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Ben Kershaw and Kahrel Reddin scored two<br />
superb late goals from distance to secure<br />
victory at St. George’s Park, after Nikola Jojić<br />
had given the Potters the lead.<br />
The Serbia Under-21 international added<br />
his third goal in five PL2 appearances on<br />
31 minutes when he capitalised on an error<br />
made by Forest goalkeeper George Shelvey,<br />
who couldn’t claim a cross from Liam<br />
McCarron, presenting the <strong>City</strong> winger with<br />
the chance to finish at close range.<br />
Forest found a way back into the game in the<br />
early stages of the second half when Julian<br />
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Larsson managed to wriggle away from<br />
defender Jake Griffin before slotting beyond<br />
Blondy Nna Noukeu.<br />
The Potters came close to restoring their lead<br />
only a minute later when Nathan Lowe saw<br />
his close-range shot cleared off the line by a<br />
Forest defender.<br />
However, Kershaw restored <strong>City</strong>’s advantage<br />
ten minutes from time when he fired a<br />
powerful right-footed volley beyond Shelvey.<br />
Reddin then added to the Potters’ tally to<br />
secure three points in the dying moments<br />
of the game when he latched onto a perfect<br />
pass from Jack Griffiths before driving a low<br />
finish home.<br />
<strong>City</strong>’s Under-21s will be back in action when<br />
they take on Norwich <strong>City</strong> in PL2 at Clayton<br />
Wood on Monday, January 8 (7pm kick-off).<br />
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are embarking on a new adventure under a fairly new head coach and there<br />
are sure to be plenty of twists and turns ahead for the Lions.<br />
The South London club sat 15th in<br />
the division when Rowett left The<br />
Den but the fixture list has been<br />
tough on new head coach Joe<br />
Edwards, meaning <strong>Millwall</strong> have<br />
dropped to 20th in the table.<br />
Play-off chasing Sunderland have<br />
been welcomed to South London<br />
since Edwards’ arrival and the<br />
Lions have also faced off against<br />
automatic promotion hopefuls<br />
Ipswich Town and Leicester <strong>City</strong>.<br />
The Lions have amassed five points<br />
since Edwards’ appointment,<br />
although their tough run of fixtures<br />
tells a story of its own, and with<br />
the January transfer window fast<br />
approaching, the new head coach<br />
will have the opportunity to make<br />
changes to his squad as he sees fit.<br />
“This one is talking about bringing<br />
in players to make an impact,” the<br />
37-year-old recently told the South<br />
London Press. “For those ones<br />
who can really make an impact<br />
then you’re normally talking about<br />
players who have been elsewhere<br />
in the first half of the season and<br />
really standing out.<br />
“It then becomes a really<br />
competitive market. You get other<br />
clubs that, sometimes if they<br />
have a bigger budget, are able to<br />
trump you.<br />
“There are other situations like the<br />
rate of injuries continues to grow –<br />
across the board. Therefore clubs<br />
have got players in their squad that<br />
although they are not getting loads<br />
of game time – I’m sure the player<br />
would want to get out and play –<br />
some managers will simply just be<br />
scared to leave themselves short.”<br />
The turn of the year sees the<br />
fixture list, on paper, ease a little<br />
for the Lions although the typical<br />
nature of the Championship<br />
applies with any team able to beat<br />
another on a given day.<br />
Last season the Lions departed<br />
the bet365 Stadium with<br />
maximum points thanks to Zion<br />
Flemming’s solitary strike.<br />
The Potters’ last three points<br />
against the Lions in ST4 came in<br />
March 2022 when Jacob Brown<br />
and a George Saville own-goal<br />
were enough for the three points.<br />
Jack Bonham also denied Jed<br />
Wallace from the penalty spot that<br />
very same day.<br />
13 BONHAM<br />
17 HOEVER<br />
23 MCNALLY<br />
05 ROSE<br />
02 GOOCH ■<br />
04 PEARSON ■<br />
28 LAURENT ■<br />
19 MMAEE j<br />
22 RUSHWORTH<br />
02 KEY<br />
05 CABANGO ■<br />
06 DARLING<br />
14 TYMON<br />
04 FULTON<br />
08 GRIMES<br />
e’re on somewhat of a break from the<br />
fixture list currently with our next match<br />
scheduled for January 7 when we face a trip<br />
to Huddersfield Town. But, of course, that doesn’t<br />
mean the hard work has been paused, we’re still<br />
working as hard as ever to make sure we’re in the<br />
best place possible when we return to action.<br />
There was disappointment our Staffordshire<br />
County Cup match against Hednesford Town was<br />
called off on December 17 due to conditions that<br />
were beyond our control. We were ready to put in<br />
a competitive performance and hopefully secure<br />
our progress to the next round of the competition.<br />
But once the tie is rearranged we’ll be ready to put<br />
our all into the match and ensuring we progress as<br />
far as we possibly can.<br />
Finally I would like to wish you all a very merry<br />
Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year. We<br />
