Stoke City vs Preston North End

Championship - Regular Season 3 Jan 2022, 15:00
Stoke City
Stoke City
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 J. Simpson Round 26

Match report

Preston North End edged past Stoke City 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 3 January 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Stoke City had 14 shots to Preston North End's 6.

The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire), with J. Simpson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 14 - 6 On target 2 - 3 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 11 - 8 Yellow cards 5
7
Player of the match
Ben Wilmot
Stoke City · 1 goal
7 Andrew Hughes 1 goal
7 Brad Potts 1 goal
7 Danny Batth captained the side
7 James Chester 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 6–2
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 4–4 0–2
Attacks 58–54 65–44
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
123 Attacks 98
64 Dangerous Attacks 43
3 On Target 3
11 Off Target 5
14 Shots Total 6
2 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 1
6 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 8
4 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 1
339 Passes Total 415
229 Passes Accurate 302
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke City · 3-5-2
1 A. Davies
16 B. Wilmot 6 D. Batth 5 J. Chester
23 T. Ince 7 S. Clucas 4 J. Allen 8 M. Vrančić 3 M. Fox
9 S. Fletcher 10 T. Campbell
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
12 D. Iversen
2 S. Berg 5 P. Bauer 16 A. Hughes
44 B. Potts 8 A. Browne 4 B. Whiteman 32 J. Earl
11 D. Johnson
9 C. Evans 19 E. Riis
Stoke City
Coach
M. O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 13 Jack Bonham
  • 20 Tashan Oakley-Boothe
  • 11 Alfie Doughty
  • 2 Tommy Smith
  • 18 Jacob Brown
  • 22 Sam Surridge
  • 32 D'Margio Wright-Phillips
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 13 Alistair McCann
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 31 Scott Sinclair
  • 24 Sean Maguire
Substitutions
  • 52' ↑ S. Surridge ↓ S. Fletcher Stoke City
  • 69' ↑ A. Doughty ↓ T. Campbell Stoke City
  • 75' ↑ J. Brown ↓ M. Vrančić Stoke City
  • 80' ↑ S. Sinclair ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
  • 88' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ D. Johnson Preston North End
  • 89' ↑ S. Maguire ↓ C. Evans Preston North End
Cards
  • 49' Andrew Hughes Preston North End
  • 64' Joe Allen Stoke City
  • 79' Alfie Doughty Stoke City
  • 90+1' Ryan Ledson Preston North End
  • 90+4' Thomas Ince Stoke City
Head-to-head
Stoke City 3 5 draws 5 Preston North End
2026-03-20 Preston vs Stoke 3 - 1
2025-12-26 Stoke vs Preston 0 - 0
2025-04-05 Preston North End vs Stoke City 1 - 1
2024-11-26 Stoke City vs Preston North End 0 - 0
2024-03-09 Preston North End vs Stoke City 1 - 2
2023-09-02 Stoke City vs Preston North End 0 - 2
Recent form
Stoke City D D D W W
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Stoke City vs Preston North End?
Stoke City lost 1-2 against Preston North End on 3 January 2022.
Who won Stoke City vs Preston North End?
Preston North End won the match 2-1.
Where was Stoke City vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Stoke City vs Preston North End?
Preston North End had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.