English League Championship

Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 29': Lewis Koumas
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West Bromwich Albion
  • 18': Karlan Grant
  • 31': Josh Maja

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Stoke City are hosting West Bromwich Albion at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
  • 1': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 5': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong is caught offside.
  • 6': Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Lynden Gooch (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
  • 11': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 13': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Stoke City).
  • 16': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Stoke City).
  • 16': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
  • 18': Goal! Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  • 24': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 25': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Stoke City).
  • 25': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja with a through ball.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 28': Hand ball by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 29': Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Million Manhoef with a through ball.
  • 31': Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
  • 33': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josh Laurent with a through ball.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
  • 35': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Stoke City).
  • 36': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 40': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
  • 44': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
  • 44': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Ben Gibson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+1': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 50': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Stoke City).
  • 50': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 56': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 56': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Andrew Moran replaces Junior Tchamadeu.
  • 62': Ben Gibson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 66': Offside, Stoke City. Andrew Moran is caught offside.
  • 67': Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
  • 69': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Karlan Grant.
  • 69': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Tom Fellows.
  • 70': Substitution, Stoke City. Wouter Burger replaces Jordan Thompson.
  • 70': Substitution, Stoke City. Ryan Mmaee replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 70': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 72': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 77': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Stoke City).
  • 77': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 81': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Stoke City. Niall Ennis replaces Million Manhoef.
  • 82': Substitution, Stoke City. Lewis Baker replaces Lynden Gooch.
  • 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Lewis Dobbin replaces Grady Diangana because of an injury.
  • 83': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja is caught offside.
  • 84': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by John Swift.
  • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Gianluca Frabotta replaces John Swift.
  • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 87': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 87': Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Gibson.
  • 90': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Stoke City).
  • 90': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Andrew Moran (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+3': Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
  • 90'+5': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': 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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11 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 1
51.3 Possession 48.7
8 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
395 Accurate Passes 383
487 Passes 454
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 35
24 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
0 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 14
18 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 11
16 Effective Clearances 12
16 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 24,371

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
1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
23 Ben Gibson
16 Ben Wilmot
17 Eric Bocat
22 Junior Tchamadeu
10 Bae Jun-Ho
15 Jordan Thompson
28 Josh Laurent Yellow Card
11 Lewis Koumas
2 Lynden Gooch
42 Million Manhoef
Stoke City Substitutes:
Emre Tezgel, Frank Fielding, Andy Moran, Niall Ennis, Jaden Dixon, Ryan Mmaee, Lewis Baker, Ashley Phillips, Wouter Burger.

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

No. Name
1 Alex Palmer (GK) Yellow Card
5 Kyle Bartley
6 Semi Ajayi
14 Torbjorn Heggem
2 Darnell Furlong Yellow Card
10 John Swift
27 Alex Mowatt
8 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
9 Josh Maja
18 Karlan Grant
31 Tom Fellows
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Ousmane Diakite, Joe Wildsmith, Lewis Dobbin, Gianluca Frabotta, Grady Diangana, Paddy McNair, Jed Wallace, Devante Cole, Caleb Taylor.

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