Stoke City vs Preston North End

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

Preston24th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-5-2)

1. 1Daniel IversenG
2. 2Jordan StoreyCD
3. 3Andrew HughesCD-L
4. 4Odeluga OffiahCD-R
5. 5Alistair McCannCM-L
6. 6Harrison ArmstrongCM-R
7. 7Benjamin WhitemanAM
8. 8Thierry SmallLM
9. 9Pol ValentínRM
10. 10Daniel JebbisonCF-L
11. 11Michael SmithCF-R

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1. 1Viktor JohanssonG
2. 2Ben WilmotCD-L
3. 3Ashley PhillipsCD-R
4. 4Aaron CresswellLB
5. 5Bosun LawalRB
6. 6Bae Jun-HoAM
7. 7Ben PearsonLM
8. 8Tatsuki SekoRM
9. 9Divin MubamaF
10. 10Sorba ThomasAM-L
11. 11Million ManhoefAM-R

Head to head

Last 5

PNE

• Tvs NOR1-1
• W@ OXF2-1
• Tvs COV1-1
• Tvs WXM1-1
• W@ SHW3-2

STK

• L@ WAT0-1
• Wvs SWA2-1
• L@ IPS0-1
• L@ SHU0-4
• Lvs HUL1-2

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England · Attendance 26,314

Officials

Thomas Kirk