Preston 3-1 Stoke City result · 20 March 2026

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Final score3:1

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Goals

Preston

Stoke City

4'
S. ThomasAssist: J. Tchamadeu
A. DevineAssist: A. Moran
15'
M. OsmajicAssist: L. Dobbin
57'
A. DevineAssist: M. Osmajic
60'

Statistics

Preston

Stoke City

46%Possession54%

13Total shots13

3Shots on target2

7Corners9

1Saves0

12Fouls7

2Yellow cards1

Line-ups

22 starters

PRESTON (3-1-4-2)STOKE CITY (4-2-3-1)

Preston

Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

3-1-4-2

Starting XI11

1GKD. Iversen
14DEFJ. Storey
6DEFL. Lindsay
16DEFA. Hughes
4MIDB. Whiteman
2MIDP. Valentin
23MIDA. Moran
21MIDA. Devine
3MIDA. Vukcevic
28ATTM. Osmajic
17ATTL. Dobbin

Substitutes9

12GKJ. Walton
11MIDR. Brady
44MIDB. Potts
42DEFO. Offiah
24ATTM. Smith
26DEFT. Small
9ATTD. Jebbison
22ATTM. Lukovic
34MIDK. Nelson

Stoke City

Coach: Mark Robins

4-2-3-1

Starting XI11

25GKT. Simkin
22DEFJ. Tchamadeu
26DEFA. Phillips
23DEFB. Gibson
17DEFE. Bocat
15MIDS. N'Zonzi
4MIDB. Pearson
42MIDM. Manhoef
19MIDT. Rigo
7MIDS. Thomas
49ATTM. Smit

Substitutes9

34GKF. Fielding
12MIDT. Seko
29ATTL. Cisse
20ATTS. Gallagher
21ATTJ. Rak-Sakyi
9ATTD. Mubama
18—B. Lawal
10MIDJ. Bae
50MIDS. Agina

Last 5 · Head-to-head

Form going into the match

Both sides' results and head-to-head record before this match.

Preston

Last 5

L2-0NorwichChampionship
L3-0CoventryChampionship
L1-3Oxford UnitedChampionship
L0-2MillwallChampionship
D1-1SwanseaChampionship

Stoke City

Last 5

W3-1WatfordChampionship
D3-3IpswichChampionship
L2-0SwanseaChampionship
L2-1CoventryChampionship
W2-1Oxford UnitedChampionship

Head-to-head

1Preston

3Draws

1Stoke City

2025Stoke City0 – 0Preston
2025Preston1 – 1Stoke City
2024Stoke City0 – 0Preston
2024Preston1 – 2Stoke City
2023Stoke City0 – 2Preston

Recent form

Based on the last 10 real matches

Prestonvs

Stoke City

6Goals scored12

19Goals conceded15

1Clean sheets1

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Preston – Stoke City result and analysis

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Preston – Stoke City result and analysis

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