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Saturday April 4, 2009 Finished The Hawthorns

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West Bromwich

Stoke City

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  • Beattie 47’

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  1. Stoke secure first away win

    Stoke secure first away win

    Stoke took a massive stride towards Premier League survival, beating West Brom 2-0 at the Hawthorns. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Bromwich
    • Stoke City
    • 90 IT'S ALL OVER. Stoke have claimed their first Premier League away win of the season and West Brom are surely now Championship bound. Maybe slightly unfortunate to lose but defensive frailties is what costs you at this level and they've been massively exposed once again this afternoon. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90 West Brom go route one and Morrison looks set to set aup a close finish, but Faye makes a great block to deny the midfielder. Three mins of added time to be played.
    • 88 Last and final change of the match, Stoke's first goalscorer Fuller being replaced by Olofinjana.
    • 81 Frank Skinnear is in the stands, but this is no laughing matter for Tony Mowbray. His side are a sinking ship.
    • 79 Home fans are creeping out...
    • 77 Goal scorer James Beattie comes off for Richard Cresswell.
    • 76 Olsson has got a nice big handful of Fuller's shirt and receives a yellow card for his troubles.
    • 75 It's now Stokes turn to make a change, Danny Pugh comes on for Liam Lawrence.
    • 68 The home crowd are venting their frustrations. Valero tries to find Brunt wide on the left, but his pass goes out for a throw-in.
    • 65 Stoke have a free-kick in dangerous territory, Whelan plays it short to Beattie, who crosses it deep and Brunt nearly scores an own-goal! Carson was alert though and he holds onto the ball.
    • 63 Brunt cracks a shot which cannons off the bar and Albion have a corner. Comes to nothing.
    • 60 West Brom revert to three at the back.
    • 56 Football management sim style substitution from Mowbary. Treble change with Koren, Bednar and Teixeira come on for Greening, Robinson and Simpson.
    • 52 West Brom with possession in Stoke's half, Morrison floats a cross to Simpson, he brings it down but lacks conviction as his shot trickles into Sorrensen's hands.
    • 47 GAME OVER! Ball falls for JAMES BEATTIE around the penalty spot and the striker strikes a sweet half volley which Carson couldn't keep out. Great strike. 2-0 Stoke.
    • 46 West Brom come out with real intent and it's positive stuff, as Brunt slips a pass to Fortune, the striker moves the ball down the left-wing and crosses to Valero, but his first touch is poor and it's a goal-kick.
    • 46 We're back underway! Stoke are 45 minutes away from claiming their first EVER Premier League away win! West Brom NEED something to keep them within a whisker of still having a chance of safety.
    • 45 It's half-time at The Hawthorns. Carson's howler the difference between the two sides at the break. Stoke lead and West Brom see that Premier League trap door looming!
    • 44 Stoke temporarily keep possesion until Valero picks it up and finds Fortune. He holds it up and then plays it to Morrison, but some no-nonsense defending by Faye sees it go out of play for a West Brom throw-in.
    • 40 Weeeeeeee! Swing and a miss! Morrison works himself into a good position 25-yards out, sees the headlines and lashes a shot, but it bends, and bends, and bends, nestling nicely in row Z.
    • 38 This is better stuff from Albion who are coming at Stoke. Brunt takes on Wilkinson, beats him and whips it in, only to see Fortune flick the ball away from Morrison's head. Excellent wing-play by Brunt.
    • 35 Stoke corner, swung in aiming for the big Faye, but the Potters defender conceeds a free kick with a push.
    • 33 Morrison has it on the right, crosses it into the box but Faye clears it. The home fans call for a penalty, claiming Faye hand-balled but the ref ignores their appeals and plays on.
    • 29 Good twist and turn from Fortune as he drives into the oppositions penalty box, but his near post lash is well saved by Sorensen.
    • 26 Big chance for Stoke on the counter! Matthew Etherington is played in and goes one-on-one, albeit from an akward angle, and slides the ball just past the far post.
    • 20 Jesus lookalike Jonathan Greening gets a yellow card for a lunge on Beattie who is really in the wars today. Poor chap...
    • 14 Beattie down and needing treatment after a heavy challenge. He should be alright...
    • 11 Decent spell for West Brom now. Ball was not cleared properly from the Stoke penalty area, and the ball falls for Morrison 18-yards out who tried to hit the first time volley. He connected but Sorensen got behind it well and held the ball.
    • 6 Jay Simpson shoots tamely in the penalty area, but at this point, The Baggies will just be pleased to be in the other half!
    • 3 West Brom are all over the place! Whealan has bent a free-kick round the wall which is sailing for the top corner until Carson leaps across his goal, and at full strech, palms it away for a corner.
    • 2 GOAL! We're barely underway and RICARDO FULLER cuts in from the left hand side drives a shot from the edge of the box which creeps underneath the keeper!
    • 1 Game is underway at The Hawthorns in this relegation preverbial 6 pointer!

