STOKE. Preston North End was able to reverse the scoreline against Stoke City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Stoke City to strike first with a goal of B. Wilmot at the 46′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Hughes gave the win to Preston North End in the 81′ minute.

The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the collaboration of Robert Hyde and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Stoke City

1 - 2

Preston North End

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 123 Attack 98
  • 64 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Stoke City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Preston North End succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Stoke City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (J. Allen, A. Doughty and T. Ince). On the opposite side, Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (A. Hughes and R. Ledson).

Match Timeline

B. Wilmot(goal)J. Chester
46'
49'
Andrew Hughes- Yellow
51'
59'
Brad Potts(goal)D. Johnson
64'
69'
75'
79'
80'
81'
Andrew Hughes(goal)B. Whiteman
88'
Ryan Ledson- sub ->D. Johnson
89'
90'
Ryan Ledson- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After this encounter, Stoke City will stay with 35 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Preston North End will have 31 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away with Hull City on the 16th of January with a 11-4 head to head stats in favor of Stoke City (6 draws).

Preston North End will host Birmingham City on the 15th of January with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Preston North End (5 draws).

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
6.4
D
B. Wilmot 16.England
7.3
46'
D
D. Batth 6.England
7.2
D
James Chester 5.Wales
6.8
M
Tom Ince 23.England
6.6
90'
M
Sam Clucas 7.England
7.0
M
Joe Allen 4.Wales
7.0
64'
M
Mario Vrančić 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
75'
M
Morgan Fox 3.Wales
6.8
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
6.6
51'
F
T. Campbell 10.England
6.5
69'
Substitutes
G
J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Tommy Smith 2.England
M
Tashan Oakley-Boothe 20.England
M
Alfie Doughty 11.England
6.2
69' 79'
M
Jacob Brown 18.Scotland
6.4
75'
F
Sam Surridge 22.England
6.2
51'
F
D'Margio Wright-Phillips 32.England

Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Michael O\’Neill decided to play with the following team: Adam Davies (6.4), Ben Wilmot (7.3), Danny Batth (7.2), James Chester (6.8), Thomas Ince (6.6), Sam Clucas (7.0), Joe Allen (7.0), Mario Vrančić (7.0), Morgan Fox (6.8), Steven Fletcher (6.6) and Tyrese Campbell (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Bonham, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Alfie Doughty (6.2), Tommy Smith, Jacob Brown (6.4), Sam Surridge (6.2) and D’Margio Wright-Phillips.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 3 changes: S. Fletcher for S. Surridge (51′), T. Campbell for A. Doughty (69′) and M. Vrancic for J. Brown (75′).

Best player: Ben Wilmot​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Ben Wilmot.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 55 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Daniel Iversen 12.Denmark
6.8
D
Sepp van den Berg 2.Netherlands
6.9
D
Patrick Bauer 5.Germany
6.9
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
7.4
49' 81'
M
Brad Potts 44.England
7.5
59'
M
Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland
7.4
M
Ben Whiteman 4.England
7.1
M
Josh Earl 32.England
6.8
F
Daniel Johnson 11.Jamaica
7.1
88'
F
Ched Evans 9.Wales
6.7
89'
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
6.3
80'
Substitutes
G
Connor Ripley 25.England
D
Joe Rafferty 15.Republic of Ireland
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
6.2
88' 90'
F
S. Sinclair 31.England
6.4
80'
F
Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland
89'

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Ryan Lowe played with: Daniel Iversen (6.8), Sepp van den Berg (6.9), Patrick Bauer (6.9), Andrew Hughes (7.4), Brad Potts (7.5), Alan Browne (7.4), Benjamin Whiteman (7.1), Josh Earl (6.8), Daniel Johnson (7.1), Ched Evans (6.7) and Emil Riis (6.3).

They had on the bench: Connor Ripley, Joe Rafferty, Liam Lindsay, Alistair McCann, Ryan Ledson (6.2), Scott Sinclair (6.4) and Sean Maguire.

Preston North End could not rely on the presence of S. Maguire (injured) and R. Ledson (injured).

Substitutions

Preston North End made 3 changes: E. Riis for S. Sinclair (80′), D. Johnson for R. Ledson (88′) and C. Evans for S. Maguire (89′).

Best player: Brad Potts​

The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Brad Potts.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 39 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​