Preston North End vs Stoke City

Championship

Preston

13-13-13

3-1

Final

Stoke

14-9-16

Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'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').

What it means

Preston has lost 4 straight.

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 (4-2-3-1)

1Tommy SimkinG
2Ben GibsonCD-L
3Ashley PhillipsCD-R
4Eric BocatLB
5Junior TchamadeuRB
6Tomás RigoAM
7Ben PearsonLM
8Steven N'ZonziRM
9Milan SmitF
10Sorba ThomasAM-L
11Million ManhoefAM-R

Preston24th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-1-4-2)

1Daniel IversenG
2Liam LindsayCD
3Andrew HughesCD-L
4Jordan StoreyCD-R
5Benjamin WhitemanSW
6Alfie DevineCM-L
7Andy MoranCM-R
8Andrija VukcevicLM
9Pol ValentínRM
10Lewis DobbinCF-L
11Milutin OsmajicCF-R

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-3

Last meeting: Preston 2, Stoke 0 (Sep 2)

Last 5

STK

Wvs WAT3-1
Tvs IPS3-3
L@ SWA0-2
L@ COV1-2
Wvs OXF2-1

PNE

L@ NOR0-2
L@ COV0-3
Lvs OXF1-3
Lvs MIL0-2
T@ SWA1-1

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Game info

Venue: Deepdale, Preston, England · Attendance 16,604
Officials: Farai Hallam

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