| bet365 Stadium | 26 Dec 2025-3:00 pm
Stoke City
l l l w l
0 : 0
0.94
xG
0.59
Full Time
Preston
w d d w d
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
8'
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BIR
1 : 1
DER
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MIL
0 : 0
IPS
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LEI
1 : 2
WAT
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WES
1 : 2
BRI
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MID
0 : 0
BLA
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NOR
1 : 0
CHA
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SHE
2 : 2
HUL
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STO
0 : 0
PRE
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OXF
2 : 1
SOU
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COV
1 : 0
SWA
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POR
1 : 1
QPR
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WRE
5 : 3
SHE
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Stoke City
Preston
Yellow Card 90' +6'
R. Boženík
Yellow Card 90' +1'
B. Gibson
Substitute 86'
In:S. Gallagher
Out:J. Bae
84' Substitute
In:J. Lewis
Out:T. Small
Substitute 76'
In:R. Boženík
Out:D. Mubama
72' Substitute
In:M. Frøkjær-Jensen
Out:H. Armstrong
72' Substitute
In:A. Devine
Out:D. Jebbison
67' Substitute
In:J. Thompson
Out:A. McCann
62' Yellow Card
A. McCann
Yellow Card 54'
B. Wilmot
Substitute 40'
In:B. Gibson
Out:A. Cresswell
16' Yellow Card
Pol Valentín
8.3
1
V. Johansson
6.3
3
A. Cresswell
6.6
16
B. Wilmot
6.3
26
A. Phillips
6.9
18
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
7
4
B. Pearson
7.2
12
T. Seko
6.7
7
B. Thomas
6.6
10
J. Bae
6.3
42
M. Manhoef
6.7
9
D. Mubama
7.3
1
D. Iversen
6.9
16
A. Hughes
7.2
14
J. Storey
6.3
42
O. Offiah
7.5
26
T. Small
6.5
8
A. McCann
7.7
4
B. Whiteman
6.6
5
H. Armstrong
7
2
Pol Valentín
6.9
9
D. Jebbison
6.7
24
M. Smith
field field
Stoke City
8.3
6.3
16
d
54'
6.6
40'
6.3
12
m
7.2
7
42
m
6.3
10
m
86'
6.6
7
m
6.7
9
f
76'
6.7
Substitutes
23
d
40'90'
7
13
g
19
m
14
m
15
m
86'
76'90'
6.3
29
m
Coach
Preston
7.3
42
d
6.3
14
d
7.2
16
d
6.9
16'
7
72'
6.6
7.7
8
m
62'67'
6.5
26
m
84'
7.5
24
f
6.7
72'
6.9
Substitutes
67'
6.7
12
g
18
m
84'
6.3
44
m
21
m
72'
6.3
35
m
72'
6.3
Stoke City
Preston
Off Target 6 Blocked 5
On Target 2
On Target 4
Off Target 4 Blocked 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
10 Corners 2
7 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 2
60 Ball Possession 40
13 Shots 8
2 Shots on Goal 4
6 Shots off Goal 2
5 Blocked Shots 2
8 Shots insidebox 4
5 Shots outsidebox 4
4 Goalkeeper Saves 2
414 Total passes 284
346 Passes accurate 216
0.94 Expected Goals 0.59
Stoke City
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Preston
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Cards
16'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
54'
62'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
90'
+1
Yellow Card
90'
+6
Standing

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
d w l d l
>
26
15
7
4
57
29
28
52
2
Middlesbrough
l d l l w
>
26
13
7
6
37
26
11
46
3
Ipswich
l w d w w
>
25
12
8
5
42
24
18
44
4
Preston
d d l w w
>
26
11
10
5
36
25
11
43
5
Millwall
l d w d w
>
26
12
7
7
29
33
-4
43
6
Watford
d w w w w
>
25
11
8
6
37
29
8
41
7
Hull City
w w d w l
>
25
12
5
8
40
38
2
41
8
Stoke City
l d l w w
>
26
12
4
10
32
23
9
40
9
Wrexham
l w w w w
>
26
10
10
6
38
32
6
40
10
Bristol City
w w l w l
>
26
11
6
9
38
29
9
39
11
QPR
w d l l w
>
26
11
5
10
38
39
-1
38
12
Leicester
l l w l w
>
26
10
7
9
37
38
-1
37
13
Derby
d d l w l
>
26
9
8
9
35
35
0
35
14
Birmingham
l d d l w
>
26
9
7
10
35
36
-1
34
15
Southampton
d l d d l
>
26
8
9
9
38
38
0
33
16
Sheffield Utd
l w l w w
>
25
10
2
13
36
38
-2
32
17
Swansea
w l w w l
>
26
9
5
12
27
33
-6
32
18
West Brom
l l w l l
>
26
9
4
13
29
35
-6
31
19
Charlton
w l l d d
>
25
7
8
10
25
32
-7
29
20
Blackburn
w d d l d
>
25
7
7
11
24
30
-6
28
21
Portsmouth
w d d w l
>
24
6
7
11
21
35
-14
25
22
Norwich
d w l w l
>
26
6
6
14
28
39
-11
24
23
Oxford United
l l w l l
>
25
5
7
13
25
35
-10
22
24
25
1
8
16
18
51
-33
11
- 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: T. Kirk