On the 9th of April, in this week 41 match, West Bromwich Albion hosts Stoke City in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, West Bromwich Albion recorded a 0-1 loss against Birmingham City. Lyle Taylor scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 67th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed West Bromwich Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Birmingham City took the shutout win. West Bromwich Albion looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Stoke City recorded a 1-2 loss against Reading. Michael Morrison struck first for Reading in the 13th minute, but Romaine Sawyers got the equalizer for Stoke City in the 44th minute. Stoke City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Stoke City won by a score of 1 to 0. Nick Powell scored the first goal for Stoke City in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, West Bromwich Albion was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Lewis Baker and Jacob Brown have been the hottest scorers for Stoke City in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Karlan Grant has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for West Bromwich Albion.