Stoke City vs Preston North End

Championship 2 Jan 2023, 15:00
Stoke City
Stoke City
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 L. Doughty Round 26

Match report

Preston North End edged past Stoke City 1-0 in the Championship on 2 January 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Stoke City had 15 shots to Preston North End's 9.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 15 - 9 On target 3 - 2 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 13 - 6 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Ched Evans
Preston North End · 1 goal
8 Freddie Woodman 3 saves
8 Bambo Diaby captained the side
8 Liam Lindsay captained the side
7 Ben Wilmot captained the side
First half vs second half
Preston North End came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–3 3–6
Shots On Goal 3–0 0–2
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 3–3 1–4
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 3
13 Fouls 6
4 Corners 7
3 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
4 Yellow Cards 4
1 Saves 3
431 Passes Total 338
309 Passes Accurate 214
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke City · 3-4-1-2
13 J. Bonham
16 B. Wilmot 5 H. Souttar 3 M. Fox
2 H. Clarke 15 J. Thompson 8 L. Baker 14 J. Tymon
18 W. Smallbone
10 T. Campbell 9 J. Brown
Preston North End · 3-5-2
1 F. Woodman
23 B. Diaby 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
8 A. Browne 13 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 10 D. Johnson 2 Á. Fernandez
9 C. Evans 19 E. Jacobsen
Stoke City
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 1 Josef Bursik
  • 32 Connor Taylor
  • 22 Gavin Kilkenny
  • 24 Tariqe Fosu-Henry
  • 25 Nick Powell
  • 28 Josh Laurent
  • 17 Liam Delap
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 25 David Cornell
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 5 Patrick Bauer
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 29 Finlay Cross Adair
Substitutions
  • 23' ↑ B. Woodburn ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
  • 65' ↑ L. Delap ↓ J. Brown Stoke City
  • 74' ↑ N. Powell ↓ T. Campbell Stoke City
  • 79' ↑ J. Laurent ↓ L. Baker Stoke City
  • 90+6' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ D. Johnson Preston North End
Cards
  • 30' A. Hughes Preston North End
  • 38' H. Souttar Stoke City
  • 54' J. Thompson Stoke City
  • 77' H. Clarke Stoke City
  • 80' B. Woodburn Preston North End
  • 81' B. Wilmot Stoke City
  • 81' D. Johnson Preston North End
  • 90+5' C. Evans Preston North End
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 0-1 against Preston North End on 2 January 2023.
Who won Stoke City vs Preston North End?
Preston North End won the match 1-0.
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?
Stoke City had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.