Preston North End vs Stoke City

Championship 5 Apr 2025, 14:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
1–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Stoke City
Stoke City
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 F. Hallam Round 40

Match report

Preston North End were held to a 1-1 draw by Stoke City in the Championship on 5 April 2025.

Stoke City had 15 shots to Preston North End's 6.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with F. Hallam in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 6 - 15 On target 2 - 5 Corners 1 - 9 Fouls 9 - 15 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Preston North End · 1 goal
8 David Cornell 3 saves
8 Jordan Storey captained the side
7 Lewis Baker 1 goal
7 Sam Greenwood 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Corners 0–3 1–6
Attacks 41–49 31–45
Match statistics
1 Corners 9
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 4
72 Attacks 94
0 Attacks 3
46 Dangerous Attacks 39
0 Dangerous Attacks 2
2 On Target 4
4 Off Target 11
6 Shots Total 15
2 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 7
1 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 6
9 Fouls 15
1 Corners 9
1 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
4 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 1
310 Passes Total 343
199 Passes Accurate 249
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-5-2
13 D. Cornell
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 19 L. Gibson
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 20 S. Greenwood 4 B. Whiteman 22 S. Þórðarson 11 R. Brady
9 E. Jacobsen 28 M. Osmajić
Stoke City · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Johansson
22 J. Tchamadeu 26 A. Phillips 16 B. Wilmot 17 E. Bocat
15 J. Thompson 6 W. Burger
42 M. Manhoef 8 L. Baker 10 J. Bae
20 S. Gallagher
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 41 Li-Bau Stowell
  • 26 Patrick Bauer
  • 2 Ryan Porteous
  • 31 Theo Mawene
  • 3 Jayden Meghoma
  • 12 Ched Evans
Stoke City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 9 Ali Al-Hamadi
  • 11 Lewis Koumas
  • 2 Lynden Gooch
  • 4 Ben Pearson
  • 13 Jack Bonham
  • 23 Ben Gibson
  • 18 Bosun Lawal
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko
  • 24 Andrew Moran
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
  • 56' ↑ M. Frøkjær-Jensen ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
  • 62' ↑ Ali Al Hamadi ↓ Bae Jun-Ho Stoke City
  • 68' ↑ W. Keane ↓ S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 71' ↑ L. Koumas ↓ S. Gallagher Stoke City
  • 90+1' ↑ L. Gooch ↓ M. Manhoef Stoke City
  • 90+1' ↑ B. Pearson ↓ W. Burger Stoke City
Cards
  • 15' R. Brady Preston North End
  • 39' M. Osmajic Preston North End
  • 55' S. Gallagher Stoke City
  • 74' L. Lindsay Preston North End
  • 76' L. Baker Stoke City
  • 81' J. Thompson Stoke City
  • 81' R. Ledson Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 5 5 draws 3 Stoke City
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
Preston North End D D D D W
Stoke City D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Stoke City?
Preston North End drew 1-1 against Stoke City on 5 April 2025.
Who won Preston North End vs Stoke City?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Stoke City played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Stoke City?
Stoke City had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.