look forward to seeing you in the New Year for a<br />
positive second half of the campaign to add to the<br />
first half we have already had.<br />
Enjoy the match<br />
Marie<br />
A relative rookie in managerial terms, Joe Edwards took his first steps<br />
into senior management when he accepted the <strong>Millwall</strong> head coach’s<br />
position back in November.<br />
The 37-year-old’s playing career<br />
came to an early end following<br />
his release by Chelsea at the age<br />
of 16 before he moved almost<br />
immediately into coaching.<br />
After being appointed Chelsea<br />
U18s manager in 2014, Edwards<br />
would lead the Blues to two<br />
consecutive FA Youth Cups.<br />
The 37-year-old continued to<br />
work his way up the coaching<br />
rankings in West London before<br />
being named assistant manager<br />
to Frank Lampard when the<br />
Chelsea legend returned to<br />
Stamford Bridge in 2019/20.<br />
After Lampard’s departure the<br />
following season, Edwards<br />
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remained at the Bridge working<br />
under Thomas Tuchel as the<br />
Blues went on to win the<br />
2020/21 Champions League<br />
following a 1-0 victory over<br />
Manchester <strong>City</strong> in the final.<br />
Edwards once again moved<br />
with Lampard when the former<br />
England midfielder was named<br />
Everton manager as well as<br />
towards the end of last term<br />
when Lampard returned to<br />
Chelsea as interim manager.<br />
A brief interim spell in charge<br />
of England’s U20s followed his<br />
final spell as assistant manager<br />
at Chelsea before the 37-yearold<br />
moved to The Den in early<br />
November.<br />
GAMES<br />
24 PALMER<br />
02 FURLONG<br />
05 BARTLEY ■<br />
04 KIPRÉ<br />
03 TOWNSEND<br />
35 YOKUSLU ■<br />
07 WALLACE<br />
21 THOMAS-ASANTE<br />
13 BONHAM<br />
17 HOEVER<br />
23 MCNALLY<br />
05 ROSE<br />
15 THOMPSON<br />
28 LAURENT<br />
06 BURGER ■<br />
02 GOOCH<br />
12 JOHNSON<br />
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MILWALL FC<br />
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ACADEMY NEWS<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> Under-21s overcame<br />
Nottingham Forest by<br />
securing a 3-1 victory on<br />
Monday evening. By Louis Eccleston<br />
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HEAD COACH<br />
JOE EDWARDS<br />
joe edwards<br />
managerial<br />
career:<br />
14 15<br />
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swansea city 1<br />
match stats<br />
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potters XI<br />
06 BURGER j<br />
THOMPSON f (81)<br />
24 TCHAMADEU j<br />
LOWE f (90+3)<br />
12 JOHNSON j<br />
JUNHO f (73)<br />
swansea XI<br />
12 PATERSON j<br />
COOPER f (75)<br />
18 PATINO j<br />
BOLASIE f (45) ■<br />
10 LOWE j<br />
CULLEN f (76)<br />
09 YATES j<br />
WALSH f (66)<br />
west brom 1<br />
stoke city 1<br />
7WON<br />
1DRAWN<br />
2LOST<br />
4WIN PERCENTAGE<br />
possession<br />
possession<br />
44% 56%<br />
65% 35%<br />
attempts<br />
“We were aggressive in terms of trying to<br />
attempts<br />
16 8<br />
16 9<br />
get the ball back and when we got it we<br />
“I thought we showed real quality at times.<br />
on target<br />
on target<br />
4 2 broke with real pace and created some<br />
7 1 I told the players to believe in themselves<br />
corners<br />
really good opportunities. The effort,<br />
corners<br />
and go and play with confidence. The most<br />
6 3 drive, determination and togetherness<br />
11 11 pleasing thing was that we looked like a<br />
fouls<br />
was excellent, you could see the<br />
fouls<br />
team. Coming here is always a difficult game,<br />
11 14<br />
9 14<br />
communication between the players, which<br />
you have to stand up and face the challenge.<br />
yellow cards<br />
yellow cards<br />
3 2 was key, and I thought we played on the<br />
3 1 They have a good manager and are really<br />
red cards<br />
front foot and created chances.”<br />
red cards<br />
well-organised.”<br />
0 0 PAUL GALLAGHER<br />
0 0 PAUL GALLAGHER<br />
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STOKE CiTY<br />
WOMEN<br />
Good afternoon and<br />
welcome back to<br />
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for this afternoon’s<br />
match.<br />
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33<br />
14%<br />
west brom XI<br />
27 MOWATT j<br />
MOLUMBY f (87)<br />
11 DIANGANA j<br />
FELLOWS f (71) ■<br />
17 SARMIENTO j<br />
PIPA f (77)<br />
potters XI<br />
22 JUNHO j<br />
WESLEY f (69)<br />
19 MMAEE j<br />
VIDIGAL f (69)<br />
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the opening shot<br />
The new Head Coach of <strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Football Club, Steven Schumacher.<br />
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FROM THE HEAD COACH<br />
steven schumacher<br />
Good afternoon and welcome to the bet365 Stadium for today’s<br />
Championship encounter with <strong>Millwall</strong> – a special occasion for<br />
myself as my first fixture as <strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s Head Coach.<br />
I am hugely grateful for the positive<br />
