English League Championship

Preston North End vs Stoke City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 68': Milutin Osmajic
FT
1 - 2
Stoke City
  • 64': Andrew Hughes (OG)
  • 87': Luke McNally

About

Preston North End are hosting Stoke City at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 2': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
  • 2': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 5': Lynden Gooch (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 7': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Luke McNally (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Offside, Stoke City. Josh Laurent is caught offside.
  • 11': Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis is caught offside.
  • 11': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 14': Lynden Gooch (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 20': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 20': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 21': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
  • 32': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
  • 35': Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lynden Gooch.
  • 40': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 40': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
  • 45'+2': Offside, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Stoke City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Stoke City 0.
  • 47': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 47': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
  • 51': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 53': Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Lynden Gooch (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Stoke City) header from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 59': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Will Keane.
  • 60': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Stoke City).
  • 62': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
  • 62': Michael Rose (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Own Goal by Andrew Hughes, Preston North End. Preston North End 0, Stoke City 1.
  • 66': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 66': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Goal! Preston North End 1, Stoke City 1. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a cross.
  • 73': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 75': Substitution, Stoke City. Million Manhoef replaces Wouter Burger.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Liam Millar.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Lynden Gooch (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 79': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a through ball.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 84': Substitution, Stoke City. Niall Ennis replaces Tyrese Campbell.
  • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Benjamin Whiteman because of an injury.
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 86': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Goal! Preston North End 1, Stoke City 2. Luke McNally (Stoke City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Mehdi Léris replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 90': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
  • 90': Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
  • 90'+1': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
  • 90'+3': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Stoke City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Stoke City 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 3
43.3 Possession 56.7
13 SHOTS 4
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
183 Accurate Passes 292
327 Passes 429
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
104 Long Balls 84
34 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 13
17 Effective Clearances 29
17 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 17,253

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
16 Andrew Hughes
14 Jordan Storey
13 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
10 Mads Frökjaer
23 Liam Millar
8 Alan Browne
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
7 Will Keane
Preston North End Substitutes:
Greg Cunningham, Ryan Ledson, Jack Whatmough, David Cornell, Duane Holmes, Layton Stewart, Milutin Osmajic, Ben Woodburn, Robbie Brady.

STK Stoke City (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
23 Luke McNally
16 Ben Wilmot
5 Michael Rose
8 Lewis Baker
6 Wouter Burger Yellow Card
2 Lynden Gooch
17 Ki-Jana Hoever Yellow Card
10 Tyrese Campbell
22 Bae Jun-Ho
28 Josh Laurent
Stoke City Substitutes:
Jordan Thompson, Million Manhoef, Mehdi Léris, Niall Ennis, Jack Bonham, André Vidigal, Sead Haksabanovic, Wesley, Luke Cundle.

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