Stoke vs West Brom 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,703
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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