English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 23, 2017
West Bromwich Albion DDLDL 1
–
Stoke City LWLLL 3
1st2ndT
WBA011
STK213
bet365 Stadium · 29,057 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
11
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
6
56.4
Possession
43.6
17
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
338
Accurate Passes
259
445
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
12
Accurate Crosses
5
41
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
74
29
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
27
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
43
16
Clearances
43

Head to Head

WBA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 6Kurt ZoumaCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 5Kevin WimmerLB
  5. 42Thomas EdwardsRB
  6. 4Joe AllenAM
  7. 20Geoff CameronLM
  8. 24Darren FletcherRM
  9. 25Peter CrouchF
  10. 10Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingAM-L
  11. 22Xherdan ShaqiriAM-R

WBA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 26Ahmed HegaziCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 2Allan NyomRB
  6. 11Chris BruntCM-L
  7. 18Gareth BarryCM-R
  8. 14James McCleanLM
  9. 8Jake LivermoreRM
  10. 4Hal Robson-KanuCF-L
  11. 9Salomón RondónCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Joe Allen (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Crouch with a cross.
  2. 45'+2' Goal! Stoke City 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Allen with a through ball.
  3. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nacer Chadli replaces James McClean.
  4. 51' Goal! Stoke City 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Brunt with a through ball.
  5. 61' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jay Rodriguez replaces Nacer Chadli because of an injury.
  6. 67' Substitution, Stoke City. Mame Biram Diouf replaces Darren Fletcher.
  7. 79' Substitution, Stoke City. Ramadan Sobhi replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  8. 81' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Oliver Burke replaces Kieran Gibbs.
  9. 90'+5' Goal! Stoke City 3, West Bromwich Albion 1. Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting following a fast break.
  10. 90'+6' Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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