Stoke City vs Preston North End

Championship 2 Sep 2023, 14:00
Stoke City
Stoke City
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 M. Donohue Round 5

Match report

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

Stoke City dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 16 shots to Preston North End's 7.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 70% - 30% Shots 16 - 7 On target 1 - 3 Corners 9 - 0 Fouls 15 - 17 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Will Keane
Preston North End · 2 goals
8 Duane Holmes 1 assist
7 Ki-Jana Hoever captained the side
7 Luke McNally captained the side
7 Ben Wilmot 76 passes (80% accurate)
First half vs second half
Stoke City stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 10–3
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–2
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 3–0 6–0
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 7
1 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 2
8 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 1
15 Fouls 17
9 Corners 0
0 Offsides 2
70% Ball Possession 30%
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 1
481 Passes Total 226
389 Passes Accurate 138
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke City · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Travers
17 K. Hoever 23 L. McNally 16 B. Wilmot 3 E. Stevens
6 W. Burger 4 B. Pearson
27 M. Léris 28 J. Laurent 10 T. Campbell
18 W. Moraes
Preston North End · 3-4-2-1
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 26 J. Whatmough 6 L. Lindsay
44 B. Potts 13 A. McCann 18 R. Ledson 16 A. Hughes
8 A. Browne 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen
7 W. Keane
Stoke City
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 2 Lynden Gooch
  • 5 Michael Rose
  • 12 Daniel Johnson
  • 22 Bae Jun-Ho
  • 13 Jack Bonham
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 21 Nikola Jojic
  • 30 Sol Sidibe
  • 11 Dwight Gayle
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 21 David Cornell
  • 33 Kian Best
  • 5 Patrick Bauer
  • 36 Josh Seary
  • 35 Noah Mawene
  • 24 Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
  • 61' ↑ M. Rose ↓ L. McNally Stoke City
  • 61' ↑ L. Gooch ↓ K. Hoever Stoke City
  • 61' ↑ D. Johnson ↓ B. Pearson Stoke City
  • 71' ↑ Bae Jun-Ho ↓ M. Léris Stoke City
  • 83' ↑ G. Cunningham ↓ J. Whatmough Preston North End
  • 88' ↑ B. Woodburn ↓ W. Keane Preston North End
  • 90' ↑ N. Jojić ↓ W. Burger Stoke City
Cards
  • 1' B. Pearson Stoke City
  • 25' L. Lindsay Preston North End
  • 45+1' M. Frokjaer Preston North End
  • 63' D. Holmes Preston North End
  • 63' E. Stevens Stoke City
  • 67' A. Browne Preston North End
  • 90+6' J. Laurent 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 0-2 against Preston North End on 2 September 2023.
Who won Stoke City vs Preston North End?
Preston North End won the match 2-0.
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 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.