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Stoke City vs Preston North End

MLS
Stoke
8-2-4
2-0
Final
Preston
1-2-11
bet365 Stadium
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTPNE
60%Possession40%
18Shots3
6On target0
9Corners7
0Saves4
11Fouls15
2'Brad PottsPNE43'Luca BombinoSTK76'Ethan GalbraithSTK90'Jusef ErabiPNE
Team1H2HT
STK112
PNE000

Who won: Stoke 2-0

Stoke City beat Preston North End 2-0 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Ben Wilmot (29') and Jack McGlynn (53').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.2Jack McGlynnCF-R
  2. 27.7Ben WilmotCD-R
  3. 37.1Viktor JohanssonG
  4. 47.0Luke GrahamCD-L
  5. 56.6Bosun LawalCD
  6. 66.6Ethan GalbraithCM-L
  7. 76.4Róbert BozeníkF
  8. 86.4Justin DevennyCF-L
  9. 96.3Djibril SoumaréCM-R
  10. 106.3Ben JohnsonRM
  11. 116.2Daniel IversenG
  12. 126.0George HirstSUB

Team stats

STKPNE
11Fouls15
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
9Corner Kicks7
0Saves4
60.2Possession39.8
18SHOTS3
6ON GOAL0
0.3On Target %0.0
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
365Accurate Passes204
457Passes299
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
7Accurate Crosses3
31Crosses22
0.2Cross %0.1
50Long Balls56
21Accurate Long Balls11
0.4Long Balls %0.2
5Blocked Shots2
11Effective Tackles10
16Tackles17
0.7Tackle %0.6
13Interceptions17
27Effective Clearances35
27Clearances35

Player of the game

Jack McGlynn

STK · 1 G, 1 A

8.2

Deserved to win

93%
STK · 2.80 xG
6%
Draw
1%
PNE · 0.18 xG

Stoke created better chances: they win this game 93% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Stoke City 2, Preston North End 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Preston North End 0.
  3. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  4. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).

  5. 90'+3'Million Manhoef

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.

    M. Manhoef

  6. 90'+1'Million Manhoef

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.

  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'

    Yellow card

    Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Erabi

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Jusef Erabi (Preston North End).

  11. 89'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.

  12. 87'Million Manhoef

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Johnson.

  13. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Kenny

    Substitution, Preston North End. Stanley Mills replaces Johnny Kenny.

    S. Mills

  14. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Lawal

    Substitution, Stoke City. Maksym Talovierov replaces Bosun Lawal.

    M. Taloverov

  15. 82'PNE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Johnson.

  16. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Soumaré

    Substitution, Stoke City. Svante Ingelsson replaces Djibril Soumaré.

    S. Ingelsson

  17. 81'Million Manhoef
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Devenny

    Substitution, Stoke City. Million Manhoef replaces Justin Devenny.

    M. Manhoef

  18. 80'STK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.

  19. 80'STK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Andrija Vukcevic.

  20. 78'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Luke Graham (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Hirst.

  21. 78'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. George Hirst (Stoke City) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

    G. Hirst

  22. 78'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Bosun Lawal with a headed pass.

  23. 78'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Devenny.

    E. Galbraith

  24. 77'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Johnny Kenny (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Leroy.

    J. Kenny

  25. 76'

    Yellow card

    Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    E. Galbraith

Leaders

STKPNE
Total Shots
Jack McGlynn
3
Johnny Kenny
2
Accurate Passes
Ethan Galbraith
69
Leo Leroy
31
Defensive Interventions
Bosun Lawal
12
Jordan Storey
18
Saves
-
Daniel Iversen
4

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-3

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