messages I have received during my<br />
first few days with the Club.<br />
Mark Hughes (Assistant Head Coach),<br />
Peter Cavanagh (First Team Coach),<br />
Darren Behcet (Goalkeeper Coach)<br />
and myself are all immensely proud<br />
to represent your club. Being here is a<br />
massive honour and privilege for us all.<br />
When I met John Coates and Ricky<br />
Martin, and listened to their vision,<br />
plans and passion for the club,<br />
I quickly knew this was an opportunity I<br />
wanted to take.<br />
Clearly our bond with everyone at<br />
Plymouth Argyle was strong given the<br />
success we enjoyed. It was going to<br />
take something special to lure us away,<br />
and I believe we have found that here.<br />
It is evident to me that we inherit a<br />
really talented group with a healthy<br />
balance of experience and promising<br />
young players, who I am excited to<br />
develop out on the training pitch.<br />
I believe we have a squad capable<br />
of climbing the table and there is<br />
no hiding from the fact that we must<br />
quickly find a way to improve results.<br />
Our home form will be so important as,<br />
for me, it is the foundation of success<br />
for any team.<br />
The bet365 Stadium has to be a<br />
formidable place, somewhere that other<br />
teams don’t enjoy visiting.<br />
Supporters should be excited to come<br />
to home games, be entertained and<br />
ready to play their part in helping the<br />
team get a result.<br />
The values that resonate with me for a<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> side are bravery and hard<br />
work to the point of leaving everything<br />
out on the pitch, coupled with a desire<br />
to play attacking football and be a team<br />
our supporters can connect with.<br />
If we do that, I know you will get behind<br />
the team and forgive an indifferent<br />
result or performance here and there.<br />
We will be brave, take risks and make<br />
bold decisions. Clearly we won’t get<br />
every decision right, but when we get<br />
them wrong, we will hold our hands up<br />
and be accountable.<br />
When things don’t go to plan, it<br />
will never be for the lack of trying.<br />
Everything we do will be geared<br />
towards positive outcomes for<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
Our first challenge is the visit of<br />
<strong>Millwall</strong> this afternoon, and I would<br />
like to offer a warm welcome to Joe<br />
Edwards and the players, staff and<br />
supporters who have made the journey<br />
to <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent today.<br />
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year<br />
to you all.<br />
Enjoy the match.<br />
Steven<br />
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WITH SOHAIL SAHI<br />
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So it’s Steven Schumacher<br />
next for what is turning out<br />
to be a red hot head coach’s<br />
chair at <strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
It will be Schumacher‘s<br />
second top job and much like<br />
his close friend Ryan Lowe he’s<br />
decided the time is right to<br />
seek a new challenge with a<br />
club that has a bigger playing<br />
budget than Plymouth’s.<br />
It’s <strong>Stoke</strong>’s fifth new manager<br />
since the ten-year spell in the<br />
Premier League came to an<br />
end six seasons ago. In Steven<br />
Schumacher they have selected<br />
a man who has worked<br />
diligently to find himself at a<br />
club who have a real desire to<br />
get back into the top flight.<br />
From afar Steven strikes me<br />
as someone who will thrive<br />
under the spotlight. He has the<br />
natural charm and confidence<br />
of a streetwise Liverpudlian<br />
and I look forward to speaking<br />
to him every post-match for<br />
the next half of the season.<br />
John Coates and Ricky Martin<br />
might have just picked out<br />
a real gem, but as always in<br />
football, time will reveal all.<br />
As I finish my notes I will<br />
end with a few words about<br />
Paul Gallagher.<br />
Paul did a fine job taking<br />
control of the last two matches,<br />
he has a bright future ahead<br />
and I was chuffed to see he’ll<br />
remain at the club as part of<br />
the management structure.<br />
A peaceful Christmas to<br />
all Stokies.<br />
Come up and say hello<br />
Sohail
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WITH THE SENTINEL’S PETE SMITH<br />
here are a few good ways to introduce yourself to<br />
T<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> fans as a manager and winning at Arsenal<br />
has to be up there with the best.<br />
It was August 1981 when<br />
Richie Barker took over<br />
the reins. To put it into<br />
context, that’s a month<br />
before the first television<br />
broadcasts of Only Fools<br />
and Horses and Postman<br />
Pat, a month before Steve<br />
Bould made his debut,<br />
and tickets cost £1.80.<br />
A crowd of 28,212 saw<br />
Lee Chapman coolly slot<br />
home the only goal of the<br />
match past Pat Jennings<br />
just before half-time at<br />
Highbury. Following a rule<br />
change that summer, it was<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong>’s first three-point<br />
