On Feb 28th, Stoke City will host Brighton & Hove Albion in a clash of the FA Cup. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Stoke City is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Millwall. Zian Flemming struck first for Millwall in the 9th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stoke City couldn’t manage to score, and Millwall took the shutout win. Stoke City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 0-1 loss against Fulham. Manor Solomon struck first for Fulham in the 88th minute on a feed from Carlos Vinícius, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Fulham took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Brighton & Hove Albion should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Kaoru Mitoma. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Lewis Baker and Josh Laurent have been the hottest scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.