Stoke City vs Preston
Ref: Thomas Kirk, Englandbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City and Preston drew 0–0 in their Championship fixture. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.06 for Stoke City versus 0.59 for Preston. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
16'
Valentín
Yellow Card
⇄
Cresswell
Second Half
Wilmot
Yellow Card
62'
McCann
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
McCann
72'
⇄
Armstrong
72'
⇄
Jebbison
⇄
Mubama
84'
⇄
Small
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
Pearson
Yellow Card
Gibson
Yellow Card
Boženík
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Stoke CityPreston
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.06VS0.59
Attack5 · 1 won
14
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
2
10
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
426
Total passes
313
353
Accurate passes
235
83%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
12
4
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
2
0.97
Goals prevented
0.97
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Preston
3-5-2Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 18B. Lawal
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 19T. RigoM
- 20S. GallagherF
- 23B. GibsonD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallM
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 6L. LindsayD
- 7W. KeaneF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 18J. LewisD
- 21A. DevineM
- 35N. MaweneM
- 44B. PottsM
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 40 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0/5 |
| Divin Mubama | F | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | D | 50 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Small | M | 84 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Michael Smith | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alistair McCann | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Brad Potts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Keane | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lewis | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |