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Stoke City

12-26 23:00

0 - 0

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Preston North End

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Stoke City

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16′

Pol Valentin

40′

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54′

Ben Wilmot

62′

Alistair McCann

67′

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Alistair McCann

72′

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Harrison Armstrong

72′

Alfie Devine

Daniel Jebbison

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Match Info

Stoke City and Preston North End fought to a 0-0 stalemate at the bet365 Stadium in the Championship on December 26, 2025. The Boxing Day fixture was a cagey, physical contest that yielded few clear opportunities for either side. Stoke enjoyed more of the possession but found it difficult to break down a well-organized and deep-lying Preston defense. The best chance of the match fell to Preston on the counter-attack in the second half, but their forward's shot was well saved by the Stoke keeper. As the game progressed, both teams seemed to run out of ideas in the final third, with the match petering out into a draw. The single point did little to lift either side away from the mid-table congestion in the Championship. The Stoke manager expressed frustration at his team's lack of creativity, while the Preston boss was satisfied with a hard-earned clean sheet on the road.