English League Championship

Stoke vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

  • 46': Ben Wilmot
FT
1 - 2
  • 59': Brad Potts
  • 81': Andrew Hughes

Introduction

Stoke City are hosting Preston North End at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 46': Goal! Stoke City 1, Preston North End 0. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Chester.
  • 49': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Surridge replaces Steven Fletcher.
  • 59': Goal! Stoke City 1, Preston North End 1. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
  • 64': Joe Allen (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Stoke City. Alfie Doughty replaces Tyrese Campbell.
  • 75': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces Mario Vrancic.
  • 79': Alfie Doughty (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 81': Goal! Stoke City 1, Preston North End 2. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 89': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Ched Evans because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Tom Ince (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 20,002

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Leeds United 33 72 3
+24 Sheffield United 33 70 5
+34 Burnley 34 68 2
+20 Sunderland 33 62 5
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 1
54.5 Possession 45.5
6 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
302 Accurate Passes 227
414 Passes 338
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.2
80 Long Balls 62
33 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
2 Interceptions 11
22 Effective Clearances 13
22 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

STK Stoke City (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
6 Danny Batth
5 James Chester
16 Ben Wilmot
8 Mario Vrancic
7 Sam Clucas
4 Joe Allen Yellow Card
3 Morgan Fox
23 Tom Ince Yellow Card
10 Tyrese Campbell
9 Steven Fletcher

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

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
2 Sepp van den Berg
4 Benjamin Whiteman
8 Alan Browne
11 Daniel Johnson
32 Joshua Earl
44 Brad Potts
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
9 Ched Evans

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