haul. Barker would go on<br />
to take the Potters to the<br />
verge of the European<br />
qualification playing a<br />
scintillating brand of<br />
football before a tactical<br />
Damascene moment on a<br />
Lilleshall coaching course.<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> had just come<br />
through two seasons<br />
back in the top-flight<br />
when Barker emerged<br />
as first choice to replace<br />
his Sunderland-bound<br />
pal Alan Durban, whose<br />
own approach to visiting<br />
Arsenal 11 months<br />
previously has earned<br />
him a place in folklore.<br />
Having lost their first<br />
two away matches of the<br />
season 5-1 at Norwich<br />
and 5-0 at Nottingham<br />
Forest, Durban had the<br />
temerity to field a fiveman<br />
midfield, earning the<br />
wrath of pundits.<br />
“If you want<br />
entertainment, go and<br />
watch clowns,” he told<br />
reporters, adding in a<br />
Sentinel interview 20<br />
years later: “My job was to<br />
send the <strong>Stoke</strong> supporters<br />
home happy, not entertain<br />
the ****** Arsenal fans.”<br />
Barker and Durban,<br />
former team-mates at<br />
Derby and coaches at<br />
Shrewsbury, had gone to<br />
watch games together<br />
that year, even though<br />
Barker was a Wolves<br />
trainer at the time. They<br />
would still watch games<br />
together in retirement,<br />
living near each other in<br />
Shropshire before Barker<br />
died at the age of 80 in<br />
2020.<br />
Barker later recalled: “I<br />
didn’t make too many<br />
changes but we brought<br />
in some good signings<br />
over the season, like<br />
Dave Watson – who won<br />
England caps with us –<br />
and Sammy McIlroy from<br />
Man Utd in the spring.<br />
We stayed up and tried<br />
to keep building. In<br />
came George Berry and<br />
Mickey Thomas and I<br />
remember the first game<br />
of that next season, also<br />
against Arsenal, when<br />
Mark Chamberlain made<br />
a tremendous debut and<br />
we beat them again 2-1 at<br />
the Victoria Ground.”<br />
Michael O’Neill and<br />
Gudjón Thórdarson also<br />
started their spells at<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> with wins but the<br />
result on Day One hasn’t<br />
always been an indicator<br />
of what was to come.<br />
Tony Pulis lost his two<br />
debuts at Walsall and<br />
Southend, Lou Macari<br />
lost his first Bradford and<br />
Tony Waddington lost<br />
at Plymouth. Still, three<br />
points this afternoon<br />
would be nice.<br />
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TODAY’S VISITORS<br />
MILWALL FC<br />
After four years under the charges of the experienced Gary Rowett, <strong>Millwall</strong><br />
are embarking on a new adventure under a fairly new head coach and there<br />
are sure to be plenty of twists and turns ahead for the Lions.<br />
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The South London club sat 15th in<br />
the division when Rowett left The<br />
Den but the fixture list has been<br />
tough on new head coach Joe<br />
Edwards, meaning <strong>Millwall</strong> have<br />
dropped to 20th in the table.<br />
Play-off chasing Sunderland have<br />
been welcomed to South London<br />
since Edwards’ arrival and the<br />
Lions have also faced off against<br />
automatic promotion hopefuls<br />
Ipswich Town and Leicester <strong>City</strong>.<br />
The Lions have amassed five points<br />
since Edwards’ appointment,<br />
although their tough run of fixtures<br />
tells a story of its own, and with<br />
the January transfer window fast<br />
approaching, the new head coach<br />
will have the opportunity to make<br />
changes to his squad as he sees fit.<br />
“This one is talking about bringing<br />
in players to make an impact,” the<br />
37-year-old recently told the South<br />
London Press. “For those ones<br />
who can really make an impact<br />
then you’re normally talking about<br />
players who have been elsewhere<br />
in the first half of the season and<br />
really standing out.<br />
“It then becomes a really<br />
competitive market. You get other<br />
clubs that, sometimes if they<br />
have a bigger budget, are able to<br />
trump you.<br />
“There are other situations like the<br />
rate of injuries continues to grow –<br />
across the board. Therefore clubs<br />
have got players in their squad that<br />
although they are not getting loads<br />
of game time – I’m sure the player<br />
would want to get out and play –<br />
some managers will simply just be<br />
scared to leave themselves short.”<br />
The turn of the year sees the<br />
fixture list, on paper, ease a little<br />
for the Lions although the typical<br />
nature of the Championship<br />
applies with any team able to beat<br />
another on a given day.<br />
Last season the Lions departed<br />
the bet365 Stadium with<br />
maximum points thanks to Zion<br />
Flemming’s solitary strike.<br />
The Potters’ last three points<br />
against the Lions in ST4 came in<br />
March 2022 when Jacob Brown<br />
and a George Saville own-goal<br />
were enough for the three points.<br />
Jack Bonham also denied Jed<br />
Wallace from the penalty spot that<br />
very same day.
