Football› Championship› Round 39› Preston North End vs Stoke City

Preston North End vs Stoke City — result, stats & head-to-head, 20 Mar 2026

Preston North End vs Stoke CityChampionship · Round 39 · Deepdale3–1
Matches
Preston North End 3–1 Full time Stoke City

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 4'
    Sorba Thomas · 0–1assist: Junior Tchamadeu
  2. 15'
    Alfie Devine · 1–1assist: Andrew Moran
  3. 26'
    Alfie Devineyellow card
  4. 34'
    Ben Whitemanyellow card
  5. 39'
    Million Manhoefyellow card
  6. 46'
    Milan Smit ↑ Sam Gallagher ↓substitution
  7. 46'
    Junior Tchamadeu ↑ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↓substitution
  8. 48'
    Steven​ N'Zonzi ↑ Jun-ho Bae ↓substitution
  9. 57'
    Milutin Osmajic · 2–1assist: Lewis Dobbin
  10. 60'
    Alfie Devine · 3–1assist: Milutin Osmajic
  11. 63'
    Andrija Vukcevic ↑ Thierry Small ↓substitution
  12. 65'
    Million Manhoef ↑ Divin Mubama ↓substitution
  13. 77'
    Milutin Osmajic ↑ Daniel Jebbison ↓substitution
  14. 77'
    Andrew Moran ↑ Brad Potts ↓substitution
  15. 84'
    Pol Valentín ↑ Odeluga Offiah ↓substitution
  16. 84'
    Lewis Dobbin ↑ Michael Smith ↓substitution

Preston North End left · Stoke City right

Periods

Preston North End
1st half1
2nd half2
Extra time0
Stoke City
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

13Shots12
3Shots on target3
7Corners9
12Fouls7
15Tackles18
2Yellow cards1

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
39Round
sex 20 mar · 20:00 UTCKickoff
DeepdaleVenue
23,408Capacity
16,604 (71% full)Attendance
Farai HallamReferee
13°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
46% · 54%
Duels won
54% · 46%
Pass accuracy
65% · 69%

Breakdown

Shooting
12Shots inside box4
1Shots outside box8
5Shots blocked7
4Big chances created1
1Big chances missed0
Passing
333Passes390
20Crosses23
7Accurate crosses4
70Long passes73
17Accurate long passes24
Defence
14Interceptions18
1Keeper saves0
Duels & dribbles
70Duels won59
21Dribble attempts16
13Successful dribbles4

Goalscorers

Sorba Thomas 10Stoke City
Lewis Dobbin 10Preston North End

Bench

Preston North End · bench

9Jebbison6.4↑ 77'
11BradyMF
12WaltonGK
22LukovićFW
24Smith6.5↑ 84'
26Small6.7↑ 63'
34NelsonMF
42Offiah6.4↑ 84'
44Potts6.4↑ 77'

Stoke City · bench

9Mubama6.5↑ 65'
10Bae7.2↑ 48'
12SekoMF
18Bosun LawalDF
20Gallagher6.8↑ 46'
21Rak-Sakyi6.3↑ 46'
29CisseFW
34FieldingGK
50AginaMF

Managers

P
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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Preston North End have won 0 and Stoke City 0 — 3 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Preston North End 0–0 2025 · ChampionshipPreston North End vs Stoke City 1–1 2024 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Preston North End 0–0 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Preston North End DLLLL
Stoke City WLLDW

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
14
Preston North End
DLLLL
 7.07 60
17
Stoke City
WLLDW
 6.58 55
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Preston North EndDLLLL
Stoke CityWLLDW
Match stats
46Possession54
13Shots12
3On target3
7Corners9
2Yellow cards1