Stoke City 2–0 Preston
Stoke City
2–0HT 1–0
Preston
Stoke City played Preston in the Championship on 31 October 2026 at bet365 Stadium. The match finished 2–0.
Goals and cards
- 2'Brad Potts — Yellow card
- 29'Ben Wilmot (assist by Jack Mcglynn)
- 43'Luca Bombino — Yellow card
- 53'Jack Mcglynn (assist by Ethan Galbraith)
- 76'Ethan Galbraith — Yellow card
- 90'Jusef Erabi — Yellow card
Line-ups
Stoke City 3-4-3
- V. Johansson
- B. Wilmot
- B. Lawal
- L. Graham
- B. Johnson
- El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- E. Galbraith
- L. Bombino
- J. McGlynn
- R. Boženík
- J. Devenny
- SUBSTITUTES
- Bae Jun-Ho
- J. Griffiths
- G. Hirst
- S. Ingelsson
- M. Manhoef
- B. Pearson
- T. Rigo
- M. Talovierov
- J. Tchamadeu
- COACHES: M. Robins
Preston 3-4-3
- D. Iversen
- O. Offiah
- J. Storey
- A. Hughes
- B. Potts
- L. Leroy
- J. Thompson
- A. Vukčević
- C. Lang
- J. Kenny
- D. Burgzorg
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Devine
- J. Erabi
- L. Lindsay
- S. Mills
- A. Moran
- L. Nicholls
- T. Small
- C. Wiley
- Ed Nolan
- COACHES: G. Alexander
Match statistics
| Stoke City | Preston | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.27 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.16 |
| 362 | Accurate passes | 204 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 15 | Free kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Shots on goal | 0 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 454 | Total passes | 299 |
| 18 | Total shots | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 9 | Corners | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 60% | Possession | 40% |