Stoke City vs Preston North End 26/12/2025

Stoke City

bet365 Stadium

26 Dec 2025, 16:00

0:0

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Pol Valentín

16'

39'

Injured

Aaron Cresswell

40'

Ben Gibson

Aaron Cresswell

2ND HALF

54'

Ben Wilmot

Ali McCann

62'

Ali McCann

J. Thompson

67'

Daniel Jebbison

Alfie Devine

72'

H. Armstrong

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

72'

77'

R. Bozenik

Divin Mubama

Thierry Small

Jamal Lewis

84'

86'

Sam Gallagher

Jun-ho Bae

91'

Ben Pearson

91'

Ben Gibson

96'

R. Bozenik

Match statistics

58%Possession42%

426Passes Attempted313

353Completed Passes235

10Corners2

29Throw-ins9

14Shots On Target8

Line-ups

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Viktor Tobias

#1Johansson

Benjamin Lewis

#16Wilmot

Ashley

#26Phillips

Aaron William

#3Cresswell

Bosun

#18Lawal

Benjamin David

#4Pearson

Tatsuki

#12Seko

Jun-ho

#10Bae

Benjamin Sorba William

#7Thomas

Million

#42Manhoef

Divin Saku

#9Mubama

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1
Ben Wilmot #16	54'
Ashley Phillips #26
Aaron Cresswell #3	39' 40'
Bosun Lawal #18
Ben Pearson #4	91'
T. Seko #12
Jun-ho Bae #10	86'
Sorba Thomas #7
M. Manhoef #42
Divin Mubama #9	77'

Will not play

Aaron William

Aaron William Cresswell

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Early May 2026

Benjamin James

Benjamin James Gibson

Defender

Groin injury

Return: Early May 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Doubtful

Benjamin Lewis

Benjamin Lewis Wilmot

Defender

Leg injury

Return: Out for season

Maksym

Maksym Taloverov

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Out for season

Bosun

Bosun Lawal

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Viktor Tobias

#1Johansson

Benjamin Lewis

#16Wilmot

Ashley

#26Phillips

Aaron William

#3Cresswell

Bosun

#18Lawal

Benjamin David

#4Pearson

Tatsuki

#12Seko

Jun-ho

#10Bae

Benjamin Sorba William

#7Thomas

Million

#42Manhoef

Divin Saku

#9Mubama

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1
Ben Wilmot #16	54'
Ashley Phillips #26
Aaron Cresswell #3	39' 40'
Bosun Lawal #18
Ben Pearson #4	91'
T. Seko #12
Jun-ho Bae #10	86'
Sorba Thomas #7
M. Manhoef #42
Divin Mubama #9	77'

Will not play

Aaron William

Aaron William Cresswell

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Early May 2026

Benjamin James

Benjamin James Gibson

Defender

Groin injury

Return: Early May 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Doubtful

Benjamin Lewis

Benjamin Lewis Wilmot

Defender

Leg injury

Return: Out for season

Maksym

Maksym Taloverov

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Out for season

Bosun

Bosun Lawal

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Harrison

#5Armstrong

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Michael

#24Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Jordan Storey #14
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4
Ali McCann #8	67' 62'
H. Armstrong #5	72'
Thierry Small #26	84'
Pol Valentín #2	16'
Daniel Jebbison #9	72'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

31 matches

Stoke City

Stoke City

12

Wins

8

Draws

11

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Stoke City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Stoke City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Stoke City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Stoke City

Stoke City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Stoke City

Stoke City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Stoke City

Stoke City

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Thomas Kirk

Venue:

bet365 Stadium

Capacity:

28 383

Stoke City vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Stoke City and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.