Preston v Stoke City result

Full-time · Preston 1–1 Stoke City

Championship · Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:45 BST · Deepdale

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Preston · Stoke City · Head-to-head

Preston 1–1 Stoke City — this Championship match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Preston and Stoke City drew 1–1 at Deepdale in the Championship on Tuesday 28 September. Preston are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions. Stoke City are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Stoke City: Nick Powell (6’, assisted by Joshua Tymon); Preston: Benjamin Whiteman (38’).

Discipline

J. Brooks showed six yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Preston: G. Cunningham (31’) and E. Riis (88’); Stoke City: Leo Østigård (25’), Benjamin Wilmot (83’), Joshua Tymon (90’) and S. Clucas (90+3’).

What it changes

Stoke City have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Nick Powell (Stoke City) 8.1, Benjamin Whiteman (Preston) 7.3 and Joshua Tymon (Stoke City) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Preston next host West Brom on 24 October 2026.

Stoke City next host Bristol City on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Stoke City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 1–1 Stoke City · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: J. Brooks
Head-to-head (last 6): Preston 3 · draws 2 · Stoke City 1 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 1W 4D 0L · Stoke City 3W 1D 1L

Preston 1–1 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.67 / 4.71

Corners

against 3.67 / 4.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 3 / 3.71 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.33 / 2

Cards

against 1.17 / 1.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. 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	1.88 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.67 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.71 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.17 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.14 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.5 for · 9.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.57 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Brooks.

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. 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
R. Ledson n 8	85.3	2.4 8/5	0.7 4/1	R. Sawyers
A. Browne n 8	70.9	1.9 5/3	2.2 7/3	—
A. McCann n 8	54.3	1.9 5/2	1.2 4/2	—
C. Wickham n 8	64.9	1.7 5/4	1.9 8/2	—
B. Potts n 8	39	1.7 4/1	0.9 2/1	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wickham n 8	64.9	3.1 6/4	0.5 3/0
E. Riis n 8	77	2.5 8/4	1.6 6/3
B. Potts n 8	39	2 5/2	0.9 3/0
B. Whiteman n 8	84.4	1.5 6/4	0.5 4/0
S. Maguire n 8	72	1.4 5/2	0.5 2/1

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Riis n 8	77	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
J. Murphy n 8	23	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
S. Sinclair n 8	54.8	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
R. Ledson n 8	85.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
B. Whiteman n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. McCann n 8	54.3	4.4 6/5
T. Bayliss n 8	30.1	3 5/3
B. Whiteman n 8	84.4	2.4 7/5
S. van den Berg n 8	86.1	1.8 6/4
B. Potts n 8	39	1.7 5/1

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Rudd n 8	80.4	2.1 4/3
D. Iversen n 8	90	1.6 4/2

Stoke City

Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. 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
R. Sawyers n 8	57	2.2 4/4	1.2 5/1	R. Ledson
A. Doughty n 8	40	2 3/2	0 0/0	—
N. Powell n 8	63.9	1.8 5/3	2.6 6/3	—
S. Fletcher n 8	45.1	1.7 4/1	0.2 1/0	—
J. Allen n 8	77.4	1.5 7/2	0.6 3/1	—

Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Surridge n 8	54.1	2.7 6/3	1.9 5/2
N. Powell n 8	63.9	1.9 5/4	0.9 4/1
S. Fletcher n 8	45.1	1.7 5/2	1.5 4/2
T. Ince n 8	63	1.6 6/3	0.5 3/0
J. Brown n 8	72.6	1.5 7/2	0.8 5/0

Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Vrančić n 8	66.3	0.2 1/0	0.7 4/0
N. Powell n 8	63.9	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
T. Ince n 8	63	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Smith n 8	87.4	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
J. Brown n 8	72.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Allen n 8	77.4	2.6 6/6
S. Clucas n 8	69.1	2.6 6/5
A. Doughty n 8	40	2.3 3/2
M. Vrančić n 8	66.3	2.2 7/3
J. Chester n 8	80.9	2.1 7/3

Stoke City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Bursik n 8	90	2.6 7/4
A. Davies n 8	90	2.5 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Stoke City
41%	Possession	59%
9	Shots	21
2	Shots on target	5
6	Shots off target	8
1	Blocked shots	8
4	Shots inside the box	12
1	Corners	6
4	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	1
337	Passes	472
66%	Pass accuracy	76%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Storey	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.5
P. Bauer	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
G. Cunningham	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.3
S. van den Berg	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
J. Earl	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
E. Riis	90	0	2	0	1	1	Y	6.9
R. Ledson	77	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.9
B. Whiteman	69	1	1	1	2	2	0	7.6
S. Maguire	63	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Browne sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. McCann sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Murphy sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Stoke City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Østigård	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
H. Souttar	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
B. Wilmot	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
T. Smith	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	6.9
R. Sawyers	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.5
Jordan Thompson	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Tymon	90	0	1	1	1	6	0	Y	7.7
N. Powell	90	1	0	2	2	3	2	0	7.7
J. Brown	76	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Vrančić	71	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	7.2
S. Clucas sub	19	0	0	1	1	1	0	Y	6.9
S. Surridge sub	14	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.6

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

PrestonDDDWD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Stoke CityWDLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Preston 3 · 2 draws · Stoke City 1 · 2.17 goals/game

2021-04-17 Stoke City 0–0 Preston
2020-09-26 Preston 0–1 Stoke City
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 · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos64 pts46 pl-4 GD

Stoke City#14 pos62 pts46 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.13

Stoke City scored1.24

Preston conceded1.22

Stoke City conceded1.13

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What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Stoke City?: In their last 6 meetings, Preston won 3, Stoke City won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Stoke City?: Recent form — Preston 1W 4D 0L; Stoke City 3W 1D 1L.

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