke City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.81 for Preston versus 0.99 for Stoke City. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
4'
⚽
Thomas
Assist: Tchamadeu
⚽
Devine
Assist: Moran
Devine
Yellow Card
Whiteman
Yellow Card
39'
Manhoef
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Smit
46'
⇄
Tchamadeu
48'
⇄
Nzonzi
⚽
Osmajić
Assist: Dobbin
⚽
Devine
Assist: Osmajić
⇄
Vukčević
65'
⇄
Manhoef
⇄
Moran
⇄
Osmajić
⇄
Valentín
⇄
Dobbin
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonStoke City
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.81VS0.99
Attack3 · 2 won
13
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
2
12
Shots in the box
5
1
Shots outside box
8
5
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
339
Total passes
402
221
Accurate passes
275
65%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline0 · 3 won
12
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
0
5
Blocked shots
8
-2.06
Goals prevented
-2.06
Preston
3-1-4-2
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Preston
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 3A. VukčevićM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 21A. DevineM
- 23A. MoranM
- 28M. OsmajićF
Substitutes
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 11R. BradyM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 22M. LukovićF
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
- 34K. NelsonM
- 42O. OffiahD
- 44B. PottsM
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 23B. GibsonD
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 42M. ManhoefM
- 49M. SmitF
Substitutes
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 18B. Lawal
- 20S. GallagherF
- 21J. Rak-SakyiF
- 29L. CisséF
- 34F. FieldingG
- 50Sydney AginaM
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 77 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 84 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Andrew Moran | M | 77 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3/6 |
| Pol Valentín | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Andrija Vukčević | M | 63 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Miloš Luković | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Brady | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kitt Nelson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Potts | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Steven N'Zonzi(C) | M | 48 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 65 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Eric Bocat | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 42 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Divin Mubama | F | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |