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Preston North End vs Stoke City

Championship
Preston
1-1-1
2-2
Final
Stoke
0-2-1
Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'STK
59%Possession41%
15Shots8
6On target3
4Corners2
1Saves4
13Fouls15
27'Joe AllenSTK64'Ben PearsonPNE83'Paul GallagherPNE86'Ryan ShawcrossSTK90'+1'Peter CrouchSTK
Team1H2HT
PNE202
STK112

Final score

Preston North End and Stoke City drew 2-2 on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Paul Gallagher (40' pen) and Graham Burke (45'+5'). Goals for Stoke: Erik Pieters (42') and Peter Crouch (61').

What it means

  • Stoke has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Sir Alex Ferguson on David Beckham's Preston loan: 'He thought I wanted him gone but that's not true'
ESPN · Aug 31
Stoke City near deal for USMNT's McGlynn from Dynamo - sources
ESPN · Aug 7
Wrexham make Preston captain Ben Whiteman 2nd summer signing
Recap · Apr 18
Wrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke
Recap · Dec 29
Wrexham inches closer to playoff spots with win over Preston
Recap · Dec 9
10-man Preston bag last minute draw to frustrate Coventry
ESPN · Nov 7
Preston slam FA ban on Osmajic for alleged racist comments
Recap · Oct 18
Wrexham stretch winless run to four after defeat by Stoke

Lineups

Stoke4th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 2Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 3Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 4Erik PietersLB
  5. 5Thomas EdwardsRB
  6. 6Joe AllenCM-L
  7. 7Darren FletcherCM-R
  8. 8James McCleanLM
  9. 9Tom InceRM
  10. 10Saido BerahinoCF-L
  11. 11Benik AfobeCF-R
Preston24th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Declan RuddG
  2. 2Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 3Tom ClarkeCD-R
  4. 4Andrew HughesLB
  5. 5Darnell FisherRB
  6. 6Alan BrowneAM
  7. 7Paul GallagherLM
  8. 8Ben PearsonRM
  9. 9Lukas NmechaF
  10. 10Callum RobinsonAM-L
  11. 11Graham BurkeAM-R

Head to head

PNE leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Preston 1, Stoke 1 (Sep 30)

Last 5

STK
  • Tvs BRE1-1
  • L@ LEE1-3
  • Tvs WOL0-0
  • W@ SWA2-1
  • Lvs CRY1-2
PNE
  • Wvs MOR3-1
  • L@ SWA0-1
  • Wvs QPR1-0
  • Lvs BUR2-3
  • Tvs WHU2-2

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Game info

Venue
Deepdale, Preston, England · Attendance 13,996

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesPNE leads series 2-1-2

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