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HEAD COACH<br />
JOE EDWARDS<br />
A relative rookie in managerial terms, Joe Edwards took his first steps<br />
into senior management when he accepted the <strong>Millwall</strong> head coach’s<br />
position back in November.<br />
The 37-year-old’s playing career<br />
came to an early end following<br />
his release by Chelsea at the age<br />
of 16 before he moved almost<br />
immediately into coaching.<br />
After being appointed Chelsea<br />
U18s manager in 2014, Edwards<br />
would lead the Blues to two<br />
consecutive FA Youth Cups.<br />
The 37-year-old continued to<br />
work his way up the coaching<br />
rankings in West London before<br />
being named assistant manager<br />
to Frank Lampard when the<br />
Chelsea legend returned to<br />
Stamford Bridge in 2019/20.<br />
After Lampard’s departure the<br />
following season, Edwards<br />
remained at the Bridge working<br />
under Thomas Tuchel as the<br />
Blues went on to win the<br />
2020/21 Champions League<br />
following a 1-0 victory over<br />
Manchester <strong>City</strong> in the final.<br />
Edwards once again moved<br />
with Lampard when the former<br />
England midfielder was named<br />
Everton manager as well as<br />
towards the end of last term<br />
when Lampard returned to<br />
Chelsea as interim manager.<br />
A brief interim spell in charge<br />
of England’s U20s followed his<br />
final spell as assistant manager<br />
at Chelsea before the 37-yearold<br />
moved to The Den in early<br />
November.<br />
joe edwards<br />
managerial<br />
career:<br />
GAMES<br />
7WON<br />
1DRAWN<br />
2LOST<br />
4WIN PERCENTAGE<br />
14%<br />
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2023/2024 STAT PACK<br />
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - CHAMPIONSHIP TOP FIVES<br />
GOALS<br />
1 14 SAMMIE SZMODICS<br />
100<br />
2 12 ADAM ARMSTRONG<br />
86<br />
3 10 JACK CLARKE<br />
72<br />
4 10 CRYSENCIO SUMMERVILLE<br />
72<br />
5 10 JONATHAN ROWE<br />
72<br />
TOTAL SHOTS<br />
1 80 MORGAN WHITTAKER<br />
100<br />
2 80 CONOR CHAPLIN<br />
100<br />
3 78 SAMMIE SZMODICS<br />
98<br />
4 64 JACK CLARKE<br />
80<br />
5 63 CRYSENCIO SUMMERVILLE<br />
79<br />
% OF GOALS INVOLVED IN<br />
1 50 SAMMIE SZMODICS<br />
100<br />
2 48.6 ADAM ARMSTRONG<br />
98<br />
3 43.2 CRYSENCIO SUMMERVILLE<br />
87<br />
4 38.2 MORGAN WHITTAKER<br />
77<br />
5 36.4 KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL<br />
73<br />
DRIBBLES COMPLETED<br />
1 79 JACK CLARKE<br />
100<br />
2 53 GEORGINIO RUTTER<br />
68<br />
3 51 CRYSENCIO SUMMERVILLE<br />
65<br />
4 50 PATRICK ROBERTS<br />
64<br />
5 47 SIRIKI DEMBÉLÉ<br />
60<br />
ASSISTS<br />
1 9 LEIF DAVIS<br />
100<br />
2 9 GEORGINIO RUTTER<br />
100<br />
3 9 KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL<br />
100<br />
4 8 GABRIEL SARA<br />
89<br />
5 6 CRYSENCIO SUMMERVILLE<br />
67<br />
CHANCES CREATED<br />
1 65 GABRIEL SARA<br />
100<br />
2 62 LEIF DAVIS<br />
96<br />
3 61 KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL<br />
94<br />
4 59 CRYSENCIO SUMMERVILLE<br />
91<br />
5 49 JACK CLARKE<br />
76<br />
SUCCESSFUL PASSES<br />
1 2028 JANNIK VESTERGAARD<br />
100<br />
2 1849 HARRY WINKS<br />
92<br />
3 1797 JAN BEDNAREK<br />
89<br />
4 1645 MATT GRIMES<br />
82<br />
5 1616 ALFIE JONES<br />
80<br />
SAVES<br />
1 89 VIKTOR JOHANSSON<br />
100<br />
2 77 JOHN RUDDY<br />
87<br />
3 74 CARL RUSHWORTH<br />
84<br />
4 66 ASMIR BEGOVIC<br />
75<br />
5 65 MAX O’LEARY<br />
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ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE - CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTLIGHT<br />
The two sides to have won the most points in the<br />
Championship across 2023 are Middlesbrough<br />
(69) and West Bromwich Albion (67).<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> are winless in their last eight league<br />
games (D4 L4), after having won the three<br />
games prior to their current run.<br />
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FOUR TO<br />
WATCH<br />
OUT FOR<br />
#20 | MATIJA ŠARKIĆ<br />
POS: gk | AGE: 26<br />
#9 | tom bradshaw<br />
POS: fw | AGE: 31<br />
#3 | murray wallace<br />
POS: df | AGE: 30<br />
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<strong>Millwall</strong>’s top<br />
goalscorer in 2022/23<br />
has struggled to match<br />
his numbers from last<br />
season, but remains<br />
a constant threat in<br />
the Lions’ attack. The<br />
31-year-old ended last<br />
term with 16 league<br />
goals to his name but<br />
so far this has managed<br />
