Championship
26/12/2025 • 15:00
Finished
Bet365 Stadium (Stoke on Trent)
Thomas Kirk, England
Match Statistics
16 stats
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5 Blocked Shots 2
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8 Shots insidebox 4
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6 Shots off Goal 2
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3 Shots on Goal 4
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6 Shots outsidebox 4
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14 Total Shots 8
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10 Corner Kicks 2
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1 Offsides 2
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8 Fouls 12
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4 Yellow Cards 2
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58 Possession % 42
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83 Pass Accuracy % 75
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353 Passes accurate 235
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426 Total passes 313
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1.06 Expected Goals (xG) 0.59
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4 Goalkeeper Saves 3
Match Timeline
13 events
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16'
Preston
Yellow Card
by Pol Valentín
40'
Stoke City
Substitution
by A. Cresswell
54'
Stoke City
Yellow Card
by Ben Wilmot
62'
Preston
Yellow Card
by Alistair McCann
67'
Preston
Substitution
by A. McCann
72'
Preston
Substitution
by D. Jebbison
72'
Preston
Substitution
by H. Armstrong
77'
Stoke City
Substitution
by D. Mubama
84'
Preston
Substitution
by T. Small
86'
Stoke City
Substitution
by J. Bae
90'
Stoke City
Yellow Card
by Ben Pearson
90'
Stoke City
Yellow Card
by Ben Gibson
90'
Stoke City
Yellow Card
by Róbert Boženík
Team Lineups
Formations
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
👤
Coach:
Mark Robins
1
1
Johansson
18
18
Lawal
26
26
Phillips
16
16
Wilmot
3
3
↓40'
Cresswell
12
12
Seko
4
4
Pearson
42
42
Manhoef
10
10
↓86'
Bae
7
7
Thomas
9
9
↓77'
Mubama
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 1V. Johansson
Defence
- 26A. Phillips
- 16B. Wilmot🟨
- 3A. Cresswell↓40'
Midfield
- 18B. Lawal
- 12T. Seko
- 4B. Pearson🟨
- 42M. Manhoef
- 10J. Bae↓86'
- 7S. Thomas
Attack
- 9D. Mubama↓77'
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- 13J. Bonham
Defence
- 40M. Talovierov
- 23B. Gibson↑40' (for A. Cresswell)
Midfield
- 15S. N'Zonzi
- 19T. Rigo
- 14J. Donley
Attack
- 29L. Cisse
- 20S. Gallagher↑86' (for J. Bae)
- 11R. Bozenik↑77' (for D. Mubama)
Preston
3-5-2
Paul Heckingbottom
Coach:
👤
👤
1
1
Iversen
42
42
Offiah
14
14
Storey
16
16
Hughes
2
2
Valentin
5
5
↓72'
Armstrong
4
4
Whiteman
8
8
↓67'
McCann
26
26
↓84'
Small
24
24
Smith
9
9
↓72'
Jebbison
3-5-2
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- D. Iversen1
Defence
- O. Offiah42
- J. Storey14
- A. Hughes16
Midfield
- 🟨P. Valentin2
- ↓72'H. Armstrong5
- B. Whiteman4
- 🟨 ↓67'A. McCann8
- ↓84'T. Small26
Attack
- M. Smith24
- ↓72'D. Jebbison9
Substitutes
Goalkeeper
- J. Walton12
Defence
- L. Lindsay6
- ↑84' (for T. Small)J. Lewis18
Midfield
- B. Potts44
- ↑67' (for A. McCann)J. Thompson15
- N. Mawene35
- ↑72' (for D. Jebbison)A. Devine21
- ↑72' (for H. Armstrong)M. Frokjaer-Jensen10
Attack
- W. Keane7
Head to Head Record
2
Stoke City wins
5
Draws
3
Preston wins
10 matches
15 total goals
Recent H2H Form
Stoke City
D
D
D
W
L
Preston
D
D
D
L
W
Recent H2H Meetings
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Competition Stage
Regular Season - 23
Standings
1
Coventry
71
Coventry
2
Middlesbrough
66
Middlesbrough
3
Ipswich
63
Ipswich
4
Millwall
62
Millwall
5
Hull City
60
Hull City
6
Wrexham
57
Wrexham
7
Southampton
53
Southampton
8
Derby
51
Derby
9
Watford
51
Watford
10
Bristol City
50
Bristol City
11
Preston
49
Preston
12
Birmingham
49
Birmingham
13
Sheffield Utd
48
Sheffield Utd
14
Stoke City
47
Stoke City
15
QPR
47
QPR
16
Swansea
46
Swansea
17
Norwich
45
Norwich
18
Charlton
41
Charlton
19
Portsmouth
39
Portsmouth
20
Blackburn
38
Blackburn
21
West Brom
35
West Brom
22
Leicester
34
Leicester
23
Oxford United
32
Oxford United
24
Sheffield Wednesday
-7
Sheffield Wednesday
1
Coventry
71
Coventry
W
W
D
2
Middlesbrough
66
Middlesbrough
D
L
W
3
Ipswich
63
Ipswich
W
L
W
4
Millwall
62
Millwall
L
W
W
5
Hull City
60
Hull City
W
L
L
6
Wrexham
57
Wrexham
W
D
L
7
Southampton
53
Southampton
D
W
W
8
Derby
51
Derby
L
W
L
9
Watford
51
Watford
W
D
L
10
Bristol City
50
Bristol City
L
D
W
11
Preston
49
Preston
L
D
W
12
Birmingham
49
Birmingham
W
D
W
13
Sheffield Utd
48
Sheffield Utd
W
W
L
14
Stoke City
47
Stoke City
D
L
D
15
QPR
47
QPR
W
L
D
16
Swansea
46
Swansea
W
L
W
17
Norwich
45
Norwich
L
W
W
18
Charlton
41
Charlton
D
L
W
19
Portsmouth
39
Portsmouth
W
W
L
20
Blackburn
38
Blackburn
W
W
L
21
West Brom
35
West Brom
L
D
D
22
Leicester
34
Leicester
D
L
L
23
Oxford United
32
Oxford United
D
L
D
24
Sheffield Wednesday
-7
Sheffield Wednesday
L
L
L