Updated 20 March 2026, after full time.
Preston 3-1 Stoke in the Championship at Deepdale, Preston on 20 March 2026. Scorers: Alfie Devine ×2, Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Sorba Thomas for Stoke. In their last 6 meetings, Preston have won 1, Stoke 2, with 3 draws.
Preston 3-1 Stoke was the final score in the Championship on Friday 20 March 2026 at Deepdale. Scorers: Alfie Devine (2), Milutin Osmajic for Preston; Sorba Thomas for Stoke. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Preston vs Stoke was played at Deepdale in Preston on Friday 20 March 2026, the home ground of Preston, which holds 23,408 people. It finished Preston 3-1 Stoke in the Championship, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Preston have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 10, with results reading L D L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to S'oton in the Championship on 7 November.
Stoke have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 2, with results reading W D W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-1 win away to Portsmouth in the Championship on 7 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Preston have won 1, Stoke have won 2 and 3 were drawn, with Preston scoring 4 goals to Stoke's 5. The most recent was Stoke City 2-0 Preston North End on 31 October 2026 in the Championship.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 17 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.7 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Jack McGlynn leads Stoke with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Stoke player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Stoke player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Farai Hallam refereed Preston vs Stoke, averaging 22.5 fouls and 4.5 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Championship | Stoke City vs Preston North End | 2-0 |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Championship | Stoke City vs Preston North End | 0-0 |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Championship | Preston North End vs Stoke City | 1-1 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Championship | Stoke City vs Preston North End | 0-0 |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Stoke City | 1-2 |
| 2 Sep 2023 | Championship | Stoke City vs Preston North End | 0-2 |
| Stat | Preston | Stoke |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Shots | 13 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 7 | 9 |
| Fouls | 12 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Tackles | 15 | 16 |
| Passes | 333 | 390 |
Preston: A. Devine 15', M. Osmajic 57', A. Devine 60'. Stoke: S. Thomas 4'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.7 | 20 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.4 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.7 | 8 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.1 | 15 of 24 |
| Passes | 304.9 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.7 | 17 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.7 | 9 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 8 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.3 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.6 | 20 of 24 |
| Fouls | 13.3 | 1 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.6 | 11 of 24 |
| Passes | 367.7 | 18 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.5 | 19 of 24 |