Preston v Stoke City result

Full-time · Preston 0–1 Stoke City

Championship · Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:00 BST · Deepdale

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Preston 0–1 Stoke City — Stoke City won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Stoke City won 1–0 at Deepdale in the Championship on Saturday 26 September.

The goals

Stoke City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Stoke City: L. Gregory (39’, assisted by J. Obi Mikel). T. Barkhuizen (22’) was sent off.

What it changes

Preston have scored 49 goals, the 11th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Preston have conceded 56 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs.

Stoke City have scored 50 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2020/21 so far). Stoke City have conceded 52 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Preston are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Gregory (Stoke City) 6.6, Adam Davies (Stoke City) 4.8 and J. Obi Mikel (Stoke City) 4.4 led the match.

Head-to-head

Preston are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Stoke City, every meeting checked.

Next up

Preston next host Sheffield Utd on 3 November 2026.

Stoke City next travel to Blackburn on 3 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Preston: Preston v Sheffield Utd, Tuesday 3 November — the preview. Next for Stoke City: Blackburn v Stoke City, Tuesday 3 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Preston 0–1 Stoke City · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: M. Donohue
Head-to-head (last 4): Preston 3 · draws 1 · Stoke City 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 2W 1D 2L · Stoke City 2W 2D 1L

Preston 0–1 Stoke City (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 1

Goals

against 1 / 0.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.71 / 4.67

Corners

against 4.29 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5 / 2.67

Shots on target

against 2.57 / 2.33 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.29 / 1.17

Cards

against 1.29 / 0.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

22.27 fouls a game

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over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 September 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 23 September 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Stoke City for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.71 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.14 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.33 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.67 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.57 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.33 for · 8.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.17 for · 0.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 11 matches.

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Preston

Preston Goalkeeper

Preston — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
C. Ripley	3	90270 min	31 /90	31 /90	00 /90
D. Rudd	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Ripley n 6	90	2.5 4/4
D. Rudd n 8	90	1.8 4/2

Preston Defensive

Preston — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
P. Bauer	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	92.3 /90	not recorded in League Cup	389.5 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90
J. Rafferty	4	70280 min	10.3 /90	51.6 /90	not recorded in League Cup	92.9 /90	41.3 /90	00 /90
A. Hughes	2	90180 min	42 /90	73.5 /90	not recorded in League Cup	2010 /90	63 /90	00 /90
D. Fisher	2	90180 min	42 /90	10.5 /90	not recorded in League Cup	136.5 /90	84 /90	21 /90
J. Storey	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	31.5 /90	not recorded in League Cup	94.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Maguire n 8	69.1	1.5 5/3	2.4 6/4	—
S. Sinclair n 8	43.6	0.3 1/0	1 2/2	—
P. Bauer n 8	90	0.9 4/2	0.8 5/1	M. Fox
A. Browne n 8	76.4	1.3 5/3	1.5 7/3	—
T. Barkhuizen n 8	62.9	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0	—
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Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Maguire n 8	69.1	0.5 3/0
S. Sinclair n 8	43.6	0.8 3/0
P. Bauer n 8	90	1.3 6/4
A. Browne n 8	76.4	1.8 7/2
T. Barkhuizen n 8	62.9	1.1 5/1
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Preston Attacking

Preston — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Maguire	5	61306 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	51.5 /90	41.2 /90	41.2 /90	20.6 /90
S. Sinclair	5	39197 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	73.2 /90	41.8 /90	10.5 /90	52.3 /90
J. Stockley	3	71213 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.7 /90	31.3 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90
A. Browne	4	87349 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	41 /90	41 /90
T. Barkhuizen	4	73293 min	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	51.5 /90	30.9 /90	51.5 /90	30.9 /90
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Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Maguire n 8	69.1	1.8 5/3	1.1 5/2
S. Sinclair n 8	43.6	2.1 4/2	1 2/1
P. Bauer n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.4 3/0
A. Browne n 8	76.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	62.9	2 8/3	0.9 5/0
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Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Maguire n 8	69.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Sinclair n 8	43.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
P. Bauer n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Browne n 8	76.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	62.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
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Stoke City

Stoke City Goalkeeper

Stoke City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Davies	4	90360 min	41 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90

Stoke City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Davies n 8	90	1.4 3/2

Stoke City Defensive

Stoke City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
B. Martins Indi	3	87260 min	10.3 /90	31 /90	not recorded in League Cup	113.8 /90	41.4 /90	10.3 /90
D. Batth	2	90180 min	21 /90	21 /90	not recorded in League Cup	136.5 /90	42 /90	00 /90
H. Souttar	2	90180 min	00 /90	31.5 /90	not recorded in League Cup	136.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90
J. Chester	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	10.5 /90	not recorded in League Cup	73.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90
N. Collins	2	90180 min	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	not recorded in League Cup	115.5 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
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Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Smith n 8	90	0.8 4/2	1 7/1	—
A. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
S. Fletcher n 4	30	2.3 2/1	3 3/1	—
M. Fox n 3	90	1.3 3/1	0 0/0	P. Bauer
B. Martins Indi n 8	88.8	1.6 7/5	0.4 2/1	—
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Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Smith n 8	90	2.5 6/4
S. Fletcher n 4	30	0.8 1/0
M. Fox n 3	90	1.3 3/1
B. Martins Indi n 8	88.8	0.4 3/0
S. Vokes n 8	69.6	0.5 2/1
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Stoke City Attacking

Stoke City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Fletcher	4	30120 min	00 /90	10.8 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90	21.5 /90	00 /90
S. Vokes	3	62187 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.9 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
T. Campbell	3	52156 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	21.2 /90	10.6 /90	31.7 /90	10.6 /90
J. Tymon	2	90180 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	21 /90	42 /90
N. Powell	2	88176 min	00 /90	00 /90	21 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
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Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Smith n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Fletcher n 4	30	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
M. Fox n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Martins Indi n 8	88.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Stoke City before kick-off, to 23 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Smith n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Fletcher n 4	30	0 0/0	0.8 1/0
M. Fox n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Martins Indi n 8	88.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Preston Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
P. Bauer	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
B. Pearson	90	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
A. Browne	90	0	0	1	2	0	7
S. Maguire	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
J. Stockley	90	4	2	0	0	0	7.5
R. Ledson	81	0	0	5	0	0	6.9
S. Sinclair	71	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Storey	59	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Barkhuizen	22	0	0	1	1	R	4.2
A. Hughes sub	31	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
B. Potts sub	19	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Rafferty sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	7.2

Stoke City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
J. Chester	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7.2
H. Souttar	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
M. Fox	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
T. Smith	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	Y	7.6
J. Obi Mikel	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
S. Clucas	90	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	7.2
L. Gregory	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.3
T. Oakley-Boothe	85	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
S. Fletcher	77	0	0	3	0	3	2	0	7.3
J. McClean	65	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
J. Tymon sub	25	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Brown sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Jordan Thompson sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Preston v Stoke City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonWLWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Stoke CityDDWLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Preston 3 · 1 draw · Stoke City 0 · 3 goals/game

2020-02-12 Stoke City 0–2 Preston
2019-08-21 Preston 3–1 Stoke City
2019-01-26 Stoke City 0–2 Preston
2018-08-18 Preston 2–2 Stoke City

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos61 pts46 pl-7 GD

Stoke City#14 pos60 pts46 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.07

Stoke City scored1.09

Preston conceded1.22

Stoke City conceded1.13

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