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 ()
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 City454892271179345
2PromotionIpswich Town443080221487545
3Promotion play-offMillwall4513802311116249
4Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4525792213107045
5Promotion play-offSouthampton4424762113107753
6Promotion play-offWrexham454701913136763
7Hull City453702010156865
8Derby County45969209166657
9Norwich City45865198186254
10Birmingham City451631712165655
11Swansea City45-4611710185458
12Preston North End45-5601515155459
13Bristol City45-2591611185759
14QPR45-9581610196170
15Sheffield United45-157176226465
16Watford45-8571415165361
17Stoke City45-3551510205154
18Portsmouth45-15541412194863
19Charlton Athletic45-12531314184355
20Blackburn Rovers45-13521313194255
21West Bromwich Albion45-9511314184756
22RelegationOxford United45-12471114204557
23RelegationLeicester City45-11431116185768
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday45-61-3112322788
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