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 23:00:00 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 City26285215745729
2PromotionMiddlesbrough26114613763726
3Promotion play-offIpswich Town25184412854224
4Promotion play-offPreston North End261143111053625
5Promotion play-offMillwall26-44312772933
6Promotion play-offWatford2584111863729
7Hull City2524112584038
8Stoke City26940124103223
9Wrexham26640101063832
10Bristol City2693911693829
11QPR26-138115103839
12Leicester City26-13710793738
13Derby County260359893535
14Birmingham City26-13497103536
15Southampton260338993838
16Sheffield United25-232102133638
17Swansea City26-63295122733
18West Bromwich Albion26-63194132935
19Charlton Athletic25-72978102532
20Blackburn Rovers25-62877112430
21Portsmouth24-142567112135
22RelegationNorwich City26-112466142839
23RelegationOxford United25-102257132535
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday25-33-718161851
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