Moreover, at the beginning of the fall, Chelsea FC persuaded Graham Potter to change the club . This fixture added to the list we have been updating comparing results vs possession and with 71.5 per cent, it was the most Stoke have had of the ball in any game all season. The defeats just kept on coming. Drew 1 - 1 against Coventry City on February 11th 2023. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. It was a big ask in the rough and ready world of English football in the 1980s. Drew 0 - 0 against Blackburn Rovers on February 6th 2023. [1] Three straight defeats caused some concern but a 10 win at Chelsea meant that Stoke were within one win of gaining a return to the First Division. Winning the trophy may be a long shot, but anything can happen in football, and Stoke City will be ready to give it their all on the pitch.Both teams have something to prove on the day. Millwall have slightly edged the recent head-to-head record between the two sides and are unbeaten in their last five meetings against Stoke City, having won two of them. Ive prepared for a lot of teams, Liverpool and Man City before but I would say these are as difficult to prepare for as Ive come across., Tactically you can see the coach is excellent, one of the best. With their recent struggles in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will likely opt to fight tooth and nail for the FA Cup. In the last years tournament, Brighton went out in the 1/16 finals round, losing to Tottenham Hotspur FC (1-3). Millwall came away as 2-1 winners the last time the two sides met back in April. Drew 2 - 2 against Luton Town on February 28th 2023. Please note: All times UK. As a result, by the end of the winter it was even possible to break into the ranks of the Euro Cup contenders. Won 3 - 1 against Queens Park Rangers on February 25th 2023. FIFA World Cup winner Alexis MacAllister about how his life changed after such an accomplishment: Winning the World Cup gave me confidence on the field. They have consistency in an inconsistent division too and it is understandable that people are suggesting they could last the distance. Martin will almost certainly look to name a more attack-minded Swansea side having effectively used four central midfielders at Blackburn. Simon Mignolet could only parry Charlie Adams shot at the feet of Mame Biram Diouf and the striker scored from close range. This was no way for Steven Gerrard to say goodbye, even though he marked his 710th and final appearance in a Liverpool shirt with his 186th goal for the club and, long before the end, the question of whether it might be time for another farewell had elbowed its way to the top of the agenda. Shawcross sustained a season-ending back injury playing for David Beckhams Inter Miami in August. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Unfortunately there was only trouble ahead for Stokes beleaguered boss. Brighton are unbeaten in 7 of their last 9 matches. Stoke City paid the price for conceding an early goal as they lost 1-0 to Millwall to stay 17th in the Championship. It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and market value. With just two wins from 17 matches, Barkers experiment appeared to have doomed Stoke City to relegation. It was Liverpools heaviest defeat since the 7-2 at Tottenham Hotspur in 1963. Moments after, Callum OHare forced Joe Bursik into a tough save when he executed a magnificent Cruyff turn to immediately let fly for the top corner. Just three wins, 31 defeats, 17 points, 24 goals scored with 91 conceded, no away wins, six league goals on their travels, and a top scorer in Ian Painter who scored just six goals and four of those were penalties. After the horrors of 1984-85, it was a much needed season of consolidation. Their aggression, tempo and precision served to highlight Liverpools deficiencies. This time it looked like he was in disguise, hidden under a baseball cap and mostly perched in the dug-out. Stoke City vs Brighton Head-To-Head Record: Stoke Citys possible starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Sarkic; Sterling, Wilmot, Jagielka, Tymon; Thompson, Baker, Clucas; Brown, Gayle, Celina. A sweet piece of interplay between four Sky Blues players presented a chance again for Shipley as Gykeres sent the midfielder through, however the tight angle proved too much to get any purchase on the strike. Stoke had moments when they could have drawn level, if only they were ruthless. Lost 1 - 3 against Middlesbrough on February 18th 2023. At the same time, they have often suffered due to mediocre goalie play, who have conceded 9 more goals than expected according to the xGOT metric. Man of the match Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City), Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Stoke City celebrate one of their five first-half goals as Steven Gerrard, in his last Liverpool game, and Philippe Coutinho look dejected. Jordan Shipley came close to a sumptuous lob finish, again