PRESTON. Stoke City and Preston North End draw 1-1. N. Powell scored the first goal (6′) for Stoke City. B. Whiteman settled the score 1-1 (38′). Stoke City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks who was helped by Darren Cann and Wade Smith. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 3%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 9 Total 22
- 2 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 17
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 105
- 39 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Stoke City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Preston North End was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Stoke City was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Stoke City to win the match.
Preston North End shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (G. Cunningham and E. Riis). On the opposite side, Stoke City received 4 yellow cards (L. Ostigard, B. Wilmot, J. Tymon and S. Clucas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Preston North End will have 11 points like Cardiff City to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will have 18 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away with Queens Park Rangers on the 2nd of October with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (9 draws).
Stoke City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 1st of October with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Stoke City (6 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Frankie McAvoy decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen , Jordan Storey , Patrick Bauer , Greg Cunningham , Sepp van den Berg , Benjamin Whiteman , Ryan Ledson , Joshua Earl , Daniel Johnson , Emil Riis and Sean Maguire .
The home team had on the bench: Alan Browne , Brad Potts, Alistair McCann , Scott Sinclair, Josh Murphy , Declan Rudd and Liam Lindsay.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: S. Maguire for A. Browne (63′), B. Whiteman for A. McCann (69′) and R. Ledson for J. Murphy (78′).
Best player: Benjamin Whiteman
The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Benjamin Whiteman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Michael O’Neill played with: Adam Davies , Leo Østigård , Harry Souttar , Ben Wilmot , Tommy Smith , Romaine Sawyers , Jordan Thompson , Josh Tymon , Nick Powell , Mario Vrančić and Jacob Brown .
They had on the bench: Josef Bursik, Danny Batth, Thomas Ince, Sam Clucas , Alfie Doughty, Sam Surridge and Demeaco Duhaney.
Substitutions
Stoke City made 2 changes: M. Vrancic for S. Clucas (71′) and J. Brown for S. Surridge (76′).
Best player: Josh Tymon
The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Josh Tymon.
His rating is with 39 passes (69% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Cardiff City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-4
- Huddersfield Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3-2
- Hull City – Blackpool – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Sheffield United – 2-0
- Preston North End – Stoke City – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Birmingham City – 2-0