to hit the back of the<br />
net on two occasions,<br />
although the forward<br />
has contributed three<br />
assists to bring up<br />
his overall seasonal<br />
numbers.<br />
Scottish stalwart<br />
Murray Wallace has<br />
been an almost everpresent<br />
for the Lions<br />
this season, sitting out<br />
just once match across<br />
the competitions. The<br />
versatile defender<br />
has also appeared in<br />
a variety of positions,<br />
from central defence<br />
to the left side of<br />
midfield, Wallace’s<br />
contribution has been<br />
important to the Lions.<br />
Matija Šarkić makes his<br />
first return to the bet365<br />
Stadium this afternoon<br />
since his loan spell with<br />
the Potters in the second<br />
half of last season. The<br />
stopper joined the<br />
Lions on a permanent<br />
transfer from Wolves<br />
in the summer transfer<br />
window and was initially<br />
No. 1 at The Den before<br />
injury ruled him out for<br />
a number of weeks. The<br />
26-year-old has returned<br />
between the sticks in<br />
recent weeks.<br />
#23 | george saville<br />
POS: mf | AGE: 30<br />
Another consistent<br />
name on the <strong>Millwall</strong><br />
team sheet is that<br />
of George Saville.<br />
The Northern Irish<br />
midfielder has made 20<br />
appearances in <strong>Millwall</strong><br />
blue this season<br />
contributing two goals<br />
and one assist to the<br />
cause, with his last<br />
strike for the Lions<br />
coming in Joe Edwards’<br />
first match in charge<br />
of the South London<br />
side as they dismantled<br />
Sheffield Wednesday<br />
by four goals to nil at<br />
Hillsborough.<br />
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stoke city 1<br />
swansea city 1<br />
TUESDAY DECEMBER 12, 2023<br />
EFL CHAMPIONSHIP | BET365 STADIUM<br />
REFEREE: DAVID WEBB<br />
potters XI<br />
13 BONHAM<br />
17 HOEVER<br />
23 MCNALLY<br />
05 ROSE<br />
02 GOOCH ■<br />
04 PEARSON ■<br />
06 BURGER j<br />
THOMPSON f (81)<br />
24 TCHAMADEU j<br />
LOWE f (90+3)<br />
28 LAURENT ■<br />
12 JOHNSON j<br />
JUNHO f (73)<br />
19 MMAEE j<br />
swansea XI<br />
22 RUSHWORTH<br />
02 KEY<br />
05 CABANGO ■<br />
06 DARLING<br />
14 TYMON<br />
04 FULTON<br />
08 GRIMES<br />
12 PATERSON j<br />
COOPER f (75)<br />
18 PATINO j<br />
BOLASIE f (45) ■<br />
10 LOWE j<br />
CULLEN f (76)<br />
09 YATES j<br />
WALSH f (66)<br />
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possession<br />
44% 56%<br />
attempts<br />
16 8<br />
on target<br />
4 2<br />
corners<br />
6 3<br />
fouls<br />
11 14<br />
yellow cards<br />
3 2<br />
red cards<br />
0 0<br />
“We were aggressive in terms of trying to<br />
get the ball back and when we got it we<br />
broke with real pace and created some<br />
really good opportunities. The effort,<br />
drive, determination and togetherness<br />
was excellent, you could see the<br />
communication between the players, which<br />
was key, and I thought we played on the<br />
front foot and created chances.”<br />
PAUL GALLAGHER
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west brom 1<br />
stoke city 1<br />
SUNDAY DECEMBER 17, 2023<br />
EFL CHAMPIONSHIP | THE HAWTHORNS<br />
REFEREE: ANDREW KITCHEN<br />
west brom XI<br />
24 PALMER<br />
02 FURLONG<br />
05 BARTLEY ■<br />
04 KIPRÉ<br />
03 TOWNSEND<br />
35 YOKUSLU ■<br />
27 MOWATT j<br />
MOLUMBY f (87)<br />
11 DIANGANA j<br />
FELLOWS f (71) ■<br />
07 WALLACE<br />
17 SARMIENTO j<br />
PIPA f (77)<br />
21 THOMAS-ASANTE<br />
potters XI<br />
13 BONHAM<br />
17 HOEVER<br />
23 MCNALLY<br />
05 ROSE<br />
15 THOMPSON<br />
28 LAURENT<br />
06 BURGER ■<br />
02 GOOCH<br />
22 JUNHO j<br />
WESLEY f (69)<br />
12 JOHNSON<br />
19 MMAEE j<br />
VIDIGAL f (69)<br />
match stats<br />
possession<br />
65% 35%<br />
attempts<br />
16 9<br />
on target<br />
7 1<br />
corners<br />
11 11<br />
fouls<br />
9 14<br />
yellow cards<br />
3 1<br />
red cards<br />
0 0<br />
“I thought we showed real quality at times.<br />
I told the players to believe in themselves<br />
and go and play with confidence. The most<br />
pleasing thing was that we looked like a<br />
team. Coming here is always a difficult game,<br />
you have to stand up and face the challenge.<br />
They have a good manager and are really<br />
well-organised.”<br />
PAUL GALLAGHER<br />
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GOLF DAY<br />
Wednesday 17 April | Trentham Park Golf Course<br />
Bring your four-ball team and play alongside current <strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> players and<br />
management. Shotgun start. BBQ and entertainment upon finish. Prizes for winning<br />
