STOKE. Stoke City finds the way to recover against West Bromwich Albion with a goal on the M. Johnston 24′ and a goal on the J. Wallace 57′. Stoke City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
André Vidigal didn’t convert a decisive penalty (78′). That would have allowed Stoke City to win the match.
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 22,339 spectators. The referee was Andrew Kitchen assisted by James Wilson and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.84 degrees Celsius or 37.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 7 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 106 Attack 69
- 51 Dangerous attack 32
- 129 Ball safe 107
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Stoke City had a superior ball possession 58% while West Bromwich Albion was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Stoke City to win the match.
Stoke City shot 18 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion shot 9 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Wouter Burger and Jordan Thompson). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (Yann M’Vila and G. Diangana).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Stoke City has 46 points like Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will has 69 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away with Swansea City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Stoke City (5 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United on the 10th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
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Stoke City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen , Ki-Jana Hoever , Luke McNally , Michael Rose , Enda Stevens , Josh Laurent , Jordan Thompson , M. Manhoef , Bae Jun-Ho , Sead Haksabanovic and R. Mmaee .
The home team had on the bench: Wouter Burger , L. Baker, Niall Ennis, Mehdi Léris , André Vidigal , T. Campbell , J. Bonham, B. Wilmot and Luke Cundle.
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Mehdi Léris (injured) and T. Campbell (injured).
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: M. Manhoef for Mehdi Léris (83′), Enda Stevens for Wouter Burger (61′), Sead Haksabanovic for André Vidigal (61′) and R. Mmaee for T. Campbell (55′).
Player of the match: M. Manhoef
The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was M. Manhoef.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
Also West Bromwich Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Alex Palmer , Darnell Furlong , Kyle Bartley , Cédric Kipré , Conor Townsend , Okay Yokuşlu , Alex Mowatt , Jed Wallace , G. Diangana , Mikey Johnston and Brandon Thomas-Asante .
These were the players on the bench: Semi Ajayi, John Swift, T. Fellows , M. Phillips , N. Chalobah, Andreas Weimann , Adam Reach , Yann M’Vila and Joshua Griffiths.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Okay Yokuşlu for Yann M’Vila (70′), Mikey Johnston for Adam Reach (70′), Brandon Thomas-Asante for T. Fellows (87′), Alex Mowatt for Andreas Weimann (87′) and Jed Wallace for M. Phillips (80′).
Player of the match: G. Diangana
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was G. Diangana.
His rating is with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Preston North End – 0-0
- Sunderland – Bristol City – 0-0
- Stoke City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Norwich City – Ipswich Town – 1-0
- Middlesbrough – Swansea City – 2-0
- Leicester City – Birmingham City – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Coventry City – Leeds United – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 1-3
- Blackburn Rovers – Southampton – 0-0