  • Team Stats

    West Bromwich Stats Stoke City
    66% Possession 33%
    20 Shots 10
    5 Shots on target 4
    0 Saves 4
    6 Corners 3
    10 Fouls 11
    2 Offsides 5
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    13 Tackles 12
    371 Accurate passes 146
    67 Bad passes 42

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • West Bromwich
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      19 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0
      24 Shelton Martis 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 41 3 1
      3 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 37 12 1
      22 Gianni Zuiverloon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 2 1
      26 Jonas Olsson 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 34 1 2
      28 Borja Valero 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 12 0
      8 Jonathan Greening 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 40 4 1
      27 James Morrison 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 35 7 1
      11 Chris Brunt 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 32 14 1
      32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 19 5 3
      29 Jay Simpson 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 1
      7 Robert Koren 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0
      20 Filipe Teixeira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
      2 Carl Hoefkens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Graeme Dorrans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Dean Kiely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Luke Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Roman Bednar 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 3 0
    • Stoke City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      29 Thomas Sorensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0
      17 Ryan Shawcross 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 0 1
      3 Danny Higginbotham 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 8 1
      28 Andy Wilkinson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 2
      25 Abdoulaye Faye 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 3 1
      24 Rory Delap 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17 3 1
      6 Glenn Whelan 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 6 2
      7 Liam Lawrence 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 1 0
      26 Matthew Etherington 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 15 6 0
      10 Ricardo Fuller 1 2 1 3 3 1 0 14 4 1
      20 James Beattie 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 7 3 1
      9 Richard Cresswell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0
      33 Ibrahima Sonko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Seyi Olofinjana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      27 Henri Camara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Steve Simonsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Stephen Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Danny Pugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

  • Summary

    • 47 GAME OVER! Ball falls for JAMES BEATTIE around the penalty spot and the striker strikes a sweet half volley which Carson couldn't keep out. Great strike. 2-0 Stoke.
    • 2 GOAL! We're barely underway and RICARDO FULLER cuts in from the left hand side drives a shot from the edge of the box which creeps underneath the keeper!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Martin Atkinson

  • West Bromwich

    Manager: Tony Mowbray

    Captain: Jonathan Greening

    Starting line-up

    • S. Carson
    • G. Zuiverloon
    • J. Olsson Yellow Card
    • S. Martis
    • P. Robinson Substitution Out (56′)
    • J. Morrison
    • V. Borja
    • J. Greening Yellow Card Substitution Out (56′)
    • C. Brunt
    • M. Fortune
    • J. Simpson Substitution Out (56′)

    Subs

    • D. Kiely
    • F. Teixeira Substitution In56′
    • R. Koren Substitution In56′
    • L. Moore
    • R. Bednar Substitution In56′
    • C. Hoefkens
    • G. Dorrans

    Injured

    • L. Barnett

    Suspended

    None

  • Stoke City

    Manager: Tony Pulis

    Captain: Danny Higginbotham

    Starting line-up

    • T. Sorensen
    • A. Wilkinson
    • R. Shawcross
    • A. Diagne-Faye
    • D. Higginbotham
    • L. Lawrence Substitution Out (75′)
    • G. Whelan
    • M. Etherington
    • R. Delap
    • J. Beattie Goal Substitution Out (77′)
    • R. Fuller Goal Substitution Out (88′)

