England - ChampionshipBet365 Stadium, Dec 26
FTStoke City
0 - 0
Preston North End
Events:
16'Pol Valentín
16'Pol Valentín
HT
0 - 0
Events:
54'Ben Wilmot
54'Ben Wilmot
62'Ali McCann
62'Ali McCann
90 + 1'Ben Gibson
90 + 1'Ben Gibson
90 + 1'Ben Pearson
90 + 1'Ben Pearson
90 + 6'Róbert Boženík
90 + 6'Róbert Boženík
FT
0 - 0
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Thomas Kirk (England)
Venue: Bet365 StadiumDec 26
Spectators: 26,314
Stats:
Shots on target
3
Shots on target
4
Shots off target
6
Shots off target
2
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
2
Possession (%)
58
Possession (%)
42
Corner Kicks
10
Corner Kicks
2
Offsides
1
Offsides
2
Fouls
8
Fouls
12
Throw ins
29
Throw ins
9
Yellow cards
4
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
7
Crosses
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
Goal kicks
5
Goal kicks
10
Latest commentaries:
90+8'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+6'Yellow card for Robert Bozenik.
90+1'Yellow card for Ben Pearson.
90+1'Yellow card for Ben Gibson.
86'Joon-Ho Bae is coming off and he is replaced by Sam Gallagher.
84'Thierry Small is coming off and he is replaced by Jamal Lewis.
77'Divin Mubama is coming off and he is replaced by Robert Bozenik.
72'Daniel Jebbison is coming off and he is replaced by Alfie Devine.
72'Harrison Armstrong is coming off and he is replaced by Mads Froekjaer-Jensen.
67'Alistair McCann is coming off and he is replaced by Jordan Thompson.
62'Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
54'Yellow card for Ben Wilmot.
46'The second half is underway.
45+5'It's over! The referee blows for half time
40'Aaron Cresswell is coming off and he is replaced by Ben Gibson.
16'Yellow card for Pol Valentin.
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Fri Dec 26 2025 19:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Stoke City4-2-3-1
1
Viktor Johansson
18
Bosun Lawal
26
Ashley Phillips
16
Ben Wilmot
3
Aaron Cresswell
12
Tatsuki Seko
4
Ben Pearson
42
Million Manhoef
10
Bae Junho
7
Sorba Thomas
9
Divin Mubama
24
Michael Smith
9
Daniel Jebbison
26
Thierry Small
5
Harrison Armstrong
4
Ben Whiteman
8
Ali McCann
2
Pol Valentín
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
42
Odel Offiah
1
Daniel Iversen
Preston North End3-5-2
Substitutions:
40'
Aaron CresswellBen Gibson
67'
Ali McCannJordan Thompson
77'
Divin MubamaRóbert Boženík
72'
Harrison ArmstrongMads Frøkjær-Jensen
86'
Bae JunhoSam Gallagher
72'
Daniel JebbisonAlfie Devine
84'
Thierry SmallJamal Lewis
Substitute players:
Jack Bonham
Jack James Walton
Ben Gibson
Liam Lindsay
Maksym Talovierov
Jamal Lewis
Jamie Donley
Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Steven Nzonzi
Jordan Thompson
Tomáš Rigo
Alfie Devine
Róbert Boženík
Noah Mawene
Sam Gallagher
Brad Potts
Lamine Cissé
Will Keane
Coaches:
Mark Robins
Paul Heckingbottom
Championship
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1PromotionCoventry City24295115635425
2PromotionMiddlesbrough2484312753325
3Promotion play-offIpswich Town24174111854023
4Promotion play-offHull City2434112574037
5Promotion play-offMillwall24-53911672732
6Promotion play-offWatford2453810863429
7Preston North End2463791053125
8Bristol City2463610683327
9QPR24-33510593437
10Stoke City24634104102923
11Wrexham2433481063431
12Leicester City240349783434
13Southampton244328883834
14Derby County240328883333
15Birmingham City241318793231
16West Bromwich Albion24-43194112832
17Sheffield United24-42992133337
18Swansea City24-62985112531
19Blackburn Rovers23-42776102226
20Charlton Athletic23-72776102229
21Portsmouth23-92567102130
22RelegationOxford United24-92257122433
23RelegationNorwich City24-102156132636
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday23-27-718141845
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