| 20 Mar 2026-8:00 pm
Preston
d l l l l
3 : 1
Full Time
Stoke City
w l l d w
A. Devine
15'
M. Osmajić
57'
A. Devine
60'
B. Thomas
4'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
6'
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PRE
3 : 1
STO
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IPS
1 : 1
MIL
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BLA
0 : 0
MID
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DER
1 : 0
BIR
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WAT
0 : 0
LEI
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SOU
2 : 0
OXF
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BRI
0 : 1
WES
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SHE
1 : 2
WRE
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HUL
3 : 1
SHE
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QPR
6 : 1
POR
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CHA
0 : 1
NOR
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SWA
0 : 3
COV
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Preston
Stoke City
4' 0:1 Goal
B. Thomas
Assistant: J. Tchamadeu
Goal 1:1 15'
A. Devine
Assistant: A. Moran
Yellow Card 26'
A. Devine
Time wasting
Yellow Card 34'
B. Whiteman
Foul
39' Yellow Card
M. Manhoef
Foul
46' Substitute
In:S. Gallagher
Out:M. Smit
46' Substitute
In:J. Rak-Sakyi
Out:J. Tchamadeu
48' Substitute
In:J. Bae
Out:S. Nzonzi
Goal 2:1 57'
M. Osmajić
Assistant: L. Dobbin
Goal 3:1 60'
A. Devine
Assistant: M. Osmajić
Substitute 63'
In:T. Small
Out:A. Vukčević
65' Substitute
In:D. Mubama
Out:M. Manhoef
Substitute 76'
In:B. Potts
Out:A. Moran
Substitute 77'
In:D. Jebbison
Out:M. Osmajić
Substitute 84'
In:O. Offiah
Out:Pol Valentín
Substitute 84'
In:M. Smith
Out:L. Dobbin
player photo
1
D. Iversen
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16
A. Hughes
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6
L. Lindsay
player photo
14
J. Storey
player photo
4
B. Whiteman
player photo
3
A. Vukčević
player photo
21
A. Devine
player photo
23
A. Moran
player photo
2
Pol Valentín
player photo
17
L. Dobbin
player photo
28
M. Osmajić
player photo
25
T. Simkin
player photo
17
E. Bocat
player photo
23
B. Gibson
player photo
26
A. Phillips
player photo
22
J. Tchamadeu
player photo
4
B. Pearson
player photo
15
S. Nzonzi
player photo
7
B. Thomas
player photo
19
T. Rigo
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42
M. Manhoef
player photo
49
M. Smit
field field
Preston
14
d
16
d
34'
84'
23
m
76'
21
m
15'26'60'
63'
57'77'
17
f
84'
Substitutes
12
g
11
m
44
m
76'
42
d
84'
24
f
84'
26
d
63'
77'
34
m
Stoke City
25
g
46'
23
d
17
d
15
m
48'
42
f
39'65'
19
m
7
m
4'
49
f
46'
Substitutes
12
m
29
m
46'
46'
9
f
65'
18
d
10
m
48'
Coach
Preston
Stoke City
Off Target 10
On Target 3
On Target 2
Off Target 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
7 Corners 9
12 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 0
46 Ball Possession 54
13 Shots 13
3 Shots on Goal 2
3 Goals 1
Preston
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Stoke City
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
4'
Goal
Goal
A. Devine (Assistant: A. Moran)
15'
Goal
57'
Goal
60'
Cards
Yellow Card
26'
Yellow Card
34'
39'
Yellow Card

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
d d w w w
46
28
11
7
97
45
52
95
2
Ipswich
d w d d w
46
23
15
8
80
47
33
84
3
Millwall
d w w d w
46
24
11
11
64
49
15
83
4
Southampton
w w d d w
46
22
14
10
82
56
26
80
5
Middlesbrough
l d w w d
46
22
14
10
72
47
25
80
6
Hull City
l d d l w
46
21
10
15
70
66
4
73
7
Wrexham
l w w l d
46
19
14
13
69
65
4
71
8
Derby
l w l w l
46
20
9
17
67
59
8
69
9
Norwich
l w w d l
46
19
8
19
63
56
7
65
10
Birmingham
w d w w d
46
17
13
16
57
56
1
64
11
Swansea
w l w d w
46
18
10
18
57
59
-2
64
12
Bristol City
d l d l w
46
17
11
18
59
59
0
62
13
Sheffield Utd
w w l l w
46
18
6
22
66
66
0
60
14
Preston
w l l w l
46
15
15
16
55
62
-7
60
15
QPR
d l l l l
46
16
10
20
61
73
-12
58
16
Watford
l l l l l
46
14
15
17
53
65
-12
57
17
Stoke City
d l l l l
46
15
10
21
51
56
-5
55
18
Portsmouth
w w l w d
46
14
13
19
49
64
-15
55
19
West Brom
d w w d l
46
13
14
19
48
58
-10
53
20
Charlton
l d l w l
46
13
14
19
44
58
-14
53
21
Leicester
l l d d w
46
12
16
18
58
68
-10
52
22
Blackburn
d l d w l
46
13
13
20
42
56
-14
52
23
Oxford United
w l l w l
46
11
14
21
45
59
-14
47
24
46
2
12
32
29
89
-60
18
- Promotion to the Premier League
- Qualification for Championship play-offs
- Relegation to EFL League One

Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended
Referee: F. Hallam