    Subs

    • S. Simonsen
    • R. Cresswell Substitution In77′
    • I. Sonko
    • D. Pugh Substitution In75′
    • S. Kelly
    • H. Camara
    • S. Olofinjana Substitution In88′

    Injured

    • M. Sidibe

    Suspended

    None

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  1. we the potters got away win hooooooooooorrrrrrray we­ are staying up come on ducks 3 more pionts from the­ gordies shear is not a manager just a player lets send­ them down to come on you potters

    From C, on Sun 5 Apr 3:01PM

  2. A tip for free. Drop the donkey carson NOW.

    From Harry, on Sat 4 Apr 11:00PM

  3. come on STOKE let's do it next weekend as well ...

    From Garry, on Sat 4 Apr 8:34PM

  4. Well do lads come on let's do the same next wkend

    From Garry, on Sat 4 Apr 8:32PM

  5. since my other comments aint made it on, stoke are­ better then baggies, easily

    From d.mitchell246, on Sat 4 Apr 8:22PM

  6. WE ARE STAYIN UP

    COME ON YOU REDS!
    =)

    From M W, on Sat 4 Apr 7:55PM

  7. I a true Albion fan but it's time the manager­ admits his style of play is not going to keep them­ up,think it's time he went

    From paulfoot3, on Sat 4 Apr 6:14PM

  8. SANDWELL TOWN
    ARE GOING DOWN
    SANDWELL TOWN
    ARE GOING­ DOWN
    SANDWELL TOWN
    ARE GOING DOWN

    From hawkinsanthony, on Sat 4 Apr 5:57PM

  9. dont you remember 72. nuff said

    From john, on Sat 4 Apr 5:18PM

  10. only thing goes up and down faster than baggies is a­ prossies nickers

    From KADE, on Sat 4 Apr 5:07PM

  11. 26 maybe you should do your homework before spouting­ nonesense....stoke were once a great side, way­ back.....but surely every serious footy fan has heard­ of the late, great, stanley matthews?

    No....?

    From robert f, on Sat 4 Apr 5:03PM

  12. Well Done Pulis and the boys in red and white. A vital­ 3 points and superb away win that will shut the men on­ tv up. WE'RE STAYING UP !!!

    From steve p, on Sat 4 Apr 5:00PM
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    22 when have stoke ever been a top team

    From skintus, on Sat 4 Apr 4:45PM

  14. mowbray & peace out

    From skintus, on Sat 4 Apr 4:42PM

  15. what another load of rubbish from the baggies the blame­ rests with the manager and chairman for poor buys in­ the transfer market , martin a loyal baggie fan

    From m.wilkes101, on Sat 4 Apr 4:34PM

  16. Stoke will stay in Premier league and grow to become a­ top side once again

    From john, on Sat 4 Apr 4:30PM

  17. The mighty Potters will miss the certain 6 points from­ West Brazil next Season, but never mind Wolves &­ Brum will replace them. GO ON STOKE !!!!!!!!!!!

    From deanmoore, on Sat 4 Apr 4:28PM

  18. Same s**t different week for West Brom. This is what­ you get for all the nice football Mowbray. Time for you­ to go,no bite in midfield,@#$% defence,no goalscorers­ and you moan at Peace for not providing money. How much­ did you pay for valero, if i remember correct it was­ £4.5m what a waste of money. I would have bought James­ Beattie or at least give Phillips an extra season and­ buy someone who can break up the play in midfield.­ Meite and Barnett are rubbish too.

    From BOB S, on Sat 4 Apr 4:20PM

  19. In one half we have 198 accurate passes, yet only one­ shot on goal.
    This epitomizes the Baggies season, this­ is why I'm very sad to say we are going down.
    But­ we have another half to get at least a point. Come on­ you Baggies!!!!!

    From Lydia, on Sat 4 Apr 4:02PM

  20. I am dreading the second half....scoring early is not­ always good for stoke, they tend to depend on single­ goal leads too much really.

    COME ON YOU REDS.

    From robert f, on Sat 4 Apr 3:57PM
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