Match Report
| Stoke City | Stoke City |  |  | Preston North End | Preston North End | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ross Smith | R. Smith |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 46 | | Tommy Hulme | T. Hulme | |||||||||
| Tony Bishop | T. Bishop | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Paul Matthews | P. Matthews | |||||||||
| Greg Oakley | G. Oakley | | 45 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Tony Richards | T. Richards | |||||||||
| Darren Copping | D. Copping | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Ian Davies | I. Davies | |||||||||
| Ralph Smith | R. Smith | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Terry Wright-Phillips | T. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Teddy Lee | T. Lee | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Robert Duberry | R. Duberry | |||||||||
| Neil Best | N. Best | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Tim Todd | T. Todd | |||||||||
| Paolo Summerbell | P. Summerbell | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | John Milburn | J. Milburn | |||||||||
| Jon Williamson | J. Williamson | | 40 | M | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Eddie Joachim | E. Joachim | |||||||||
| Danny Mowbray | D. Mowbray | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Stan Cope | S. Cope | |||||||||
| Robert Murphy | R. Murphy | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Mark Lua-Lua | M. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Preston North End. A crowd of 2,716 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Stoke City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Stoke City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Stoke City kick off!
6.16
0-0Tim Todd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.35
0-0Robert Duberry makes a simple pass to Stan Cope. Stan Cope shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
10.33
Robert Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.24
Robert Duberry flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.25
0-0Stoke City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Preston North End's defence.
18.21
0-0Paolo Summerbell makes a simple pass to Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Tommy Hulme is on top of it.
20.21
Tim Todd sees a break and surges forward. Tim Todd threads the ball through to Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.37
Tim Todd flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Oakley.
22.38
Tim Todd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.49
Paolo Summerbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Murphy. Robert Murphy finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Tommy Hulme manages to gather it comfortably.
30.30
1-0Neil Best sees a break and surges forward. Neil Best shoots from long range. Tommy Hulme is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.29
Robert Duberry kicks a strong pass forward to Stan Cope. Stan Cope knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Preston North End start the second half!
51.18
Paolo Summerbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Murphy. Robert Murphy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.14
Teddy Lee makes a simple pass to Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.56
Ian Davies passes the ball forward to Tim Todd. Tim Todd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.58
Greg Oakley kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Summerbell. Paolo Summerbell passes the ball forward to Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.48
Darren Copping threads the ball through to Paolo Summerbell. Paolo Summerbell knocks the ball forward to Robert Murphy. Robert Murphy shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.50
1-0Ralph Smith clumsily knocks into Mark Lua-Lua. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mark Lua-Lua stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.37
Robert Duberry knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Ross Smith!
71.38
Tony Richards hits it upfield. Stan Cope knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Oakley.
78.30
Paolo Summerbell catches Tim Todd on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tim Todd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.53
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.13
Teddy Lee kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Murphy. Robert Murphy shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Tommy Hulme easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
27.7%
47.7%
24.6%
Scorers
| Neil Best 30 |