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Liam Lindsay tackles Stoke's Mehdi Leris as Preston win at StokeWill Keane's second-half double helped Preston North End win at Stoke City to make it four Championship wins on the bounce and send them top of the Championship.
The summer signing from Wigan took his tally to four for the season after two assists by half-time substitute Duane Holmes, following a tight first half.
Stoke's defeat was their first at the Bet365 Stadium this season after four straight victories.
A hard-fought first half was short on chances, Preston going closest from a frantic goalmouth scramble after Andrew Hughes had robbed Ki-Jana Hoever and fired the ball into a packed goalmouth.
The stalemate was broken by the half-time replacement of Mads Frokjaer by USA international Holmes, who made an instant impact.
A minute after the restart, Holmes made a smart run down the channel and teed up Keane for a chance that the Preston top scorer fired wide.
Four minutes later Holmes skipped past Wouter Berger and was brought down, Keane smashing his spot-kick straight down the middle of the goal before celebrating with the away fans behind that net.
Preston wrapped up the win on 57 minutes as Holmes got the better of Ben Wilmot from a cute Brad Potts pass and laid the ball into the path of Keane for his second.
Stoke fought to get back in the game but Freddie Woodman denied Tyrese Campbell from their best opportunity.
Line-ups
Stoke
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Travers
- 17HoeverSubstituted forGoochat 61'minutes
- 23McNallySubstituted forRoseat 61'minutes
- 16Wilmot
- 3StevensBooked at 63mins
- 6BurgerSubstituted forJojicat 90'minutes
- 4PearsonBooked at 1minsSubstituted forJohnsonat 62'minutes
- 27LérisSubstituted forBaeat 71'minutes
- 28LaurentBooked at 90mins
- 10Campbell
- 18Wesley
Substitutes
- 2Gooch
- 5Rose
- 11Gayle
- 12Johnson
- 13Bonham
- 15Thompson
- 21Jojic
- 22Bae
- 30Sidibe
Preston
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Woodman
- 14Storey
- 26WhatmoughSubstituted forCunninghamat 83'minutes
- 6LindsayBooked at 25mins
- 44Potts
- 13McCann
- 18Ledson
- 16Hughes
- 8BrowneBooked at 67mins
- 10Frökjaer-JensenBooked at 45minsSubstituted forHolmesat 45'minutesBooked at 63mins
- 7KeaneSubstituted forWoodburnat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Cunningham
- 5Bauer
- 20Woodburn
- 21Cornell
- 24Rodriguez-Gentile
- 25Holmes
- 33Best
- 35Mawene
- 36Seary
Referee:Matt Donohue
Attendance:22,957
Live Text
Match ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 2.
Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Preston North End 2.
Josh Laurent (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Daniel Johnson (Stoke City).
Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Rose (Stoke City).
Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Stoke City. Nikola Jojic replaces Wouter Burger.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Will Keane.
Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
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