Championship · Regular Season - 23
Friday, 26 December 2025 · 23:00 · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent · Referee: Thomas Kirk, England
Stoke City0 : 0
Full-time
PrestonHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 16'Pol ValentínYellow Card
- 40'A. Cresswell (assist: B. Gibson)Substitution 1
- 54'Ben WilmotYellow Card
- 62'Alistair McCannYellow Card
- 67'A. McCann (assist: J. Thompson)Substitution 1
- 72'D. Jebbison (assist: A. Devine)Substitution 2
- 72'H. Armstrong (assist: M. Frokjaer-Jensen)Substitution 3
- 77'D. Mubama (assist: R. Bozenik)Substitution 2
- 84'T. Small (assist: J. Lewis)Substitution 4
- 86'J. Bae (assist: S. Gallagher)Substitution 3
- 90+1'Ben PearsonYellow Card
- 90+1'Ben GibsonYellow Card
- 90+6'Róbert BoženíkYellow Card
Statistics
3Shots on Goal4
6Shots off Goal2
14Total Shots8
5Blocked Shots2
8Shots insidebox4
6Shots outsidebox4
8Fouls12
10Corner Kicks2
1Offsides2
58%Ball Possession42%
4Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
4Goalkeeper Saves3
426Total passes313
353Passes accurate235
83%Passes %75%
1.06expected_goals0.59
0.97goals_prevented0.97
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1V. Johansson(G)
- 18B. Lawal
- 26A. Phillips(D)
- 16B. Wilmot(D)
- 3A. Cresswell(D)
- 12T. Seko(M)
- 4B. Pearson(M)
- 42M. Manhoef(M)
- 10J. Bae(M)
- 7S. Thomas(M)
- 9D. Mubama(F)
Substitutes
- 13J. Bonham(G)
- 40M. Talovierov(D)
- 23B. Gibson(D)
- 15S. N'Zonzi(M)
- 19T. Rigo(M)
- 14J. Donley(M)
- 29L. Cisse(F)
- 20S. Gallagher(F)
- 11R. Bozenik(F)
Preston3-5-2
Starting XI
- 1D. Iversen(G)
- 42O. Offiah(D)
- 14J. Storey(D)
- 16A. Hughes(D)
- 2P. Valentin(M)
- 5H. Armstrong(M)
- 4B. Whiteman(M)
- 8A. McCann(M)
- 26T. Small(M)
- 24M. Smith(F)
- 9D. Jebbison(F)
Substitutes
- 12J. Walton(G)
- 6L. Lindsay(D)
- 18J. Lewis(D)
- 44B. Potts(M)
- 15J. Thompson(M)
- 35N. Mawene(M)
- 21A. Devine(M)
- 10M. Frokjaer-Jensen(M)
- 7W. Keane(F)
Head-to-Head
- Preston 3 - 1 Stoke CitySaturday, 21 March 2026
- Stoke City 0 - 0 PrestonFriday, 26 December 2025
- Preston 1 - 1 Stoke CitySaturday, 5 April 2025
- Stoke City 0 - 0 PrestonWednesday, 27 November 2024
- Preston 1 - 2 Stoke CitySaturday, 9 March 2024
Stoke City — recent form
DLLLL
Preston — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -5 | 55 |
| 14 | Preston | 46 | -7 | 60 |