Our prediction for this Championship match:
WBA and Stoke City square off against each other at the Hawthorns in a highly-anticipated Championship game. The Baggies managed to put smiles back on the fans’ faces, with the team beating both Blackpool and QPR in the previous two league fixtures. WBA aim to escape the relegation zone, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Potters. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but both Semi Ajayi and Daryl Dike remain in the treatment room.
Stoke City, on the other hand, have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating both Wigan and Luton, while losing to Norwich City and Birmingham City. The Potters did well to beat WBA in their last meeting at the Hawthorns, but the share of spoils is on the cards this time out as WBA have been showing signs of improvement in November. As for the away team, both Josh Laurent and Gavin Kilkenny miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Jack Bonham):
Jack Bonham is a professional footballer who was born in Stevenage on the 14th of September, 1993. The 26-year-old, although having born in England, is an Irish International and has featured for the Republic of Ireland's Under-17 team five times.
At the club level, he began his youth career with Watford and signed his first professional contract in September 2010 at the age of 17. Bonham's first-ever professional appearance came on the 4th of May, 2013 as a substitute against Leeds United in the final game of the 12/13 Championship season.
This appearance marked the 1.92 m standing goalkeeper's only appearance in a Watford shirt. Bonham then went on to play for clubs like Brentford, Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers before eventually joining Gillingham at the start of the 2019 season on a two-year contract. He's since featured nine times for the club and kept two clean sheets.
Highlighted Team (Stoke City):
Stoke City FC (named Stoke FC until 1925) is an English football club from the city Stoke-on-Trent (located in the north of England). De club was founded in the year 1863 and next to Notts County FC the club from Stoke is the oldest professional football club worldwide. Different signs of Stoke City show that the club is founded in 1868. Currently Stoke City is playing in the Premier League. The home games of Stoke City are hosted in the Britannia Stadium which holds a capacity for 29 000 spectators.
The most known nickname of Stoke City FC is the Potters. The main club colors of the club are red and white. The away it is colored in blue. The only 3 prizes Stoke City managed to win so far are the League Cup in 1972 and the Football League Trophy twice (1992 and 2000). Famous players that played for Stoke City FC are: Ameobi, Gudjohnsen and Peter Crouch.