Preston North End vs Stoke City
Match pulse
PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'STK 
46%Possession54%
13Shots12
3On target2
7Corners9
1Saves0
12Fouls7
26'Alfie DevinePNE34'Benjamin WhitemanPNE39'Million ManhoefSTK
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 PNE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 STK | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Preston 3-1
Preston North End beat Stoke City 3-1 on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Alfie Devine (15', 60') and Milutin Osmajic (57'). Goals for Stoke: Sorba Thomas (4').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Tommy SimkinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben GibsonCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley PhillipsCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric BocatLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior TchamadeuRB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás RigoAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben PearsonLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven N'ZonziRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan SmitF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sorba ThomasAM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Million ManhoefAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bae Jun-Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamine Cisse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Fielding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divin Mubama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosun Lawal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney Agina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |