Preston North End 3-1 Stoke City · Championship
Preston North End beat Stoke City 3-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Preston North End and Stoke City met in the Championship at Deepdale in Preston on Friday, 20 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Preston North End: A. Devine 15', 60'; M. Osmajić 57'. Stoke City: S. Thomas 4'.
How the match went
Stoke City saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Preston North End had 13 shots with 3 on target, Stoke City 12 with 2 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 7 to Preston North End and 9 to Stoke City. Preston North End conceded 12 fouls, Stoke City 7. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Preston North End, 1 for Stoke City).
Line-ups
Preston North End started in a 3-1-4-2: D. Iversen, J. Storey, L. Lindsay, A. Hughes, B. Whiteman, P. Valentín, A. Moran, A. Devine, A. Vukčević, M. Osmajić, L. Dobbin.
Stoke City started in a 4-2-3-1: T. Simkin, J. Tchamadeu, A. Phillips, B. Gibson, E. Bocat, S. Nzonzi, B. Pearson, M. Manhoef, T. Rigo, S. Thomas, M. Smit.
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