Stoke City 2-0 Preston North End: Final score, stats and lineups
English League Championship
Key events
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2'
Brad PottsFoul on Luca Bombino.
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Ben WilmotAssist: Jack McGlynn29'
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Luca BombinoFoul on Odeluga Offiah.43'
- Halftime 45'+5'
- 45'
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Jack McGlynnAssist: Ethan Galbraith53'
- 63'
- 63'
- 73'
- 73'
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Ethan GalbraithFoul on Odeluga Offiah.76'
- 81'
- 81'
- 86'
- 86'
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90'
Jusef ErabiFoul on Ethan Galbraith.
- End Regular Time 90'+5'
Team stats
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9Corner Kicks7
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60.2Possession39.8
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18SHOTS3
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6ON GOAL0
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5Blocked Shots2
Match info
- Competition
- English League Championship
- Kickoff
- Saturday, October 31, 2026, 8:30 AM ET
- Venue
- bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Where to watch
- Paramount+
- Attendance
- 21,772
- Series
- Series tied 1-1-3
Team stats
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11Fouls15
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2Yellow Cards2
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0Red Cards0
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2Offsides1
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9Corner Kicks7
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0Saves4
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60.2Possession39.8
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18SHOTS3
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6ON GOAL0
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0.3On Target %0.0
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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365Accurate Passes204
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457Passes299
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0.8Pass Completion %0.7
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7Accurate Crosses3
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31Crosses22
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0.2Cross %0.1
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50Long Balls56
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21Accurate Long Balls11
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0.4Long Balls %0.2
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5Blocked Shots2
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11Effective Tackles10
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16Tackles17
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0.7Tackle %0.6
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13Interceptions17
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27Effective Clearances35
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27Clearances35
Lineups
Stoke City3-4-3- 1Viktor JohanssonG
- 2Ben JohnsonRM
- 21Luca Bombino↓LM
- 5Luke GrahamCD-L
- 18Bosun Lawal↓CD
- 16Ben WilmotCD-R
- 27Djibril Soumaré↓CM-R
- 8Ethan GalbraithCM-L
- 9Róbert Bozeník↓F
- 7Jack McGlynnCF-R
- 13Justin Devenny↓CF-L
Preston North End3-4-3- 1Daniel IversenG
- 44Brad Potts↓RM
- 3Andrija VukcevicLM
- 16Andrew HughesCD-L
- 14Jordan StoreyCD
- 24Odeluga OffiahCD-R
- 27Leo LeroyCM-R
- 15Jordan ThompsonCM-L
- 38Johnny Kenny↓F
- 10Callum Lang↓CF-R
- 37Delano Burgzorg↓CF-L
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |
Last five games
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