Preston North End without a win in 8 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 6 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 2:1 against Blackburn Rovers.
Match Centre: Preston North End vs Stoke City
Home
Preston North End
16:00
Sat 23 Jan · your time
in 83 days 16 h
Away
Stoke City
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:0Preston North End
Wilmot 29'McGlynn 53'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:2Stoke City
Bair 90+2'
Cissé 45+4'Wilmot 62'
Stadium: Deepdale, Preston
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Preston North End concede 2.4 goals per match
Preston North End2.4
Stoke City0.8
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Stoke City concede 0.8.
Last meeting, 31 October: Stoke City – Preston North End 2:0
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Before that, Stoke City went 4 meetings in a row without a win.
Stoke City score 1.4 goals per match
Preston North End0.4
Stoke City1.4
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Preston North End score 0.4.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Johnny Kenny
Preston North End · forward
2goals
1assist
7.04avg rating
Last match, Stoke City: rating 6.6.
Ethan Galbraith
Stoke City · midfielder
3goals
4assists
7.04avg rating
Last match, Preston North End: 1 assist, rating 7.2.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Preston North End at home and Stoke City away, as in this match.
Preston North End
all matches · 10
1W2D7L0.8scored per match2.1conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L0.7scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
2W1D7L1.1scored per match2.2conceded per match
- 31 Oct Stoke CityAChampionship 2:0L
- 24 Oct West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 1:1D
- 17 Oct WrexhamAChampionship 4:1L
- 13 Oct Birmingham CityAChampionship 4:0L
- 10 Oct MillwallHChampionship 0:1L
- 19 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Lincoln CityHChampionship 0:1L
- 8 Sep WatfordAChampionship 2:1L
- 5 Sep Blackburn RoversHChampionship 2:1W
- 1 Sep Bristol CityHChampionship 1:3L
- 29 Aug Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:0L
- 26 Aug EvertonHCarabao Cup 0:4L
- 22 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:3L
- 15 Aug Bolton WanderersAChampionship 2:1L
- 8 Aug Huddersfield TownHCarabao Cup 1:1W
- 2 May SouthamptonHChampionship 1:3L
- 25 Apr Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 2:3W
- 22 Apr Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 18 Apr West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 0:2L
- 11 Apr Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:2W
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipaway
Watford2:1Preston North End
Kayembe 69'Doumbia 76'
Lang 5'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End2:1Blackburn Rovers
Lang 9', 27'
Mills 51' (og)
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Bristol City
Wiley 51'
Twine 4'Eissat 79'Ballard 86'
Wed 26 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End0:4Everton
Barry 25', 59', 70'Johnson 72'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Thompson 90+1'
López 8', 82'Armstrong 71'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers2:1Preston North End
Dalby 14'Gale 25'
Erabi 86'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End1:1Huddersfield Town
pens 4:3
Erabi 90+3'
Balker 38'
Sat 2 May · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Southampton
Dobbin 60'
Harwood-Bellis 12'Stewart 47'Larin 90+1'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Sheffield United2:3Preston North End
Hamer 71' (p)Bamford 82'
Lindsay 5', 20'Dobbin 76'
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:1Preston North End
Stansfield 10'Osman 16'
Hughes 25'
Sat 18 Apr · Championshipat home
Preston North End0:2West Bromwich Albion
Maja 11'Dike 77'
Sat 11 Apr · Championshipaway
Charlton Athletic1:2Preston North End
Rankin-Costello 18'
Dobbin 25'Potts 65'
Stoke City
all matches · 10
7W2D1L1.7scored per match0.7conceded per match
