Stoke City vs Preston

Championship · Dec 26, 2025 · 15:00

Final score: Stoke City 0–0 Preston

Standings

• Stoke City: #17 · 55 Pts · 46 P (15W 10D 21L)
• Preston: #14 · 60 Pts · 46 P (15W 15D 16L)

Recent form

Stoke City

• L Dec 20, 2025: Watford 1–0 Stoke City
• W Dec 13, 2025: Stoke City 2–1 Swansea
• L Dec 10, 2025: Ipswich 1–0 Stoke City
• L Dec 6, 2025: Sheffield Utd 4–0 Stoke City
• L Nov 29, 2025: Stoke City 1–2 Hull City

Preston

• D Dec 20, 2025: Preston 1–1 Norwich
• W Dec 13, 2025: Oxford United 1–2 Preston
• D Dec 9, 2025: Preston 1–1 Coventry
• D Dec 6, 2025: Preston 1–1 Wrexham
• W Nov 29, 2025: Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Preston

Head-to-head

• 2026-03-20T20:00:00+00:00: Preston 3–1 Stoke City
• 2025-12-26T15:00:00+00:00: Stoke City 0–0 Preston
• 2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00: Preston 1–1 Stoke City
• 2024-11-26T19:45:00+00:00: Stoke City 0–0 Preston
• 2024-03-09T15:00:00+00:00: Preston 1–2 Stoke City

Match events

• 16' Card Yellow Card — Pol Valentín (Preston)
• 40' subst Substitution 1 — A. Cresswell (Stoke City) (assists: B. Gibson)
• 54' Card Yellow Card — Ben Wilmot (Stoke City)
• 62' Card Yellow Card — Alistair McCann (Preston)
• 67' subst Substitution 1 — A. McCann (Preston) (assists: J. Thompson)
• 72' subst Substitution 2 — D. Jebbison (Preston) (assists: A. Devine)
• 72' subst Substitution 3 — H. Armstrong (Preston) (assists: M. Frokjaer-Jensen)
• 77' subst Substitution 2 — D. Mubama (Stoke City) (assists: R. Bozenik)
• 84' subst Substitution 4 — T. Small (Preston) (assists: J. Lewis)
• 86' subst Substitution 3 — J. Bae (Stoke City) (assists: S. Gallagher)
• 90'+6 Card Yellow Card — Róbert Boženík (Stoke City)
• 90'+1 Card Yellow Card — Ben Pearson (Stoke City)
• 90'+1 Card Yellow Card — Ben Gibson (Stoke City)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 3 — 4
• Shots off Goal: 6 — 2
• Total Shots: 14 — 8
• Blocked Shots: 5 — 2
• Shots insidebox: 8 — 4
• Shots outsidebox: 6 — 4
• Fouls: 8 — 12
• Corner Kicks: 10 — 2
• Offsides: 1 — 2
• Ball Possession: 58% — 42%
• Yellow Cards: 4 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 4 — 3
• Total passes: 426 — 313
• Passes accurate: 353 — 235
• Passes %: 83% — 75%
• expected_goals: 1.06 — 0.59
• goals_prevented: 0.97 — 0.97

Injuries

Stoke City

• L. Baker — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Tchamadeu — Yellow Cards (Missing Fixture)

Preston

• R. Brady — Calf Injury (Missing Fixture)
• M. Osmajic — Suspended (Missing Fixture)