Preston vs Stoke

Championship 20 Mar 2026, 20:00
Preston
Preston
3–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Stoke
Stoke
🏟 Deepdale 👤 F. Hallam Round 39

Match report

Preston beat Stoke 3-1 in the Championship on 20 March 2026.

Stoke had 14 shots to Preston's 13.

The match was played at Deepdale, with F. Hallam in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 13 - 14 On target 3 - 3 Corners 7 - 9 Fouls 12 - 7 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Alfie Devine
Preston · 2 goals
8 Milutin Osmajić 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Andrew Hughes captained the side
8 Lewis Dobbin 1 assist
7 Sorba Thomas 1 goal
First half vs second half
Stoke came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 7–9
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 7–2 0–7
Attacks 66–52 44–49
Match statistics
7 Corners 9
5 Substitution 4
110 Attacks 101
52 Dangerous Attacks 36
3 On Target 2
10 Off Target 11
13 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 8
12 Shots Inside Box 6
1 Shots Outside Box 8
12 Fouls 7
7 Corners 9
3 Offsides 0
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 0
339 Passes Total 402
221 Passes Accurate 276
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-1-4-2
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
4 B. Whiteman
2 P. Valentín 23 A. Moran 21 A. Devine 3 A. Vukčević
28 M. Osmajić 17 L. Dobbin
Stoke · 4-2-3-1
25 T. Simkin
22 J. Tchamadeu 26 A. Phillips 23 B. Gibson 17 E. Bocat
15 S. N'Zonzi 4 B. Pearson
42 M. Manhoef 19 T. Rigo 7 S. Thomas
49 M. Smit
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 9 Daniel Jebbison
  • 42 Odeluga Offiah
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 34 Kitt Nelson
  • 22 Miloš Luković
Stoke
Coach
Mark Robins
Substitutes
  • 21 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
  • 20 Sam Gallagher
  • 10 Jun-Ho Bae
  • 9 Divin Mubama
  • 34 Frank Fielding
  • 50 Sydney Agina
  • 18 Bosun Lawal
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko
  • 29 Lamine Cissé
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Gallagher ↓ M. Smit Stoke
  • 46' ↑ J. Rak-Sakyi ↓ J. Tchamadeu Stoke
  • 48' ↑ J. Bae ↓ S. N'Zonzi Stoke
  • 63' ↑ T. Small ↓ A. Vukcevic Preston
  • 65' ↑ D. Mubama ↓ M. Manhoef Stoke
  • 76' ↑ B. Potts ↓ A. Moran Preston
  • 77' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ M. Osmajic Preston
  • 84' ↑ O. Offiah ↓ P. Valentin Preston
  • 84' ↑ M. Smith ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
Cards
  • 26' A. Devine Preston
  • 34' B. Whiteman Preston
  • 39' M. Manhoef Stoke
Head-to-head
Preston 5 5 draws 3 Stoke
2026-03-20 Preston vs Stoke 3 - 1
2025-12-26 Stoke vs Preston 0 - 0
2025-04-05 Preston North End vs Stoke City 1 - 1
2024-11-26 Stoke City vs Preston North End 0 - 0
2024-03-09 Preston North End vs Stoke City 1 - 2
2023-09-02 Stoke City vs Preston North End 0 - 2
Recent form
Preston D D D D W
Stoke D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Stoke?
Preston won 3-1 against Stoke on 20 March 2026.
Who won Preston vs Stoke?
Preston won the match 3-1.
Where was Preston vs Stoke played?
The match was played at Deepdale.
Who had more possession in Preston vs Stoke?
Stoke had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.