WEST BROMWICH. Stoke City defeats West Bromwich Albion 3-1. Stoke City got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from J. Livermore (16′) and J. Brown (59′). West Bromwich Albion tried to recover with a goal from C. Robinson (73′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by L. Baker for Stoke City. West Bromwich Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies who was helped by Daniel Leach and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Chris Sarginson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 3 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 88
- 61 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 2 Total 4
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 58% while Stoke City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Stoke City managed to find the solution to win this match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Stoke City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 57 points like Preston North End and Swansea City to go up in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City will have 55 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will host Blackpool on the 15th of April with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Stoke City will host Bristol City on the 15th of April with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (1 draw).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
58'
73'
West Bromwich Albion adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Steve Bruce decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: A. Mowatt for C. Robinson (58′), G. Diangana for K. Grant (58′) and C. Townsend for A. Reach (79′).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
Also Stoke City adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Michael O\’Neill played with: .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 2 changes: S. Fletcher for J. Maja (76′) and M. Vrancic for B. Wilmot (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Blackburn Rovers – Blackpool – 1-1
- Bristol City – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Hull City – 0-1
- Millwall – Barnsley – 4-1
- Nottingham Forest – Birmingham City – 2-0
- Preston North End – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Reading – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Sheffield United – AFC Bournemouth – 0-0
- Swansea City – Derby County – 2-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Stoke City – 1-3
