Our prediction for this Championship match:
West Bromwich Albion will be looking to build on a 2-0 win over Rotherham United when they take on Stoke City at their Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon. The Baggies have regained a much-needed confidence, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to stay in the playoffs berth. Fit-again forward Jed Wallace is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the midweek triumph, while all Matt Phillips, Josh Maja, and Daryl Dike remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Potters, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team collecting only one point in total from the last five league matches. As Stoke City have already suffered six defeats on the road this term, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in Sunday’s encounter. The likes of Sead Haksabanovic, Ben Wilmot, and Emre Tezgel are sidelined with injuries, while Tyrese Campbell is a major doubt.
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 (West Bromwich):
West Bromwich Albion Football Club (shortly West Brom or WBA) is an English football club which was founded in 1878 by employees of Salter’s Spring Works in West Bromwich (a small city in the region of West Midlands). West Bromwhich Albion hosts it’s home games in the Hawthorns stadium which holds a capacity of 26 500 seats.
West Bromwich Albion is one of the founders of the English Football League and is currently for over 90 seasons active in the highest division. WBA managed to win the FA cup 5 times in their history and the English Premier League once.
The club colors of West Bromwich Albion are blue and white. Known players in the history of West Bromwich are Bobby Robson, Nwankwo Kanu and Cyrille Regis.