Stoke City v Preston North End, 01 January 2003
| Score | 2-1 to Stoke City |
| Referee | Michael Jones |
| Competition | League Division 1 |
| Venue | Britannia Stadium |
| Attendance | 14,862 |
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Goals:
| Brynjar Gunnarsson | 43 |
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| Peter Hoekstra | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Steve Banks
Defender
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Defender
Peter Handyside
Defender
Sergei Shtaniuk
Defender/Centre back
Wayne Thomas
Defender/Left back
Marcus Hall
Midfielder
Bjarni Gudjónsson
Midfielder
Peter Hoekstra
Midfielder
James O'Connor
Forward
Chris Greenacre
Forward
Chris Iwelumo
Substitutions:
| Lewis Neal for Peter Hoekstra | 79 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Midfielder
Lewis Neal
Comments:
League position: 22nd Unused substitutes: Neil Cutler, Marc Goodfellow, Petur Marteinsson and Karl HenryGoals:
| Pawel Abbott | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
David Lucas
Goalkeeper
Graham Alexander
Defender
Marlon Broomes
Defender/Centre back
Chris Lucketti
Defender/Centre back
Brian Barry-Murphy
Defender/Midfielder
Dickson Etuhu
Midfielder
Eddie Lewis
Midfielder
Paul McKenna
Midfielder
Mark Rankine
Midfielder
Richard Cresswell
Forward
David Healy
Forward
Substitutions:
| Pawel Abbott for Richard Cresswell | 26 |
| Tepi Moilanen for David Lucas | 45 |
| Tyrone Mears for Dickson Etuhu | 72 |
Cards:
| Dickson Etuhu | Y | |
| Paul McKenna | Y | |
| Tyrone Mears | Y |
Comments:
League position: 22nd Unused substitutes: Neil Cutler, Marc Goodfellow, Petur Marteinsson and Karl HenryComments:
League position: 18th Unused substitutes: Eric Skora and Iain Anderson