In this 26th week match, on Monday Jan 2nd, Preston North End will travel to Stoke to battle Stoke City in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 17th placed Stoke City is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Rotherham United. Jordan Thompson struck first for Rotherham United on an own goal in the 45th minute, but Tyrese Campbell got the equalizer for Stoke City in the 61st minute . Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Preston North End recorded a 0-2 loss against West Bromwich Albion. Okay Yokuşlu struck first for West Bromwich Albion in the 36th minute, then Okay Yokuşlu added another in the 57th minute on a feed from John Swift At the end of 90 a dissapointed Preston North End couldn’t manage to score, and West Bromwich Albion took the shutout win. Preston North End is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Deepdale, Stoke City was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Will Smallbone struck first for Stoke City in the 58th minute, then Tyrese Campbell added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Lewis Baker At the end of 90 a dissapointed Preston North End couldn’t manage to score, and Stoke City took the shutout win.
Preston North End’s most prolific scorer has been Ched Evans. The Welsh attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Liam Delap and Tyrese Campbell have been the hottest scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.