Championship: Stoke City defeats Preston North End 2-0 on Saturday
PRESTON. Stoke City overcomes Preston North End with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Smallbone (58') and a goal from T. Campbell (66').
PRESTON. Stoke City overcomes Preston North End with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Smallbone (58′) and a goal from T. Campbell (66′).
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue who had the assistance of Daniel Leach and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 11.7 degrees Celsius or 52.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Stoke City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Stoke City was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Stoke City won the encounter.
Preston North End shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 1 yellow card (A. Hughes). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Stoke City.
After this encounter, Preston North End will stay with 19 points like Wigan Athletic to move up in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will have 16 points like Birmingham City to move up in the 18th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
A. Hughes
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58'58'
W. Smallbone
D. Gayle
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66'66'
T. Campbell
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70'70'
L. Delap
T. Campbell
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71'71'
B. Woodburn
R. Brady
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71'71'
B. Potts
A. Browne
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78'78'
S. Clucas
W. Smallbone
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83'83'
C. Evans
B. Diaby
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83'83'
F. Cross-Adair
S. Maguire
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86'86'
H. Clarke
D. Gayle
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Preston North End will play away with Huddersfield Town on the 18th of October with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Stoke City will host Rotherham United on the 18th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Stoke City (3 draws).
Preston North End: Formation and Lineups
Preston North End adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe chose to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Bambo Diaby , Andrew Hughes , Alan Browne , Alistair McCann , Benjamin Whiteman , Álvaro Fernandez , Robbie Brady , Sean Maguire and Emil Riis Jacobsen .
Substitutes
Preston North End made 4 changes: R. Brady for B. Woodburn (71′), A. Browne for B. Potts (71′), B. Diaby for C. Evans (83′) and S. Maguire for F. Cross-Adair (83′).
Top player: Benjamin Whiteman
Probably the most impressive player in Preston North End was Benjamin Whiteman.
His rating is with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Stoke City: Formation and Lineups
Also Stoke City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Alex Neil played with: Josef Bursik , Ben Wilmot , Phil Jagielka , Morgan Fox , Dujon Sterling , Josh Laurent , Lewis Baker , Tariqe Fosu-Henry , Will Smallbone , Tyrese Campbell and Dwight Gayle .
Substitutes
Stoke City made 3 changes: T. Campbell for L. Delap (70′), W. Smallbone for S. Clucas (78′) and D. Gayle for H. Clarke (86′).
Top player: Lewis Baker
The player who no doubt impressed Stoke City the most was Lewis Baker even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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