Stoke City FC vs Preston North End FC
FINISHED - Championship - 2026-10-31T12:30:00Z
Full time: 2 - 0 (half time: 1 - 0)
Stoke City FC
Key events
- 2' - Yellow Card - Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29' - Goal - Header - Goal! Stoke City 1, Preston North End 0. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
- 43' - Yellow Card - Luca Bombino (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5' - Halftime
- 45' - Substitution - Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Brad Potts.
- 45' - Start 2nd Half - Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Preston North End 0.
- 53' - Goal - Goal! Stoke City 2, Preston North End 0. Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 63' - Substitution - Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Delano Burgzorg.
- 63' - Substitution - Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.
- 73' - Substitution - Substitution, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu replaces Luca Bombino.
- 73' - Substitution - Substitution, Stoke City. George Hirst replaces Róbert Bozeník.
- 76' - Yellow Card - Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81' - Substitution - Substitution, Stoke City. Million Manhoef replaces Justin Devenny.
- 81' - Substitution - Substitution, Stoke City. Svante Ingelsson replaces Djibril Soumaré.
- 86' - Substitution - Substitution, Stoke City. Maksym Talovierov replaces Bosun Lawal.
- 86' - Substitution - Substitution, Preston North End. Stanley Mills replaces Johnny Kenny.
- 90' - Yellow Card - Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5' - End Regular Time - Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Preston North End 0.
Team stats
| Fouls | 11 | 15 |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
| Corner Kicks | 9 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Possession | 60.2 | 39.8 |
| SHOTS | 18 | 3 |
| ON GOAL | 6 | 0 |
| On Target % | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Penalty Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 0 |
| Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Crosses | 31 | 22 |
Commentary
- Match ends, Stoke City 2, Preston North End 0.
- 90'+5' - Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Preston North End 0.
- 90'+3' - Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3' - Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
- 90'+3' - Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.
- 90'+1' - Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.
- 90' - Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90' - Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90' - Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90' - Foul by Jusef Erabi (Preston North End).
- 89' - Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.
- 87' - Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
- 86' - Substitution, Preston North End. Stanley Mills replaces Johnny Kenny.
- 86' - Substitution, Stoke City. Maksym Talovierov replaces Bosun Lawal.