Preston North End vs Stoke City 20/03/2026

Preston North End
Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

20 Mar 2026, 21:00
3:1
Finished
Stoke City
Stoke City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
Sorba Thomas(Junior Tchamadeu)
Goal
4'
15'
Goal
Alfie Devine(Andy Moran)
26'
Alfie Devine
34'
Ben Whiteman
M. Manhoef
39'
2ND HALF
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
46'
Junior Tchamadeu
46'
Milan Smit
Sam Gallagher
46'
S. N'zonzi
Injured
48'
S. N'zonzi
Jun-ho Bae
48'
57'
Goal
M. Osmajić(Lewis Dobbin)
60'
Goal
Alfie Devine(M. Osmajić)
63'
Thierry Small
63'
Andrija Vukcevic
M. Manhoef
Divin Mubama
65'
77'
Daniel Jebbison
M. Osmajić
77'
Brad Potts
Andy Moran
84'
Oddel Offiah
Pol Valentín
84'
Michael Smith
Lewis Dobbin

Match statistics

45%Possession55%
339Passes Attempted402
221Completed Passes275
7Corners9
26Throw-ins27
13Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C
Daniel
#1Lønne Iversen
Liam
#6Lindsay
Andrew
#16Hughes
Jordan
#14Ben Storey
Benjamin
#4Whiteman
Alfie Sean
#21Devine
Andrew
#23Moran
Andrija
#3Vukcevic
Pol
#2Valentín Sancho
Lewis Norman
#17Dobbin
Milutin
#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen
Daniel Iversen
#1
L. Lindsay
L. Lindsay
#6
A. Hughes
A. Hughes
#16
Jordan Storey
Jordan Storey
#14
Ben Whiteman
Ben Whiteman
#4
34'
Alfie Devine
Alfie Devine
#21
⚽60'
26'
⚽15'
Andy Moran
Andy Moran
#23
77'
🎯15'
Andrija Vukcevic
Andrija Vukcevic
#3
63'
Pol Valentín
Pol Valentín
#2
84'
Lewis Dobbin
Lewis Dobbin
#17
84'
🎯57'
M. Osmajić
M. Osmajić
#28
77'
🎯60'
⚽57'

Substitutes

Jack Walton
Jack Walton
#12
Robbie Brady
Robbie Brady
#11
Oddel Offiah
Oddel Offiah
#42
84'
Brad Potts
Brad Potts
#44
77'
Thierry Small
Thierry Small
#26
63'
K. Nelson
K. Nelson
#34
Daniel Jebbison
Daniel Jebbison
#9
77'
Milos Lukovic
Milos Lukovic
#22
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
#24
84'

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

34 matches
Preston North End
Preston North End
12
Wins
11
Draws
11
Wins
Stoke City
Stoke City
ChampionshipChampionship2025 • 2 matches
ChampionshipChampionship2024 • 2 matches
ChampionshipChampionship2023 • 2 matches
ChampionshipChampionship2022 • 2 matches
ChampionshipChampionship2021 • 2 matches

League standings

#TeamPGPts
1
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Coventry City		4284:4285
2
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Ipswich Town		4171:4275
3
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Millwall		4256:4773
4
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Southampton		4273:5072
5
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Middlesbrough		4262:4272
6
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Hull City		4264:6068
7
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Wrexham AFC		4263:6064
8
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Derby County		4261:5363
9
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Norwich City		4255:5058
10
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Bristol City		4252:5158
11
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Queens Park Rangers		4258:6358
12
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Watford		4252:5157
13
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Preston North End		4250:5357
14
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Swansea City		4250:5457
15
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Birmingham City		4251:5256
16
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Stoke City		4249:4655
17
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Sheffield Utd		4259:5954
18
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Charlton Athletic		4239:5149
19
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Portsmouth		4243:5748
20
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Blackburn Rovers		4338:5348
21
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West Brom		4242:5646
22
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Oxford United		4241:5444
23
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Leicester		4254:6441
24
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Sheffield Wed		4225:82-4
Promotion
Playoff
Relegation

Match Information

Referee:
Farai Hallam
Venue:
Deepdale Stadium
Capacity:
23 408

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