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·20 March 2026

PREVIEW | Preston North End vs Stoke City - team news, lineups, predictions

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Preston North End host Stoke City this Friday at the Deepdale on Match Day 39 of the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Football.

Preston North End have 49 points to their name this season and occupy 17th position in the table. In their last encounter, Paul Heckingbottom's team were beaten 2-0 by Norwich City (EFL Championship 2025/26).

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Stoke City have won 51 points to date and are placed in 13th position. In their last game, Mark Robins's team won 3-1 against Watford (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

Preston North End: Daniel Iversen, Pol Valentín, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Thierry Small, Jordan Storey, Benjamin Whiteman, Jordan Thompson, Alfie Devine, Lewis Dobbin, Milutin Osmajic

Stoke City: Tommy Simkin, Eric Bocat, Ben Gibson, Ashley Phillips, Junior Tchamadeu, Steven Nzonzi, Tomás Rigo, Sorba Thomas, Bae Jun-ho, Million Manhoef, Milan Smit

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Preston North End ( vs Norwich City 2026-03-14): Daniel Iversen, Odel Offiah, Jordan Storey, Andrew Hughes, Thierry Small, Liam Lindsay, Jordan Thompson, Andy Moran, Benjamin Whiteman, Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison

Stoke City ( vs Watford 2026-03-14): Tommy Simkin, Junior Tchamadeu, Ashley Phillips, Maksim Taloverov, Eric Bocat, Steven Nzonzi, Tomás Rigo, Million Manhoef, Bae Jun-ho, Sorba Thomas, Milan Smit

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