Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     Stoke CityStoke City
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Patricio CarrascoP. Carrasco53
G
1
G
60Arnaud VerschuereA. Verschuere
Regis TrezeguetR. Trezeguet56
D
2
D
52Glynn RipleyG. Ripley
Marcus KingM. King46
D
captain3captain
D
50Nicholas GascoigneN. Gascoigne
Nicky StockdaleN. Stockdale47
D
4
D
50David ColeD. Cole
Norman GowerN. Gower55
D
5
M
52Gilles BallG. Ball
Kevin HendryK. Hendry51
M
6
M
52Lomano PowerL. Power
Syd ClemenceS. Clemence60
M
7
M
52Ralph BallR. Ball
Ighli ZampagnaI. Zampagna52
M
8
M
52Stephen WiseS. Wise
Mitchell BrouwersM. Brouwers58
A
9
A
60Jermaine RichardsJ. Richards
Artur NevesA. Neves65
A
10
A
59Silvio CiechelsiS. Ciechelsi
Graham LoweG. Lowe57
A
11
A
55Warren PottsW. Potts
 
Alan PhilipsA. Philips48
D
12
G
59Peter WrightP. Wright
Arturo JimenezA. Jimenez48
M
13
A
54Eoin BoertienE. Boertien
Callum CollinsC. Collins47
A
14
G
50Carl CoppingerC. Coppinger

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 9,705 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Williamson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City get the match underway!
2.02
Nicky Stockdale passes the ball forward to Ighli Zampagna. Ighli Zampagna threads a neat ball through to Graham Lowe. Graham Lowe lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Arnaud Verschuere manages to gather it.
3.44
Glynn Ripley surges forward with the ball. Glynn Ripley flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Patricio Carrasco. Excellent save.
6.16
Regis Trezeguet hits a low pass to Ighli Zampagna. Ighli Zampagna makes a probing pass to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham Lowe but he's offside!
21.16
Nicky Stockdale deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Clemence. Syd Clemence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Neves. Artur Neves threads the ball through to Kevin Hendry but he's offside!
22.40
Nicholas Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Ralph Ball. Ralph Ball hits a low pass to Warren Potts. Warren Potts shoots from outside the area but Patricio Carrasco is on top of it.
26.31
Marcus King makes a probing pass to Ighli Zampagna. Ighli Zampagna sees Graham Lowe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graham Lowe finds some space and shoots from distance. Arnaud Verschuere easily gets down and covers it.
27.04
Marcus King flicks a high pass forward to Syd Clemence who brings the ball under control. Syd Clemence darts forward. Syd Clemence hits a low pass to Graham Lowe. Graham Lowe rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
28.12
West Bromwich Albion are in full control of this game.
32.50
Regis Trezeguet barges into Ralph Ball. Regis Trezeguet is warned by the referee! Ralph Ball hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.04
Stephen Wise comes in with a late challenge on Regis Trezeguet. Stephen Wise is shown the yellow card! Regis Trezeguet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.22
Nicholas Gascoigne flicks a high ball forward to Silvio Ciechelsi who takes it down. Silvio Ciechelsi shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stoke City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off the second half!
48.31
Nicky Stockdale sees Syd Clemence in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Syd Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mitchell Brouwers. Mitchell Brouwers whips in a cross ball towards Artur Neves. Artur Neves gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The shot is on target but blocked by Glynn Ripley. That should have been a goal!
49.16
Ighli Zampagna flicks the ball to his team mate, Mitchell Brouwers. Mitchell Brouwers kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Lowe but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.10
Lomano Power clumsily knocks into Syd Clemence. Lomano Power is shown the yellow card! Syd Clemence gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.17
Graham Lowe flicks a high pass forward to Syd Clemence who brings the ball under control. Syd Clemence sees Graham Lowe just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Graham Lowe comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Graham Lowe scores for West Bromwich Albion!!
60.14
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Callum Collins replacing Mitchell Brouwers .Stoke City have made 3 substitutions with Peter Wright replacing Warren Potts, Eoin Boertien replacing Ralph Ball and Carl Coppinger replacing Glynn Ripley .
61.16
Marcus King flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Hendry who takes it down. Kevin Hendry decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Hendry finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
71.25
Peter Wright comes in with a late challenge on Regis Trezeguet. Peter Wright is shown the yellow card! Regis Trezeguet gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.42
Kevin Hendry surges forward with the ball. Kevin Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Lowe. David Cole comes in with a late challenge on Graham Lowe. Penalty not given!!
77.46
Carl Coppinger hacks Ighli Zampagna from behind! The referee calls over Carl Coppinger and warns him to calm down! Ighli Zampagna hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.34
Ighli Zampagna threads a neat ball through to Artur Neves. Artur Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Lowe. Graham Lowe beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.39
Carl Coppinger flicks a high pass forward to Eoin Boertien who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Eoin Boertien stretches the opposition's defence. Eoin Boertien knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Nicky Stockdale plays the ball forward to Marcus King. Marcus King makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ighli Zampagna. Ighli Zampagna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arnaud Verschuere who gathers it comfortably.
85.11
Eoin Boertien passes the ball forward to Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
87.14
Eoin Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Richards controls it well on his chest. Jermaine Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Stoke City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
26.2%
44%
29.8%

Scorers
Graham Lowe 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham Lowe of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Patricio Carrasco (GK)
7
2.Regis Trezeguet (DEF)
6
3.Marcus King (DEF)
7
4.Nicky Stockdale (DEF)
8
5.Norman Gower (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Hendry (MID)
8
7.Syd Clemence (MID)
8
8.Ighli Zampagna (MID)
7
9.Mitchell Brouwers (ATT)
6
10.Artur Neves (ATT)
6
11.Graham Lowe (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Alan Philips (DEF)
0
13.Arturo Jimenez (MID)
0
14.Callum Collins (ATT)
6

1.Arnaud Verschuere (GK)
6
2.Glynn Ripley (DEF)
7
3.Nicholas Gascoigne (DEF)
6
4.David Cole (DEF)
6
5.Gilles Ball (MID)
6
6.Lomano Power (MID)yellow card
5
7.Ralph Ball (MID)
6
8.Stephen Wise (MID)yellow card
5
9.Jermaine Richards (ATT)
6
10.Silvio Ciechelsi (ATT)
6
11.Warren Potts (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Wright (GK)yellow card
5
13.Eoin Boertien (ATT)
7
14.Carl Coppinger (GK)
6