Highlights

90+6'

R. Boženík (Off the ball foul)

90+1'

B. Pearson (Dissent)

90+1'

B. Gibson (Foul)

62'

A. McCann (Foul)

54'

B. Wilmot (Foul)

HT 0 - 0

16'

Pol Valentín (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

86'

S. Gallagher (Bae Jun-Ho - tactical)

84'

J. Lewis (T. Small - tactical)

77'

R. Boženík (D. Mubama - tactical)

72'

A. Devine (D. Jebbison - tactical)

72'

M. Frøkjær-Jensen (H. Armstrong - tactical)

67'

J. Thompson (A. McCann - tactical)

40'

B. Gibson (A. Cresswell - injury)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	7	Preston	47	31	12	11	8
	13	Stoke	43	31	12	7	12

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

3-5-2

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

58%

42%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. Small

Bae Jun-Ho 1
S. Thomas 1

Shots off target

B. Lawal

S. Thomas 2
H. Armstrong 1

Fouls suffered

D. Mubama

M. Manhoef 3
Pol Valentín 2

Tackles

A. Hughes

B. Whiteman 4
T. Small 3

Fouls

A. McCann

J. Thompson 2
Bae Jun-Ho 2

Saves

V. Johansson

D. Iversen 3

Passes

B. Wilmot

A. Phillips 57
B. Lawal 45

Accurate passes

B. Wilmot

A. Phillips 49
B. Pearson 36

Current form

Stats

L W L L L

D W D D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

05/04/25

26/11/24

09/03/24

02/09/23

02/01/23

Referees

Thomas Kirk main referee

3.9

0.1

Average card count per match for 17 matches arbitrated
Richie Watkins fourth referee
Johnathon Bickerdike assistant referee
Andrew Fox assistant referee

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Injured players

Stoke City

Aaron Cresswell Calf Injury

Match venue

bet365 Stadium - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Year of construction: 1997
Surface: grass
Capacity: 30089
Average attendance: 23581
Maximum attendance: 30022
% sold: 78

Match result Stoke Preston

Date 26 December 2025 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 23
Match attendance 26314
Code STO-PNE
Area England
Home team Stoke City
Away team Preston North End

FAQ

What is the result between Stoke Preston?

The match resulted in a 0-0 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for Stoke Preston?

Stoke City : Coached by M. Robins, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: V. Johansson, A. Cresswell, B. Wilmot (C), A. Phillips, B. Lawal, B. Pearson, T. Seko, S. Thomas, Bae Jun-Ho, M. Manhoef, D. Mubama

Preston North End : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by S. McCall, is positioning themselves in a 3-5-2 : D. Iversen, A. Hughes, J. Storey, O. Offiah, T. Small, A. McCann, B. Whiteman (C), H. Armstrong, Pol Valentín, D. Jebbison, M. Smith

Who is the referee of the match Stoke Preston ?

Thomas Kirk is the referee for this match

Where is the match Stoke Preston?

The venue bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire is hosting the match

At what time is Stoke Preston?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 26 December 2025. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Stoke City 4-2-3-1

- 1 V. Johansson
- 3 A. Cresswell
- 16 (C) B. Wilmot
- 26 A. Phillips
- 18 B. Lawal
- 4 B. Pearson
- 12 T. Seko
- 7 S. Thomas
- 10 Bae Jun-Ho
- 42 M. Manhoef
- 9 D. Mubama
- 1 D. Iversen
- 16 A. Hughes
- 14 J. Storey
- 42 O. Offiah
- 26 T. Small
- 8 A. McCann
- 4 (C) B. Whiteman
- 5 H. Armstrong
- 2 Pol Valentín
- 9 D. Jebbison
- 24 M. Smith

Preston North End 3-5-2

- M. Robins Coach
Substitutes
- M. Talovierov #40 - Defender
- J. Donley #14 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  R. Boženík #11 - Striker
- 40'
  
  B. Gibson #23 - Defender
- S. Nzonzi #15 - Midfielder
- J. Bonham #13 - Goalkeeper
- T. Rigo #19 - Midfielder
- 86'
  
  S. Gallagher #20 - Striker
- L. Cissé #29 - Striker
- S. McCall Coach
Substitutes
- 72'
  
  A. Devine #21 - Midfielder
- B. Potts #44 - Midfielder
- N. Mawéné #35 - Midfielder
- J. Walton #12 - Goalkeeper
- W. Keane #7 - Striker
- L. Lindsay #6 - Defender
- 84'
  