from Allens through ball, but the City academy graduate saw his effort bounce narrowly past the mark. Stokes record against Rowett and Stokes record against counter-attacking sides, or sides who are happy to sit back, are pretty much one and the same. Either way, hes doing fabulously against his old employers and very well in general at Millwall. After more slapdash Liverpool defending and with Martin Skrtel backing off, Adam strode through to drive low into the corner before Steve NZonzi bent a magnificent shot past Mignolet from outside the area. Alex Neil's travelled to Blackpool on Saturday in confident mood having accumulated seven points from a possible 12, their best form since December. "It is concerning because when you're ahead you have to be either ruthless enough to kill the game off. Lost 1 - 3 against Norwich City on February 14th 2023. Won 4 - 0 against Huddersfield Town on February 25th 2023. It was fitting that the winner was an own goal from Bould. With a mediocre placement in the Championship, the Stokies hope to progress to the next round and try to give Stoke City one of the two remaining silverware they can get in this 2022-23. Goal attempts, possession etc. Won 2 - 0 against West Bromwich Albion on February 10th 2023. [1] Thankfully for Stoke that awful result was quickly forgotten as they strung together six successive wins and so entered the final run of matches in fine form. Won 1 - 0 against Huddersfield Town on February 11th 2023. Won 3 - 1 against Birmingham City on February 21st 2023. Their highest league finish is a creditable fourth place, achieved twice, once in the 1935/36 season and then again in the season of 1946/47. Stoke City are unbeaten in their last 10 games against this opponent. Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox. Brighton are scoring an average of 1.20 goals per game in their last 5 games. If Lacey wanted the job on a full-time basis, the eight matches he had in charge did nothing to help his cause. Asprey returned to witness Stokes exit from the FA Cup in a replay against Luton, and was eased back into action with a helping hand from the freezing British weather. Brighton will travel to Stoke without midfielders Adam Lallana and Jakub Moder, who are unlikely to play again this season due to serious hamstring and knee injuries respectively. After trying manfully to keep all the plates spinning, Asprey was ordered to take a rest due to physical and mental exhaustion. Last season, for example, the team finished 15th which is below the table equator. Gykeres persisted in his attempts to pull City ahead and found broke the deadlock with twenty minutes left on the clock, picking the ball up and fizzing a shot from outside the box into the bottom corner. The Potters are averaging 1.2 xG per game while 1.07 is allowed. The Swede went close in the first-half on three occasions, but was denied by Potters goalkeeper Jack Bonham as the game remained level. An ill-fated trip to a coaching course at Lilleshall in the summer of 1983 converted Stokes boss to the long-ball game. A tough conversation with Ki-Jana Hoever, who had to watch this from the stands despite impressing at Swansea in mid-week. Stoke City conceded an average of 0.60 goals per game in their last 5 games. [1], Stoke lost at the first attempt against Leeds United but it was seen as a blessing in disguise by the management as they wanted to concentrate on gaining promotion. Skrtel was a little fortunate to escape a second yellow card for a foul on Nzonzi and Lallana was thwarted by Begovic before Gerrard got his goal. Stoke had already lost to Luton and then Aston Villa a fixture in which Asprey fielded five teenagers so, when the virus started sweeping through the squad, they were reluctant to fulfil their next fixture against Sheffield Wednesday. Lost 0 - 1 against Luton Town on February 25th 2023. Stoke City have won 4 of the 5 previous matches in the FA Cup , and in all 5 of them players scored. DATE MATCH TIME COMPETITION TV; Mon, May 8 . . 0. READ MORE: Stoke City player ratings vs Millwall. Won 2 - 1 against Wigan Athletic on February 25th 2023. And I know we did something special. Everyone in Argentina will remember us as world champions., Alexis MacAllister of the Argentina national football team kissing the World Cup trophy in celebration of their championship victory, After winning the World Cup the first thing I said was: Now comes the hardest part of football. 0. Tables are subject to change. The Welshman, who had not scored a league goal for nearly three years, headed in Ben Whiteman's 84th-minute . Asprey also had words of criticism for his assistant Tony Lacey, the man appointed as manager until the end of the season. Rodgers was barracked as he walked into the tunnel at half-time. In June, he died of a heart attack aged 66. After a 5-0 hammering at Old Trafford and a 4-0 defeat at home to Luton, Aspreys time was running out. 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