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# Preston 3-1 Stoke City

- **Status:** FT
- **Date:** 20 Mar 20:00
- **League:** Championship, Regular Season - 39
- **Venue:** Deepdale, Preston

## Match Events

| Min | Event | Player | Team |
|-----|-------|--------|------|
| 4' | Normal Goal | S. Thomas (J. Tchamadeu) | Stoke City |
| 15' | Normal Goal | A. Devine (A. Moran) | Preston |
| 26' | Yellow Card | Alfie Devine | Preston |
| 34' | Yellow Card | Benjamin Whiteman | Preston |
| 39' | Yellow Card | Million Manhoef | Stoke City |
| 46' | Substitution 1 | M. Smit (on for S. Gallagher) | Stoke City |
| 46' | Substitution 2 | J. Tchamadeu (on for J. Rak-Sakyi) | Stoke City |
| 48' | Substitution 3 | S. N'Zonzi (on for J. Bae) | Stoke City |
| 57' | Normal Goal | M. Osmajic (L. Dobbin) | Preston |
| 60' | Normal Goal | A. Devine (M. Osmajic) | Preston |
| 63' | Substitution 1 | A. Vukcevic (on for T. Small) | Preston |
| 65' | Substitution 4 | M. Manhoef (on for D. Mubama) | Stoke City |
| 76' | Substitution 2 | A. Moran (on for B. Potts) | Preston |
| 77' | Substitution 3 | M. Osmajic (on for D. Jebbison) | Preston |
| 84' | Substitution 4 | P. Valentin (on for O. Offiah) | Preston |
| 84' | Substitution 5 | L. Dobbin (on for M. Smith) | Preston |

## Statistics

| Stat | Preston | Stoke City |
|------|--------|--------|
| Shots on Goal | 3 | 2 |
| Shots off Goal | 5 | 3 |
| Total Shots | 13 | 13 |
| Blocked Shots | 5 | 8 |
| Shots insidebox | 12 | 5 |
| Shots outsidebox | 1 | 8 |
| Fouls | 12 | 7 |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 9 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Ball Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red Cards | - | - |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Total passes | 339 | 402 |
| Passes accurate | 221 | 275 |
| Passes % | 65% | 68% |
| expected_goals | 2.81 | 0.99 |
| goals_prevented | -2 | -2 |

## Preston Lineup (3-1-4-2)

**Starting XI:** D. Iversen (1), J. Storey (14), L. Lindsay (6), A. Hughes (16), B. Whiteman (4), P. Valentin (2), A. Moran (23), A. Devine (21), A. Vukcevic (3), M. Osmajic (28), L. Dobbin (17)

**Substitutes:** J. Walton (12), R. Brady (11), B. Potts (44), O. Offiah (42), M. Smith (24), T. Small (26), D. Jebbison (9), M. Lukovic (22), K. Nelson (34)


## Stoke City Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** T. Simkin (25), J. Tchamadeu (22), A. Phillips (26), B. Gibson (23), E. Bocat (17), S. N'Zonzi (15), B. Pearson (4), M. Manhoef (42), T. Rigo (19), S. Thomas (7), M. Smit (49)

**Substitutes:** F. Fielding (34), T. Seko (12), L. Cisse (29), S. Gallagher (20), J. Rak-Sakyi (21), D. Mubama (9), B. Lawal (18), J. Bae (10), S. Agina (50)