team, longest drive, closest to the pin and beat the pro.<br />
£500+VAT per four-ball and hole sponsorships available.<br />
For more information and to book: 01782 592146 | alex.jones@stokecityfc.com
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darts<br />
tuesday 20 february | Tony Waddington Suite<br />
Join us at the Oche as darts legends Adrian Lewis and Bobby George<br />
take on a number of <strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> first team players.<br />
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OFFICIAL CLUB<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
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ACADEMY NEWS<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> Under-21s overcame<br />
Nottingham Forest by<br />
securing a 3-1 victory on<br />
Monday evening. By Louis Eccleston<br />
Ben Kershaw and Kahrel Reddin scored two<br />
superb late goals from distance to secure<br />
victory at St. George’s Park, after Nikola Jojić<br />
had given the Potters the lead.<br />
The Serbia Under-21 international added<br />
his third goal in five PL2 appearances on<br />
31 minutes when he capitalised on an error<br />
made by Forest goalkeeper George Shelvey,<br />
who couldn’t claim a cross from Liam<br />
McCarron, presenting the <strong>City</strong> winger with<br />
the chance to finish at close range.<br />
Forest found a way back into the game in the<br />
early stages of the second half when Julian<br />
Larsson managed to wriggle away from<br />
defender Jake Griffin before slotting beyond<br />
Blondy Nna Noukeu.<br />
The Potters came close to restoring their lead<br />
only a minute later when Nathan Lowe saw<br />
his close-range shot cleared off the line by a<br />
Forest defender.<br />
However, Kershaw restored <strong>City</strong>’s advantage<br />
ten minutes from time when he fired a<br />
powerful right-footed volley beyond Shelvey.<br />
Reddin then added to the Potters’ tally to<br />
secure three points in the dying moments<br />
of the game when he latched onto a perfect<br />
pass from Jack Griffiths before driving a low<br />
finish home.<br />
<strong>City</strong>’s Under-21s will be back in action when<br />
they take on Norwich <strong>City</strong> in PL2 at Clayton<br />
Wood on Monday, January 8 (7pm kick-off).<br />
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Official Women’s Team Partner<br />
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STOKE CiTY<br />
WOMEN<br />
Good afternoon and<br />
welcome back to<br />
the bet365 Stadium<br />
for this afternoon’s<br />
match.<br />
e’re on somewhat of a break from the<br />
fixture list currently with our next match<br />
W scheduled for January 7 when we face a trip<br />
to Huddersfield Town. But, of course, that doesn’t<br />
mean the hard work has been paused, we’re still<br />
working as hard as ever to make sure we’re in the<br />
best place possible when we return to action.<br />
There was disappointment our Staffordshire<br />
County Cup match against Hednesford Town was<br />
called off on December 17 due to conditions that<br />
were beyond our control. We were ready to put in<br />
a competitive performance and hopefully secure<br />
our progress to the next round of the competition.<br />
But once the tie is rearranged we’ll be ready to put<br />
our all into the match and ensuring we progress as<br />
far as we possibly can.<br />
Finally I would like to wish you all a very merry<br />
Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year. We<br />
look forward to seeing you in the New Year for a<br />
positive second half of the campaign to add to the<br />
first half we have already had.<br />
Enjoy the match<br />
Marie<br />
Official Women’s Team Partner<br />
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TICKETS & TRAVEL<br />
STOKE CITY<br />
FOOTBALL CLUB<br />
BOARD & DIRECTORS<br />
Joint Chairman:<br />
John Coates &<br />
Peter Coates<br />
Vice-Chairman:<br />
Richard Smith<br />
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CLUB MANAGEMENT<br />
Managing Director:<br />
Richard Smith<br />
Chief Operating Officer:<br />
Simon King<br />
Head of Football<br />
Administration:<br />
Chris Laird<br />
Head of Finance:<br />
John Pelling<br />
Head of Community<br />
Programme:<br />
Adrian Hurst<br />
Head of Marketing &<br />
Communications:<br />
Thomas Holdcroft<br />
Head of Facilities:<br />
Nick Robinson<br />
Head of Safeguarding:<br />
Paul Richards<br />
Head of Supporter<br />
Experience:<br />
Anthony Emmerson<br />
Head of Commercial:<br />
Gemma Hale<br />
Head of Venue:<br />
