Preston vs Stoke 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Preston North End 0, Stoke City 1. Nick Powell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
- 25': Leo Østigard (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Preston North End 1, Stoke City 1. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Sean Maguire.
- 68': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) Yellow Card at 68'
- 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
- 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Clucas replaces Mario Vrancic.
- 76': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Surridge replaces Jacob Brown.
- 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Ryan Ledson.
- 83': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Josh Tymon (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Sam Clucas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Stoke City 1.
Game Information
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,930
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 STK |
PNE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 58.9 | Possession | 41.1 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 224 |
| 472 | Passes | 337 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 26 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 23 | Clearances | 20 |
Preston North End (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer |
| 3 | Greg Cunningham  |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 18 | Ryan Ledson |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson |
| 32 | Joshua Earl |
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 24 | Sean Maguire |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
Stoke City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Rhys Davies (GK) |
| 36 | Harry Souttar |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 19 | Leo Østigard |
| 15 | Jordan Thompson |
| 28 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 2 | Tommy Smith |
| 18 | Jacob Brown |
| 8 | Mario Vrancic |
| 25 | Nick Powell |
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