at home · 10
5W1D4L1.6scored per match1.0conceded per match
away · 10
3W1D6L0.9scored per match1.9conceded per match
- 31 Oct Preston North EndHChampionship 2:0W
- 24 Oct Bristol CityHChampionship 0:0D
- 17 Oct Derby CountyAChampionship 0:1W
- 13 Oct MiddlesbroughHChampionship 2:3L
- 10 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:2W
- 19 Sep Sheffield UnitedHChampionship 2:1W
- 12 Sep WatfordAChampionship 1:2W
- 8 Sep Cardiff CityAChampionship 1:1D
- 5 Sep Charlton AthleticHChampionship 4:0W
- 1 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 1:0W
- 29 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 4:1L
- 25 Aug Hull CityHCarabao Cup 1:1L
- 22 Aug SouthamptonAChampionship 3:1L
- 15 Aug Swansea CityHChampionship 1:2L
- 8 Aug Oldham AthleticHCarabao Cup 2:0W
- 2 May Bristol CityAChampionship 2:0L
- 25 Apr PortsmouthHChampionship 1:3L
- 18 Apr WrexhamAChampionship 2:0L
- 6 Apr Derby CountyAChampionship 2:0L
- 20 Mar Preston North EndAChampionship 3:1L
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:0Preston North End
Wilmot 29'McGlynn 53'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:2Stoke City
Bair 90+2'
Cissé 45+4'Wilmot 62'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipat home
Stoke City2:1Sheffield United
McGlynn 78'Gallagher 86'
Phillips 51'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipaway
Watford1:2Stoke City
Nabizada 90+1'
McGlynn 45+4'Bocat 57'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Stoke City4:0Charlton Athletic
Devenny 15' (p), 40'Galbraith 22'Hirst 25'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers4:1Stoke City
Gomes 19', 22'Jiménez 55' (p)James 84'
Gallagher 2'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Stoke City1:1Hull City
pens 4:5
Boženík 39'
Dowell 45'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Southampton3:1Stoke City
Larin 8'Mubama 89'Manning 90+4' (p)
Galbraith 26'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Stoke City1:2Swansea City
Bocat 10'
Okopu 22'Idah 66'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Stoke City2:0Oldham Athletic
Norburn 48' (og)Boženík 82'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Stoke City1:3Portsmouth
Cissé 48'
Segečić 32', 66', 82'
Fri 20 Mar · Championshipaway
Preston North End3:1Stoke City
Devine 15', 60'Osmajic 57'
Thomas 4'
Head to head
5 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 31 Oct 2026 · Championship
Stoke City 2:0 Preston North End
Wilmot 29' · McGlynn 53'. Stoke City: a first win in this fixture in 4 meetings.
1wins
1wins
3 draws1.6 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5
- 31 Oct 2026Championship Stoke City2:0Preston North End Wilmot 29' · McGlynn 53' Details
- 20 Mar 2026Championship Preston North End3:1Stoke City Devine 15', 60' · Osmajic 57' · Thomas 4' Details
- 26 Dec 2025Championship Stoke City0:0Preston North End Details
- 5 Apr 2025Championship Preston North End1:1Stoke City Kesler-Hayden 10' · Baker 75' (k) Details
- 26 Nov 2024Championship Stoke City0:0Preston North End Details
1wins
0wins
1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
0wins
1wins
2 draws0.7 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 3
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Preston North End (3-4-3, last: Stoke City) · Stoke City (3-4-3, last: Preston North End).
DIIversen
AHHughes
JSStorey
OOOffiah
AVVukcevic
JTThompson
LLLeroy
BPPotts
DBBurgzorg
JKKenny
CLLang
VJJohansson
BWWilmot
BLLawal
LGGraham
BJJohnson
DSSoumaré
EGGalbraith
LBBombino
JMMcGlynn
RBBoženík
JDDevenny
Preston North EndStoke City
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Volt matchup
34.5
47.8
Preston North EndStoke City
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 23 January, 16:00Your time · in 83 days 16 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Deepdale Preston · show map
- Rest
- Preston North End 84 days · Stoke City 84 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 24. Preston North End (5 pts) and 9. Stoke City (20 pts) Matchday 27 of 46