STOKE. Burnley conquers Stoke City 1-0 after J. Cullen scored just 1 goal (61′). Burnley was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud who had the assistance of Mark Russell and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 8 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 81
- 30 Dangerous attack 26
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 21 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Burnley had a strong ball possession 63% while Stoke City was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more pushing with 30 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Burnley found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Stoke City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Burnley shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Harrison Clarke and Lewis Baker). Talking about the opposition, Burnley received 3 yellow cards (Josh Cullen, Ashley Barnes and Ian Maatsen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Stoke City will stay with 30 points like Hull City to hold in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Burnley will have 53 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away with Watford on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
45'
71'
Stoke City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Jack Bonham , Harry Clarke , Harry Souttar , Ben Wilmot , Morgan Fox , Lewis Baker , Jordan Thompson , Tyrese Campbell , Will Smallbone , Josh Tymon and Jacob Brown .
The home team had on the bench: Connor Taylor, Gavin Kilkenny, Nick Powell, Josef Bursik, Liam Delap , Josh Laurent and Tariqe Fosu-Henry .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: Jacob Brown for Liam Delap (71′), Josh Tymon for Tarique Fosu-Henry (71′), Will Smallbone for Josh Laurent (72′) and Jordan Thompson for Nick Powell (79′).
Best player: Jordan Thompson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Jordan Thompson.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
61'
Also Burnley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Vincent Kompany played with: Arijanet Murić , Connor Roberts , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jordan Beyer , Ian Maatsen , Jack Cork , Josh Cullen , Manuel Benson , Josh Brownhill , Darko Churlinov and Ashley Barnes .
These were the players on the bench: Jóhann Guðmundsson, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Scott Twine, Nathan Tella , Charlie Taylor, Anass Zaroury and Jay Rodriguez .
Substitutions
Burnley made 4 changes: Ashley Barnes for Jay Rodríguez (52′), Darko Churlinov for Anass Zaroury (52′), Benson Manuel Hedilazio for Nathan Tella (68′) and Ian Maatsen for Charlie Taylor (84′).
Best player: Connor Roberts
The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Connor Roberts even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Stoke City – Burnley – 0-1
- Swansea City – Watford – 4-0
- Norwich City – Reading – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Hull City – 0-1
