Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Preston North End FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Wed 21 Aug 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Ben Pearson 16' Y
Joshua Harrop 65' Y
Y 78' James McClean
Darnell Fisher 78' Y
Y 80' Nathan Collins

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

7
6
3
Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2018-08-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
10 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
03 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L
05 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L
27 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–3 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–3 L
17 Aug Derby County FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 1–3 L
03 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
05 May Sheffield United FC H 2–2 D
27 Apr Millwall FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Stoke City FC
#14 Position #17
60 Points 55
46 Played 46
15 / 15 / 16 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21
55 Scored 51
62 Conceded 56
-7 GD -5
1.30 PPG 1.20
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at .
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 7' Daniel Johnson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
  • 12' James McClean has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 16' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Goal! Billy Bodin scores his 28 goal in 378 matches.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Scott Hogan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
  • 40' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Tom Clarke exits the field as Darnell Fisher enters on 40.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Ryan Woods by Nathan Collins on 46 minute.
  • 51' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Stoke City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 58' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Scott Hogan is withdrawn and Oghenekaro Etebo gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Brad Potts gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Billy Bodin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Lee Gregory, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Joshua Harrop is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Joshua Harrop gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Sam Vokes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Ince at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James McClean.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Nathan Collins gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Alan Browne comes on to replace Paul Gallagher.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 89' Magnificent from James McClean! That is 28 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • The points are shared — Preston North End FC 3-1 Stoke City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brad Potts 3
Nick Powell 2
Alan Browne 2
Will Keane 2
Peter Crouch 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Luke McNally 1
Erik Pieters 1

Head to Head

2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2018-08-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Stoke City FC

Preston North End FC Form

2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-08-03 Millwall FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2019-08-10 Charlton Athletic FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L 2019-08-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2019-05-05 Stoke City FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2019-04-27 Millwall FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC58% Draw23% Stoke City FC19%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Stoke City FC
42%
Preston North End FC or Stoke City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC41% Draw43% Stoke City FC16%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.