Feb 5th features a match where Stoke City will play host to Wigan Athletic in a FA Cup match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Stoke City is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Huddersfield Town. Josh Koroma struck first for Huddersfield Town in the 27th minute on a feed from Lewis O’Brien, then Jacob Brown got the equalizer for Stoke City in the 78th minute on a feed from Ben Wilmot earning Stoke City a comeback draw. Stoke City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while wigan Athletic is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Oxford United. Matty Taylor struck first for Oxford United in the 23rd minute, then in the 36th minute, Max Power sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Callum Lang squeezing out at least the one point for Wigan Athletic. Wigan Athletic looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Stoke City was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of a crowd of almost four thousand spectators. Nathan Collins struck first for Stoke City in the 10th minute on a feed from Liam Lindsay, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wigan Athletic 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.
Wigan Athletic is fortunate enough to have Will Keane in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Thomas Ince and Jacob Brown have been the hottest scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.