Preston vs Stoke

9 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Milutin Osmajić 68’
  • Andrew Hughes 64’ (og)
  • Luke McNally 87’

Match summary

Stoke took a 2-1 win at Preston, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Hughes's own goal put Stoke ahead in the 64th minute, Milutin Osmajić equalised with a header in the 68th minute, and Luke McNally won it in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Stoke created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Preston's 0.36 from 4.

Match stats

Preston Stoke
4 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 4
0 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.36 xG 1.43
0.36 Non-penalty xG 1.43

Key events

Preston Stoke
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
64’
Andrew Hughes
Own goal
0-1 (Stoke)
Milutin Osmajić1-1 (Preston)
68’
87’
Luke McNally1-2 (Stoke)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Ben Whiteman
  • Ali McCann
Stoke
  • Ki-Jana Hoever
  • Wouter Burger

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 1.43 64’ Andrew Hughes (Stoke) own goal, 0-1 64’ 68’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-1 68’ 87’ Luke McNally (Stoke), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 1.43 64’ Andrew Hughes (Stoke) own goal, 0-1 Hughes 64’ 68’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-1 Osmajić 68’ 87’ Luke McNally (Stoke), 1-2 McNally 87’
Preston 0.36 xGStoke 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Preston attacking 
87’ Luke McNally (Stoke), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 57’ Michael Rose (Stoke), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 82’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 42’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 80’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 27’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 76’ Ali McCann (Preston), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), own goal 87’ Luke McNally (Stoke), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 57’ Michael Rose (Stoke), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 82’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 42’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 80’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 68’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 27’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Ali McCann (Preston), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Lewis Baker (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ben Whiteman Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.21 – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Liam Millar Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Will Keane Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen
90′ – – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – 1 0.07 – – –
Robbie Brady Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 37% Avg odds 2.56
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.11
Stoke win 32% Avg odds 2.96

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.