Stoke City vs Preston North End Highlights - October 31, 2026

Stoke City meet Preston North End at bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on October 31, 2026.

The fixture comes in Championship.

Stoke City go into the match in position 9, on 20 points from 12 matches. They have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 4 so far.

Their goal difference stands at +2. In their last five outings they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

They beat Sheffield United 2-1 at home on Sep 19. They won 2-1 away at Bolton Wanderers on Oct 10.

They lost 2-3 at home to Middlesbrough on Oct 13. On Oct 17 they took a 1-0 win at Derby County.

They drew 0-0 at home with Bristol City on Oct 24. They have scored 7 and conceded 5 across that run.

3 of those five came at home. They shut out the opposition 2 times in that run.

They are unbeaten in their last 2.

Preston North End sit in position 24 of the table with 5 points after 12 matches. Their season so far: won 1, drawn 2, lost 9.

That leaves a goal difference of -15. Across the last five they have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3.

They drew 2-2 away at Queens Park Rangers on Sep 19. A 0-1 home defeat to Millwall came on Oct 10.

They lost 0-4 away at Birmingham City on Oct 13. On Oct 17 they went down 1-4 at Wrexham.

A 1-1 home draw with West Bromwich Albion followed on Oct 24. That run brought 4 goals for and 12 against.

Of that run, 2 were played at home.

Ethan Galbraith has scored 3 times for Stoke City this season. Ethan Galbraith tops the Stoke City assist chart with 3.

Preston North End have leaned on Callum Lang, who has found the net 3 times. For assists Preston North End look to Delano Burgzorg, on 2.

Stoke City start the day above Preston North End in the table. Confirmed lineups follow closer to kick-off.