West Bromwich Albion FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Stoke City FC

Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 12:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Lynden Gooch

Brandon Thomas-Asante 35' 1–1

Okay Yokuslu 44' Y

Kyle Bartley 45' Y

Y 61' Wouter Burger

Tom Fellows 83' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Richard Wild
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-04-15 Stoke City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-11-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2022-04-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–3 Stoke City FC 2021-10-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
12 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	2–0	W
09 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
02 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L
28 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–0	W

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
09 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
02 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
28 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–4	L
25 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Stoke City FC
#5	Position	#7
14	Points	13
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 3
10	Scored	13
8	Conceded	12
+2	GD	+1
1.75	PPG	1.63
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stoke City FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Stoke City FC

Ethan Galbraith	4 G	1 A
Eric Bocat	2 G	2 A
Sam Gallagher	2 G	1 A
Justin Devenny	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. West Bromwich Albion FC host Stoke City FC — let the battle begin!
5' The 24-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Wesley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 384 appearances.
12' Goal! Lynden Gooch scores his 28 goal in 365 matches.
17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
27' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' The Ghana Brandon Thomas-Asante breaks the deadlock on 35 minutes. 1-1!
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' The referee calls foul for Okay Yokuslu. He receives a Yellow card.
45' Kyle Bartley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
55' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' Grady Diangana has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Wouter Burger is booked for Stoke City FC — Yellow card on 61.
66' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
68' Joon-ho Bae makes way for Wesley at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
69' Ryan Mmaee makes way for Andre Vidigal at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Stoke City FC.
71' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Grady Diangana trudges off to be replaced by Tom Fellows on 71 minutes.
76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
77' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jeremy Sarmiento exits the field as Pipa enters on 77.
82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
84' Tom Fellows has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
87' The crowd applauds Alex Mowatt as he leaves the pitch. Jayson Molumby steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Gallagher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dwight Gayle	3
Jayson Molumby	2
Jacob Brown	2
Dwight Gayle	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Hal Robson-Kanu	1
Lynden Gooch	1
Tyrese Campbell	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-11-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2023-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-12 Stoke City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-09 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2023-11-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–2 Stoke City FC L 2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.5 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC47% Draw27% Stoke City FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Stoke City FC

53%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Stoke City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC32% Draw47% Stoke City FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.6%

0 – 0

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.