Our prediction for this Championship match:
West Bromwich Albion will look to build on a 2-0 win over Bournemouth when they host Stoke City to the Hawthorns on Matchday 41. The Baggies did well to keep their playoffs hopes alive, but they face yet another must-win situation against Stoke. Daryl Dike is out for the rest of the season, with Matt Phillips missing out as well. Anyhow, WBA have no other choice but to go all guns blazing at the Potters.
Stoke City, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table. Since the Potters have nothing to play for in Saturday’s clash, home win should be considered. As for the visiting team, midfielder Jordan Thompson is unlikely to feature against West Brom after limping off with injury in a 2-1 loss to Reading. In the first half of the season Stoke City defeated WBA, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Callum Robinson):
Born in Northampton, Callum Robinson started his career at Aston Villa. Having gone through the youth ranks with the Villans, Robinson was given his first-team debut in 2013. As a product of the Aston Villa academy, Robinson unfortunately never got a chance to prove his worth at the club and ended up playing no less than 4 league appearances during his three-year stay at Villa Park.
Various loan spells – at Preston North End on two occasions and Bristol City – brought mixed fortunes for the striker up until 2016 when he sealed a permanent move with the Lillywhites. Robinson represented England at U16, U17, U19 and U20 levels but raised plenty of eyebrows when he declared for the Republic of Ireland in March 2018 through his late grandmother who was from Monaghan.
The striker made his senior team breakthrough in Republic of Ireland’s 2-2 draw with Celtic in Scott Brown’s testimonial match and will be hoping to prove doubters wrong and prove his motive is bigger than career opportunism.
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.