Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion

What it means

• West Brom has dropped 4 of the last 5.
• Stoke has won 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Aug 31

Stoke City near deal for USMNT's McGlynn from Dynamo - sources

Recap · Aug 26

Barnes brace sends Newcastle past West Brom

ESPN · Aug 22

Quevin Castro dies aged 25: West Brom 'devastated' by death of former player

ESPN · Aug 20

West Brom's Heggebo banned for 'successful deception' of referee

ESPN · May 13

West Brom won't appeal two-point deduction over EFL's financial rules breach

ESPN · Apr 24

West Brom hit with two-point deduction for EFL financial breaches

Recap · Apr 18

Wrexham rekindle Championship playoff hopes with 2-0 win over Stoke

ESPN · Feb 24

West Brom sack coach Eric Ramsay after just 44 days in charge

Lineups

West Brom9th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1. 1Alex PalmerG
2. 2Kyle BartleyCD-L
3. 3Semi AjayiCD-R
4. 4Torbjørn HeggemLB
5. 5Darnell FurlongRB
6. 6John SwiftAM
7. 7Alex MowattLM
8. 8Jayson MolumbyRM
9. 9Josh MajaF
10. 10Karlan GrantAM-L
11. 11Tom FellowsAM-R

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1. 1Viktor JohanssonG
2. 2Ben GibsonCD-L
3. 3Ben WilmotCD-R
4. 4Eric BocatLB
5. 5Junior TchamadeuRB
6. 6Bae Jun-HoAM
7. 7Jordan ThompsonLM
8. 8Josh LaurentRM
9. 9Lewis KoumasF
10. 10Lynden GoochAM-L
11. 11Million ManhoefAM-R

Head to head

Last 5

WBA

• Tvs LEE0-0
• L@ FLE1-2
• W@ QPR3-1
• L@ SOU1-3
• Tvs SOU0-0

STK

• L@ WAT0-3
• W@ CAR2-0
• Wvs COV1-0
• Wvs BRC4-0
• W@ SOU1-0

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England · Attendance 24,371

Officials

James Bell