Match ends, Preston North End 3, Stoke City 1.
Stoke City boss Nathan Jones says "there must be something on the mind" of goalkeeper Jack Butland after his error-strewn display in the Potters' defeat at Preston North End.
The hosts were 2-0 up inside 25 minutes at Deepdale, with both goals stemming from mistakes by the 26-year-old England keeper.
Daniel Johnson put Preston in front with a low, scuffed strike from the edge of the box which Butland failed to turn around the post.
He was again at fault for North End's second, allowing Billy Bodin's shot from outside the area to slide under him.
"No one talks about him as being a Stoke goalkeeper," Jones told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Everyone talks about him losing his place in the England side or that he's got to go abroad or leave Stoke to gain this or that.
"But he's got to do his job for Stoke first. I don't know where he must be mentally because there's so much talk about him, but realistically we all have to do our job for Stoke.
"You don't go from being a top goalkeeper to making errors like he is at the minute. There must be something playing on his mind."
Preston scored a third goal after half-time when Josh Harrop struck after Butland parried Johnson's shot from a tight angle, before James McClean fired in a consolation for Stoke.
The result leaves Stoke bottom of the Championship and means Jones has won just four of his 26 competitive games in charge, with promotion-chasing Leeds United their next opponents.
The Potters, who have struggled to gain a foothold in the second tier since their relegation from the Premier League in 2017-18, have now gone 10 league games without a win.
"Since I've come here there's been a hangover of players wanting to leave, players thinking they are proper players, players wanting to go and play in Europe, players thinking of their international careers," added Jones, who replaced Gary Rowett in January.
"There hasn't been a group here together who want to play and focus and win games for Stoke City, that's a problem. I thought we had made big strides in that, but evidently we haven't."
Preston moved up to 10th having continued their 100% home record, although it has been confirmed that they will be without forward Louis Moult for the rest of the campaign.
North End boss Alex Neil told BBC Radio Lancashire that Moult, injured in Saturday's loss at Swansea City, had sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Line-ups
Preston
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Rudd
- 5ClarkeSubstituted forFisherat 40'minutesBooked at 78mins
- 21Bauer
- 6Davies
- 15Rafferty
- 4PearsonBooked at 16mins
- 12GallagherSubstituted forBrowneat 82'minutes
- 39BodinSubstituted forPottsat 59'minutes
- 11Johnson
- 10HarropBooked at 65mins
- 29Barkhuizen
Substitutes
- 2Fisher
- 8Browne
- 18Ledson
- 19Green
- 20Stockley
- 25Ripley
- 44Potts
Stoke
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Butland
- 2Edwards
- 6Batth
- 5Lindsay
- 11McCleanBooked at 78mins
- 38WoodsSubstituted forCollinsat 45'minutesBooked at 80mins
- 4Allen
- 22Clucas
- 7InceSubstituted forVokesat 70'minutes
- 19Gregory
- 20HoganSubstituted forEteboat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Etebo
- 9Vokes
- 14Smith
- 26Campbell
- 31Duffy
- 32Federici
- 37Collins
- Referee:
- John Brooks
- Attendance:
- 11,973
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home0
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Stoke City 1.
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Attempt saved. Thomas Edwards (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
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Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Josh Harrop (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal!
Goal! Preston North End 3, Stoke City 1. James McClean (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Josh Harrop (Preston North End).
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Thomas Edwards (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Sam Vokes (Stoke City).
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Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Lindsay following a corner.
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Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
Substitution
Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Paul Gallagher.
Booking
Nathan Collins (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nathan Collins (Stoke City).
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Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
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Peter Etebo (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Booking
Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.