Our prediction for this Championship match:
Stoke City
Match Time & Date:
02/09/2023
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Preston
Buoyed by a thrilling EFL Cup win (6-1) over Rotherham, Stoke City will look to return to winning ways in the Championship as well when they face Preston on Matchday 5. The Potters continue with their old habit of struggling on the road, while producing fine showings at home and their excellent performance in the midweek victory is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Preston. Lewis Baker and Emre Tezgel should be the only absentees in the home team.
The Lilywhites, on the other hand, are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, but beating Stoke at Bet365 Stadium is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we predict that the two sides are going to share the spoils in the Championship round 5. The likes of Calvin Ramsay, Ben Whiteman, Ched Evans, and Emil Riis Jakobsen are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Jack Bonham):
Jack Bonham is a professional footballer who was born in Stevenage on the 14th of September, 1993. The 26-year-old, although having born in England, is an Irish International and has featured for the Republic of Ireland's Under-17 team five times.
At the club level, he began his youth career with Watford and signed his first professional contract in September 2010 at the age of 17. Bonham's first-ever professional appearance came on the 4th of May, 2013 as a substitute against Leeds United in the final game of the 12/13 Championship season.
This appearance marked the 1.92 m standing goalkeeper's only appearance in a Watford shirt. Bonham then went on to play for clubs like Brentford, Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers before eventually joining Gillingham at the start of the 2019 season on a two-year contract. He's since featured nine times for the club and kept two clean sheets.
Highlighted Team (Preston):
Preston North End or Preston were founded in 1880. The Lilywhites or the Invincibles play their home games at Deepdale, the stadium that was built in 1875 and opened three years later.
In 1889 Preston won their first FA Cup trophy and they did well to beat Huddersfield Town in the final of the 1938 FA Cup final. However, the club’s biggest success came in 1889 and 1890 when they won back-to-back domestic trophies (First Division).
Preston have yet to win the League Cup title, but they were runners-up in 1888, 1922, 1937, 1954, 1964. Preston’s main rivals are Blackpool and the two teams square off against each other in the West Lancashire derby. In their first ever meeting in the West Lancashire derby (1901) Preston recorded a 4-1 win over Blackpool.
Burnley and Blackburn Rovers are considered Preston’s big rivals as well. The colour of Preston’s shirts is white and they wear dark blue shorts.
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