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

Match Preview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Richard Wild
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#21	Position	#17
51	Points	55
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	15 / 10 / 21
48	Scored	51
58	Conceded	56
-10	GD	-5
1.11	PPG	1.20
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for West Bromwich Albion FC to score. At the same time, Stoke City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
12' GOAL! Lynden Gooch scores on 12.
17' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
22' Okay Yokuslu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 39 cards already picked up this season.
27' 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.
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' Against the run of play, Brandon Thomas-Asante has scored! This game has turned on its head.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Okay Yokuslu gets a Yellow card.
45' Kyle Bartley is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' Josh Laurent is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
55' Ki-Jana Hoever has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 409 appearances.
60' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Jordan Thompson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
68' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Joon-ho Bae is replaced by Wesley.
69' The crowd applauds Ryan Mmaee as he leaves the pitch. Andre Vidigal steps in for Stoke City FC.
71' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Grady Diangana is replaced by Tom Fellows on 71 minute.
76' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
77' Jeremy Sarmiento makes way for Pipa at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
82' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Stoke City FC backline.
83' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 83.
84' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Tom Fellows gets a Yellow card.
87' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 87 minute. Alex Mowatt leaves to be changed by Jayson Molumby.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Jacob Brown	2
Dwight Gayle	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Jayson Molumby	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

1.32 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Stoke City FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC44% Draw28% Stoke City FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Stoke City FC

56%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Stoke City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC28% Draw49% Stoke City FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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