Stoke City 1-0 West Brom – Nick Powell winner ends table-topping Baggies’ unbeaten run
Nick Powell scored the only goal of the game as Stoke City beat previously unbeaten Championship leaders West Bromwich Albion.
It looked like being one of those nights in the Potteries when Michael O’Neill’s men outplayed the visitors but could not find a way through.
Jacob Brown the hit post in the first half, then Mario Vrancic hit the bar in the second half, before Sam Johnstone twice made great saves in quick succession from Sam Surridge, the second of them from the penalty spot after the Albion keeper had brought down the Stoke striker.
But on 79 minutes the Potters finally created one piece of real magic for their deserved winner.
Tommy Smith latched on to a mishit pass to float a cleverly chipped right-foot ball over the top through the inside-right channel – and Powell ran on to lift a perfectly weighted lob over the marooned Johnstone.
More to follow.
Player of the match
VrancicMario Vrancic
Stoke City
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Squad number8Player nameVrancic
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Squad number25Player namePowell
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Squad number36Player nameSouttar
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Squad number9Player nameFletcher
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Squad number11Player nameDoughty
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Squad number4Player nameAllen
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Squad number16Player nameWilmot
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Squad number5Player nameChester
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Squad number14Player nameTymon
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Squad number15Player nameThompson
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Squad number2Player nameSmith
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Squad number18Player nameBrown
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Squad number1Player nameDavies
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Squad number22Player nameSurridge
West Bromwich Albion
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Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
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Squad number7Player nameRobinson
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Squad number6Player nameAjayi
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Squad number3Player nameTownsend
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Squad number8Player nameLivermore
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Squad number5Player nameBartley
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Squad number2Player nameFurlong
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Squad number27Player nameMowatt
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Squad number10Player namePhillips
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Squad number20Player nameReach
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Squad number18Player nameGrant
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Squad number11Player nameDiangana
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Squad number17Player nameHugill
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Squad number14Player nameMolumby
Line-ups
Stoke
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1DaviesBooked at 75mins
- 16Wilmot
- 36Souttar
- 5Chester
- 2Smith
- 4Allen
- 15Thompson
- 14Tymon
- 25PowellSubstituted forDoughtyat 86′minutes
- 8VrancicSubstituted forFletcherat 76′minutes
- 18BrownSubstituted forSurridgeat 57′minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 6Batth
- 9Fletcher
- 11Doughty
- 12Bursik
- 19Østigard
- 22Surridge
- 23Ince
West Brom
Formation 3-4-3
- 1JohnstoneBooked at 90mins
- 6Ajayi
- 5Bartley
- 3Townsend
- 2Furlong
- 8LivermoreBooked at 51mins
- 27MowattSubstituted forMolumbyat 80′minutes
- 20Reach
- 7Robinson
- 17HugillSubstituted forPhillipsat 55′minutes
- 18GrantSubstituted forDianganaat 57′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Phillips
- 11Diangana
- 14Molumby
- 16Clarke
- 21Kipré
- 22Bryan
- 25Button
- Referee:
- Tim Robinson
- Attendance:
- 22,703
Live Text
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Match ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
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Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
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Sam Surridge (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
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Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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Sam Surridge (Stoke City).
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Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Chester.
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Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).
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Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sam Surridge (Stoke City).
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Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Stoke City. Alfie Doughty replaces Nick Powell because of an injury.
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Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
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Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
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Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
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Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.
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Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
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Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
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