Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
- 3': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isaac Price with a headed pass.
- 12': Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
- 13': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
- 13': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
- 14': Goal! Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 16': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion).
- 19': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
- 19': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
- 19': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Isaac Price.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
- 22': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 23': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
- 30': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
- 30': Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
- 30': Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 32': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Price.
- 34': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
- 35': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
- 35': Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price.
- 39': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
- 41': Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
- 41': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
- 45'+1': Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
- 48': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Callum Styles.
- 55': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuki Seko with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Offside, Stoke City. Sorba Thomas is caught offside.
- 58': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
- 58': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 60': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
- 65': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
- 65': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 69': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
- 70': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
- 74': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt following a set piece situation.
- 75': Attempt saved. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion).
- 75': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Josh Griffiths.
- 77': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
- 77': Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by George Campbell.
- 78': Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
- 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Toby Collyer replaces Jed Wallace.
- 82': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Million Manhoef.
- 83': Attempt missed. Toby Collyer (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips following a corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Handball by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 85': Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
- 85': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Tatsuki Seko.
- 88': Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Mikey Johnston.
- 88': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Williams replaces Alex Mowatt.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
- 90'+2': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Aaron Cresswell.
- 90'+4': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Alex Williams.
- 90'+5': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Jayson Molumby.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
- 90'+7': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Statistics
 WBA |
STK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.3 | Possession | 51.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
| 411 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 21 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 47 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 47 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 25,328
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 25,328
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Stoke City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Johansson (GK) |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 18 | Bosun Lawal |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 22 | Junior Tchamadeu  |
| 10 | Bae Jun-Ho |
| 12 | Tatsuki Seko |
| 8 | Lewis Baker |
| 9 | Divin Mubama |
| 7 | Sorba Thomas |
| 42 | Million Manhoef |
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Joshua Griffiths (GK) |
| 2 | Chris Mepham |
| 3 | Nathaniel Phillips |
| 4 | Callum Styles |
| 6 | George Campbell |
| 21 | Isaac Price |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 8 | Jayson Molumby |
| 19 | Aune Heggebo |
| 11 | Michael Johnston |
| 7 | Jed Wallace |
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