Stoke vs West Brom 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

79': Nick Powell

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Introduction

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': First Half begins.
45'+1': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
51': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Jordan Hugill.
57': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Karlan Grant.
57': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Surridge replaces Jacob Brown.
71': Penalty saved! Sam Surridge (Stoke City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
75': Adam Davies (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
76': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Mario Vrancic.
79': Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
80': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.
86': Substitution, Stoke City. Alfie Doughty replaces Nick Powell because of an injury.
90'+6': Sam Surridge (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,703

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

WBA		STK
15	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	6
5	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	2
44.4	Possession	55.6
11	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
196	Accurate Passes	295
327	Passes	415
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	2
16	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.2
77	Long Balls	78
29	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	0
7	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	15
12	Effective Clearances	26
12	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
36	Harry Souttar
5	James Chester
16	Ben Wilmot
15	Jordan Thompson
4	Joe Allen
14	Josh Tymon
2	Tommy Smith
18	Jacob Brown
8	Mario Vrancic
25	Nick Powell

Substitutes:

Leo Østigard, Josef Bursik, Alfie Doughty, Tom Ince, Steven Fletcher, Danny Batth, Sam Surridge.

West Bromwich Albion (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
5	Kyle Bartley
3	Conor Townsend
6	Semi Ajayi
27	Alex Mowatt
8	Jake Livermore
20	Adam Reach
2	Darnell Furlong
17	Jordan Hugill
18	Karlan Grant
7	Callum Robinson

Substitutes:

Kean Bryan, Cedric Kipre, Matt Phillips, Matthew Clarke, Grady Diangana, David Button, Jayson Molumby.

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