Match Report
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion |  |  | Stoke City | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Slobodan Dalkaoua | Slobodan Dalkaoua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Dryden | E. Dryden |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Mark Appiah | M. Appiah | |||||||||
| Warren Swift | W. Swift | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Anthony Midgley | A. Midgley | |||||||||
| Martin Graffiedi | M. Graffiedi |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Thomas Spengler | T. Spengler | |||||||||
| Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Bruno Dzodic | B. Dzodic | |||||||||
| Aaron Maclean | A. Maclean | | 56 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Mervin Cort | M. Cort | |||||||||
| Ledley Grantt | L. Grantt | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Kevin Kahn | K. Kahn | |||||||||
| Malcolm Keegan | M. Keegan | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Eduardo Gainza | E. Gainza | |||||||||
| David Godber | D. Godber | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 |  | Cristiano Alves | C. Alves | |||||||||
| Ben Neville | B. Neville | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Oscar Monti | O. Monti | |||||||||
| Arco Van Basten | A. Van Basten |  | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Eric Gargo | E. Gargo | |||||||||
| Steffen Seeler | S. Seeler | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Eben Amoah | E. Amoah | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 17,406 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Stoke City kick off!
3.16
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
4.54
1-0Martin Graffiedi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm Keegan. Malcolm Keegan flicks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler plays a perfect one-two with Ben Neville and rushes in on goal... Steffen Seeler shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.08
1-0Eduardo Gainza clumsily knocks into Malcolm Keegan. The referee calls over Eduardo Gainza and warns him to calm down! Malcolm Keegan runs off the knock.
9.38
1-0Ledley Grantt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ben Neville. Ben Neville shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
10.25
Stoke City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
14.15
Mervin Cort makes a probing pass to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo goes all the way! Eric Gargo rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.05
Mervin Cort flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo goes all the way! Eric Gargo tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.29
1-1Eduardo Gainza knocks the ball forward to Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti heads the ball goalwards. Edward Dryden easily smothers it.
21.28
1-1Oscar Monti clumsily knocks into Billy Naysmith. The referee calls over Oscar Monti and warns him to calm down! Billy Naysmith carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.13
Anthony Midgley threads the ball through to Kevin Kahn. Kevin Kahn flicks the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
28.21
1-2David Godber flicks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler makes a probing pass to Arco Van Basten but he's offside!
38.20
Thomas Spengler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Alves. Cristiano Alves passes the ball forward to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah shoots from long range but it is miles over!
39.20
Thomas Spengler barges into Ben Neville. Thomas Spengler is given a warning by the referee! Ben Neville runs off the knock.
40.10
1-2Billy Naysmith clumsily knocks into Eric Gargo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eric Gargo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.09
1-2Mervin Cort deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edward Dryden who gathers it comfortably.
44.54
Kevin Kahn makes a probing pass to Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Aaron Maclean makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Godber. David Godber knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler plays a perfect one-two with Ben Neville and rushes in on goal... Steffen Seeler shoots from just inside the box but Mark Appiah is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
West Bromwich Albion start the second half!
51.14
Thomas Spengler sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Spengler flicks the ball to his team mate, Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.09
Aaron Maclean threads the ball through to David Godber. David Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Seeler. Steffen Seeler finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.05
Martin Graffiedi makes a simple pass to Ledley Grantt. Ledley Grantt knocks the ball forward to Ben Neville. Ben Neville knocks the ball forward to Steffen Seeler but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
66.21
David Godber barges into Mervin Cort. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mervin Cort runs off the knock.
71.12
Anthony Midgley knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Kahn. Kevin Kahn threads the ball through to Oscar Monti. Oscar Monti threads the ball through to Eric Gargo but he's offside!
73.56
Eduardo Gainza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Gargo. Eric Gargo makes a simple pass to Eben Amoah. Eben Amoah rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
78.50
Martin Graffiedi decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Graffiedi makes a simple pass to Ben Neville. Ben Neville passes the ball forward to Arco Van Basten. Arco Van Basten takes a shot at goal. Arco Van Basten scores for West Bromwich Albion!!
81.20
Billy Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Grantt. Ledley Grantt sees a break and surges forward. Ledley Grantt plays a perfect one-two with Ben Neville and rushes in on goal... Ledley Grantt shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.33
Aaron Maclean makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Godber. David Godber sees a break and surges forward. David Godber controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Mark Appiah manages to keep it out.
90.00
David Godber controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Neville. Ben Neville shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.9%
39.1%
Play Area
29.9%
44.8%
25.3%
Scorers