English League Championship

Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 30': Jacob Brown
  • Red Card 90'+5': Ben Pearson
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West Bromwich Albion
  • 59': Jayson Molumby
  • 69': Jayson Molumby

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Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
  • 2': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 7': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 9': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 14': Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 14': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
  • 21': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 21': Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 23': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Stoke City).
  • 23': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Fox with a cross.
  • 33': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Substitution, Stoke City. Phil Jagielka replaces Ben Wilmot because of an injury.
  • 42': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
  • 42': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 44': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Dike.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
  • 45'+6': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 45'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+11': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Daryl Dike because of an injury.
  • 45'+15': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 46': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 46': Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
  • 49': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 49': Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Laurent following a corner.
  • 53': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Stoke City).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
  • 57': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 58': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
  • 59': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 61': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
  • 61': Morgan Fox (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi tries a through ball, but Darnell Furlong is caught offside.
  • 63': Hand ball by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 64': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 64': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift with a through ball.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 69': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a header from very close range.
  • 69': Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces Dwight Gayle.
  • 72': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 72': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Offside, Stoke City. Dujon Sterling tries a through ball, but Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces William Smallbone.
  • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Josh Tymon replaces Tyrese Campbell.
  • 77': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 77': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 78': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Bonham (Stoke City).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Hand ball by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
  • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Marc Albrighton replaces John Swift.
  • 82': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Phil Jagielka.
  • 83': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 83': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Marc Albrighton (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 83': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
  • 84': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
  • 85': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
  • 87': Nick Powell (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Phil Jagielka.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
  • 90'+1': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 90'+3': Marc Albrighton (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 90'+5': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+6': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+6': Morgan Fox (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 3
47.4 Possession 52.6
11 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
249 Accurate Passes 294
358 Passes 401
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 7
19 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.5
72 Long Balls 86
28 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 13
12 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
11 Interceptions 14
14 Effective Clearances 22
14 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 23,486

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 17 +19 35
2 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
3 Burnley 17 +15 33
4 Sunderland 17 +14 33
Full Standings

Line-Ups

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Jack Bonham (GK)
3 Morgan Fox
16 Ben Wilmot
20 Dujon Sterling
17 Ki-Jana Hoever
18 William Smallbone
28 Josh Laurent
22 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
11 Dwight Gayle
10 Tyrese Campbell
9 Jacob Brown Yellow Card
Stoke City Substitutes:
Jordan Thompson, Josh Tymon, Lewis Baker, Nick Powell, Bersant Celina, Phil Jagielka, Frank Fielding.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
15 Erik Pieters Yellow Card
6 Semi Ajayi
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
19 John Swift
25 Nathaniel Chalobah Yellow Card
14 Jayson Molumby
12 Daryl Dike
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
17 Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Ethan Ingram, Marc Albrighton, Jamie Andrews, Joshua Griffiths, Jake Livermore, Karlan Grant, Tom Rogic.

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