Stoke City 3-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 19 January 2008

Result

Stoke City 3-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 19 January 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Stoke City 3-1 Preston North End: match report

Stoke City defeated Preston North End 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 19 January 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.

Leon Cort opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Stoke City's goals came from Leon Cort (16'), Richard Cresswell (28') and Leon Cort (72'). Preston North End scored through Reece Brown (68').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Stoke City were 4th on 44 points from 27 and Preston North End 22nd on 27 points from 27. Stoke City went on to finish that season 3rd with 79 points, and Preston North End 15th with 56.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Stoke City win, 2 draws and 1 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Stoke City's last five read D-D-D-D-W and Preston North End's W-L-L-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Leon CortStoke City · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · Richard CresswellStoke City · 2-0
  • 68'Goal · Reece BrownPreston North End · 2-1
  • 72'Goal · Leon CortStoke City · 3-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Stoke City 1, draws 2, Preston North End 1.