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Preston vs Stoke City gives Preston a measured Championship edge through a 3-1 win on 20 March 2026 and a 2-0 result in September 2023. Stoke City answered with a 2-1 victory in March 2024, while draws of 1-1 and 0-0 filled the intervening meetings. The balance therefore favours Preston without creating a fixed hierarchy, with low margins central to the matchup.
Past matches, Preston vs Stoke City
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Preston
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26D
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44M
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9F
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42D
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24F
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12G
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11M
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34M
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22F
Stoke City Substitutes
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F
21
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F
20
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M
10
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F
9
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G
34
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M
50
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D
18
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M
12
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F
29
Match events
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4'⚽S. Thomas Normal Goal (Asst: J. Tchamadeu)
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15'⚽A. Devine Normal Goal (Asst: A. Moran)
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26'Alfie Devine Yellow Card
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34'Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
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39'Million Manhoef Yellow Card
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46'J. Rak-Sakyi J. Tchamadeu
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46'S. Gallagher M. Smit
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46'S. Gallagher M. Smit
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46'J. Rak-Sakyi J. Tchamadeu
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48'J. Bae S. N'Zonzi
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57'⚽M. Osmajic Normal Goal
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60'⚽A. Devine Normal Goal (Asst: M. Osmajic)
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63'T. Small A. Vukcevic
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65'D. Mubama M. Manhoef
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76'B. Potts A. Moran
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77'D. Jebbison M. Osmajic
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84'M. Smith L. Dobbin
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84'O. Offiah P. Valentin
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84'O. Offiah P. Valentin
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84'M. Smith L. Dobbin
Stats for this game
Matchup Preston VS Stoke City
Preston hold the clearer direction
The Championship results place Preston slightly ahead. Preston won 2-0 at Stoke City on 2 September 2023, then Stoke answered with a 2-1 result on 9 March 2024. The clubs drew 0-0 on 26 November, followed by a 1-1 result on 5 April 2025. Another 0-0 draw came on 26 December, before Preston won 3-1 on 20 March 2026. The scorelines show Preston taking the stronger margins while Stoke and the draws keep the comparison close.
Low margins leave room for change
The sequence moves between goalless draws, a one-goal Stoke win and Preston victories by two. That variety gives the matchup a direction without making its next outcome self-evident. Stoke City can point to its 2-1 answer, while Preston’s 3-1 and 2-0 results supply clear separation in the dated league meetings. Future contests will ask whether Preston can extend that measured edge or whether another draw or narrow Stoke response restores the balance.
Past head to head stats
Preston VS Stoke City
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 16 games
Preston VS Stoke City
Head-to-Head History
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