Stoke City vs Preston North End, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Stoke City

FT
0 - 1

Preston North End

90'+3': Ched Evans

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Stoke City are hosting Preston North End at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Harry Souttar (Stoke City).
2': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
5': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
7': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by William Smallbone.
8': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
10': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
11': Attempt missed. Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis.
11': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Harry Souttar (Stoke City).
12': Attempt blocked. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
12': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
13': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
13': Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
17': Attempt blocked. Harry Clarke (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
18': Attempt saved. Morgan Fox (Stoke City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
20': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
20': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Emil Riis (Preston North End).
23': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Emil Riis because of an injury.
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
23': Harry Souttar (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Bambo Diaby.
28': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
29': Attempt missed. William Smallbone (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
30': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
30': Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a set piece situation.
33': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by William Smallbone.
35': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
37': Offside, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
38': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Harry Souttar (Stoke City).
38': Harry Souttar (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
40': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
40': Offside, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
43': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Ben Woodburn is caught offside.
43': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by William Smallbone with a headed pass.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
45'+3': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Preston North End 0.
51': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
54': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
54': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
56': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
60': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bambo Diaby with a cross.
61': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
61': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
61': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Harry Souttar (Stoke City).
62': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Stoke City. Liam Delap replaces Jacob Brown.
66': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
67': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross.
68': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Bambo Diaby is caught offside.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Browne (Preston North End).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
73': Harry Clarke (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Offside, Stoke City. Harry Clarke tries a through ball, but Josh Tymon is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces Tyrese Campbell.
76': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Harry Clarke (Stoke City).
77': Harry Clarke (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Ched Evans (Preston North End).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Substitution, Stoke City. Josh Laurent replaces Lewis Baker.
80': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
80': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
81': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
81': Foul by Bambo Diaby (Preston North End).
81': Liam Delap (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
83': Foul by Liam Delap (Stoke City).
83': Freddie Woodman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt saved. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Freddie Woodman.
84': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
85': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Browne.
90'+1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Bambo Diaby (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by William Smallbone.
90'+3': Goal! Stoke City 0, Preston North End 1. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
90'+6': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Daniel Johnson because of an injury.
90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 1.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 1.

Statistics

PNE		STK
6	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	1
44	Possession	56
10	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
214	Accurate Passes	308
338	Passes	429
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	7
20	Crosses	25
0.4	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	78
20	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	5
11	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	14
27	Effective Clearances	20
27	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 20,034

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Jack Bonham (GK)
5	Harry Souttar
3	Morgan Fox
16	Ben Wilmot
8	Lewis Baker
15	Jordan Thompson
18	William Smallbone
14	Josh Tymon
2	Harrison Clarke
9	Jacob Brown
10	Tyrese Campbell

Stoke City Substitutes:

Josh Laurent, Gavin Kilkenny, Nick Powell, Connor Taylor, Liam Delap, Josef Bursik, Tarique Fosu-Henry.

Preston North End (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
23	Bambo Diaby
10	Daniel Johnson
13	Alistair McCann
4	Benjamin Whiteman
2	Álvaro Carreras
8	Alan Browne
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen
9	Ched Evans

Preston North End Substitutes:

Greg Cunningham, Ben Woodburn, Patrick Bauer, Ryan Ledson, David Cornell, Finlay Cross-Adair, Brad Potts.

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