Week 24 brings us a match on Dec 26th, where Rotherham United and Stoke City will play a match in Rotherham in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 19th placed Rotherham United is fresh off their 0-3 loss against West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace struck first for West Bromwich Albion in the 20th minute, then Grady Diangana added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Jed Wallace In the end, Rotherham United couldn’t muster any offence and West Bromwich Albion ran away with the shutout win. Rotherham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 17th placed Stoke City is fresh off their 2-1 win against Bristol City. Nahki Wells scored the first goal for Bristol City in the 33rd minute, but Liam Delap got the equalizer for Stoke City in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 57th minute on a goal by Jacob Brown. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Stoke City and Rotherham United last played eachother at the Bet365 Stadium on the 18th of October. Rotherham United was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Oliver Rathbone struck first for Rotherham United in the 6th minute on a feed from Shane Ferguson, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Stoke City couldn’t muster any offence and Rotherham United ran away with the shutout win.
Stoke City’s most prolific scorer has been Liam Delap. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Rotherham United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Oliver Rathbone and Ben Wiles each only have 1 goal in their last five.