English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 29, 2015
West Bromwich Albion WLDLW 1
–
Stoke City LLDDW 0
1st2ndT
WBA101
STK000
bet365 Stadium · 26,747 att.

Match Report

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West Brom beat nine-man Stoke on Tony Pulis' return

Stoke sunk to a 1-0 defeat to West Brom after having two men sent off on Tony Pulis' maiden return to the Britannia Stadium.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
2
3
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
50.9
Possession
49.1
15
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
375
455
Passes
446
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
28
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
46
32
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
18
Interceptions
6
24
Effective Clearances
17
26
Clearances
19

Head to Head

STK leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 5Marc MuniesaCD-L
  3. 20Geoff CameronCD-R
  4. 3Erik PietersLB
  5. 8Glen JohnsonRB
  6. 16Charlie AdamAM
  7. 15Marco van GinkelLM
  8. 6Glenn WhelanRM
  9. 18Mame Biram DioufF
  10. 14Ibrahim AfellayAM-L
  11. 22Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Bojan KrkicSUB
  2. 7Stephen IrelandSUB
  3. 25Peter CrouchSUB
  4. 12Marc WilsonSUB
  5. 11JoseluSUB
  6. 24Shay GivenSUB
  7. 10Marko ArnautovicSUB

WBA · 4-5-1

  1. 13Boaz MyhillG
  2. 3Jonas OlssonCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 6Joleon LescottLB
  5. 25Craig DawsonRB
  6. 7James MorrisonCM-L
  7. 24Darren FletcherCM-R
  8. 5Claudio YacobAM
  9. 14James McCleanLM
  10. 8Craig GardnerRM
  11. 33Salomón RondónF

Substitutes

  1. 31Serge GnabrySUB
  2. 38Jack RoseSUB
  3. 16Cristian GamboaSUB
  4. 10Victor AnichebeSUB
  5. 17Rickie LambertSUB
  6. 9Brown IdeyeSUB
  7. 19Callum McManamanSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Ibrahim Afellay (Stoke City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  3. 31' Charlie Adam (Stoke City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  4. 35' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Rickie Lambert replaces Claudio Yacob.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rickie Lambert with a cross.
  6. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum McManaman replaces Craig Gardner.
  7. 63' Substitution, Stoke City. Marc Wilson replaces Glen Johnson because of an injury.
  8. 63' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Cristian Gamboa replaces James McClean.
  9. 66' Erik Pieters (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Substitution, Stoke City. Marko Arnautovic replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  11. 69' Cristian Gamboa (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Stoke City. Stephen Ireland replaces Mame Biram Diouf.
  13. 84' Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Rickie Lambert (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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