West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke City

What it means

• West Brom has dropped 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

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1. 1Viktor JohanssonG
2. 2Ben WilmotCD-L
3. 3Ashley PhillipsCD-R
4. 4Enda StevensLB
5. 5Junior TchamadeuRB
6. 6Wouter BurgerAM
7. 7Tatsuki SekoLM
8. 8Lewis BakerRM
9. 9Nathan LoweF
10. 10Lewis KoumasAM-L
11. 11Andy MoranAM-R

West Brom9th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Alex PalmerG
2. 2Torbjørn HeggemCD-L
3. 3Mason HolgateCD-R
4. 4Callum StylesLB
5. 5Darnell FurlongRB
6. 6Alex MowattCM-L
7. 7Jayson MolumbyCM-R
8. 8Michael JohnstonLM
9. 9Tom FellowsRM
10. 10Karlan GrantCF-L
11. 11Grady DianganaCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

STK

• W@ SUN2-1
• Tvs PLY0-0
• T@ BUR0-0
• Wvs SUN1-0
• Lvs LEE0-2

WBA

• L@ BOU1-5
• T@ SWA1-1
• Wvs PNE3-1
• T@ SHU1-1
• L@ DER1-2

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England · Attendance 25,679

Officials

james linington