  J. Lewis #18 - Defender
- 72'
  
  M. Frøkjær-Jensen #10 - Midfielder
- 67'
  
  J. Thompson #15 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

58%

42%

Accurate passes

83%

75%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

426

Passes

313

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

T. Small

67% 2/3

B. Whiteman 50% (1/2)

Fouls suffered

D. Mubama

M. Manhoef 3
Pol Valentín 2
B. Pearson 2
D. Jebbison 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

B. Lawal

0% 0/3

D. Mubama 0% (0/3)
S. Thomas 20% (1/5)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

B. Wilmot

94% 66/70

A. Phillips 86% (49/57)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

D. Iversen

50% 15/30

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	59	31	17	8	6	63	35	28
2	Middlesbrough	58	30	17	7	6	47	29	18
3	Ipswich	54	30	15	9	6	51	29	22
4	Hull	54	31	16	6	9	50	43	7
5	Millwall	53	31	15	8	8	39	36	3
6	Wrexham	47	31	12	11	8	44	39	5
7	Preston	47	31	12	11	8	38	34	4
8	Bristol City	46	31	13	7	11	43	38	5
9	Derby	45	31	12	9	10	45	39	6
10	Birmingham	45	31	12	9	10	43	39	4
11	Watford	44	31	11	11	9	39	36	3
12	QPR	44	31	12	8	11	42	43	-1
13	Stoke	43	31	12	7	12	34	28	6
14	Southampton	43	31	11	10	10	44	41	3
15	Swansea	42	31	12	6	13	38	37	1
16	Sheff Utd	39	30	12	3	15	43	43	0
17	Norwich	36	31	10	6	15	39	42	-3
18	Charlton	36	30	9	9	12	29	38	-9
19	Portsmouth	33	29	8	9	12	27	38	-11
20	West Bromwich	33	31	9	6	16	32	47	-15
21	Leicester	32	31	10	8	13	41	47	-6
22	Blackburn	32	31	8	8	15	27	40	-13
23	Oxford	28	31	6	10	15	28	41	-13
24	Sheff Wed	-7	31	1	8	22	18	62	-44

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	36	15	11	3	1	31	11	20
2	Ipswich	35	16	10	5	1	30	12	18
3	Middlesbrough	33	15	10	3	2	25	11	14
4	Birmingham	30	15	8	6	1	30	15	15
5	Millwall	30	16	9	3	4	22	18	4
6	Watford	29	16	8	5	3	24	17	7
7	Swansea	28	16	8	4	4	24	18	6
8	Hull	27	16	8	3	5	23	23	0
9	QPR	26	15	8	2	5	28	21	7
10	Southampton	26	15	7	5	3	20	13	7
11	Preston	26	16	7	5	4	20	16	4
12	Bristol City	24	16	7	3	6	25	20	5
13	Wrexham	24	16	6	6	4	26	24	2
14	Sheff Utd	23	14	7	2	5	24	15	9
15	West Bromwich	23	15	6	5	4	18	19	-1
16	Portsmouth	22	15	6	4	5	18	15	3
17	Leicester	22	15	6	4	5	20	19	1
18	Charlton	22	14	6	4	4	15	14	1
19	Stoke	21	15	6	3	6	19	14	5
20	Derby	18	16	4	6	6	19	23	-4
21	Norwich	16	15	5	1	9	16	20	-4
22	Oxford	15	15	3	6	6	13	19	-6
23	Blackburn	14	16	3	5	8	15	22	-7
24	Sheff Wed	4	16	0	4	12	7	33	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Derby	27	15	8	3	4	26	16	10
2	Hull	27	15	8	3	4	27	20	7
3	Middlesbrough	25	15	7	4	4	22	18	4
4	Coventry	23	16	6	5	5	32	24	8
5	Wrexham	23	15	6	5	4	18	15	3
6	Millwall	23	15	6	5	4	17	18	-1
7	Stoke	22	16	6	4	6	15	14	1
8	Bristol City	22	15	6	4	5	18	18	0
9	Preston	21	15	5	6	4	18	18	0
10	Norwich	20	16	5	5	6	23	22	1
11	Ipswich	19	14	5	4	5	21	17	4
12	Blackburn	18	15	5	3	7	12	18	-6
13	QPR	18	16	4	6	6	14	22	-8
14	Southampton	17	16	4	5	7	24	28	-4
15	Leicester	16	16	4	4	8	21	28	-7
16	Sheff Utd	16	16	5	1	10	19	28	-9
17	Watford	15	15	3	6	6	15	19	-4
18	Birmingham	15	16	4	3	9	13	24	-11
19	Swansea	14	15	4	2	9	14	19	-5
20	Charlton	14	16	3	5	8	14	24	-10
21	Oxford	13	16	3	4	9	15	22	-7
22	Portsmouth	11	14	2	5	7	9	23	-14
23	West Bromwich	10	16	3	1	12	14	28	-14
24	Sheff Wed	7	15	1	4	10	11	29	-18

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	53	31	14	11	6	30	14	16
2	Bristol City	48	31	13	9	9	24	20	4
3	Ipswich	48	30	12	12	6	19	13	6
4	Hull	47	31	12	11	8	27	23	4
5	Derby	47	31	12	11	8	21	16	5
6	Sheff Utd	45	30	11	12	7	23	13	10
7	Preston	43	31	11	10	10	17	18	-1
8	Stoke	43	31	10	13	8	15	12	3
9	Southampton	43	31	9	16	6	23	13	10
10	Millwall	43	31	9	16	6	16	14	2
11	Norwich	42	31	9	15	7	17	15	2
12	Middlesbrough	41	30	11	8	11	21	14	7
13	Wrexham	41	31	10	11	10	18	17	1
14	Leicester	40	31	11	7	13	21	27	-6
15	QPR	40	31	9	13	9	18	21	-3
16	Blackburn	38	31	8	14	9	14	17	-3
17	Birmingham	37	31	10	7	14	19	23	-4
18	West Bromwich	36	31	8	12	11	13	21	-8
19	Oxford	35	31	8	11	12	19	23	-4
20	Watford	34	31	6	16	9	18	22	-4
21	Charlton	33	30	6	15	9	11	18	-7
22	Portsmouth	31	29	7	10	12	11	18	-7
23	Swansea	29	31	5	14	12	12	19	-7
24	Sheff Wed	28	31	6	10	15	10	26	-16