Craig Simmonds<br />
Head of Retail:<br />
Nathan Le-Moine<br />
Promotions Manager:<br />
Mark Cartlidge<br />
Head Groundsman:<br />
Andy Jackson<br />
Academy Director:<br />
Gareth Owen<br />
FIRST TEAM<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
Technical Director:<br />
Ricky Martin<br />
Head Coach:<br />
Steven Schumacher<br />
Assistant Head Coach:<br />
Mark Hughes<br />
First Team Coach:<br />
Peter Cavanagh<br />
First Team Coach:<br />
Paul Gallagher<br />
Goalkeeper Coach:<br />
Darren Behcet<br />
Head of Recruitment:<br />
Jared Dublin<br />
Kit Manager:<br />
Max Shapland<br />
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EFL CHAMPIONSHIP | TUE DEC 26, 2023 | KICK-OFF: 5:15PM | ST ANDREW’S<br />
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EFL CHAMPIONSHIP | MON JANUARY 1, 2024 | KICK-OFF: 3PM | BET365 STADIUM<br />
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PRICES (CATEGORY B MATCH PRICES APPLY):<br />
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TRAVEL: Free coach travel is available for this fixture with coaches departing the<br />
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WE WON’T TOLERATE IT!<br />
Everyone at <strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> Football Club<br />
deplores anti-social and discriminatory<br />
behaviour. We simply will not tolerate<br />
it. To report any offensive chanting<br />
or behaviour during a match please<br />
speak to a Steward immediately.<br />
If you would prefer to remain<br />
anonymous, please text 07920 448570<br />
or email: respect@stokecityfc.com with<br />
stand, row, seat number, description<br />
of the offender and summary of the<br />
incident. Club staff members will pick<br />
up this information immediately and<br />
address as swiftly as they can. To report<br />
any offensive chanting or behaviour<br />
after the match call 01782 367598 or<br />
email: supporters@stokecityfc.com. All<br />
information will be treated confidentially.<br />
SAFETY NOTICE<br />
The following acts are offences under<br />
the Football (Offences) Act 1991, as<br />
amended: the throwing of any object<br />
within the bet365 Stadium without<br />
lawful authority; the chanting of an<br />
indecent, racist or homophobic nature;<br />
the entry onto the playing surface or any<br />
adjacent area to which spectators are<br />
not generally admitted without lawful<br />
authority or excuse. Conviction may be<br />
result in a Banning Order being made.<br />
STADIUM MAP<br />
Please respect your fellow spectators<br />
by refraining from persistent standing.<br />
Please note that the bet365 Stadium is<br />
a no smoking venue. This includes, for<br />
the avoidance of doubt, the smoking<br />
of electronic cigarettes and any other<br />
vapour omitting substitutes. Remember<br />
that drinking alcohol in view of the<br />
pitch is a criminal offence, as is being<br />
drunk anywhere on the premises. CCTV<br />
cameras are in use around the bet365<br />
Stadium and <strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> Football Club<br />
may itself use or pass recordings to the<br />
police or any other event organiser for<br />
use in proceedings. In the event of an<br />
emergency, you will hear a message<br />
over the public address system - listen<br />
to the message carefully and follow the<br />
instructions of bet365 Stadium staff.<br />
Evacuation of the bet365 Stadium is a<br />
last resort and we may ask you to move<br />
from your immediate area initially.<br />
Please always remain vigilant and report<br />
anything you consider suspicious to a<br />
member of bet365 Stadium staff. <strong>Stoke</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> Football Club will not tolerate<br />
unacceptable conduct at the bet365<br />
Stadium or away at any other football<br />
stadia. The use of threatening behaviour,<br />
disorderly conduct, foul or abusive<br />
language is strictly forbidden and will<br />
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Please visit www.stokecityfc.com for full<br />
terms and conditions.<br />
SAFEGUARDING<br />
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<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> Football Club would like to<br />
ensure the safety of every young person<br />
and vulnerable adult within the bet365<br />
Stadium. If you have a safeguarding<br />
concern or if you are worried about a<br />
child or vulnerable adult then please<br />
contact the Children’s & Vulnerable<br />
‘Adults Services’ on 01782 367598<br />
or email: safeguarding@stokecityfc.<br />
com. Supporters attending the bet365<br />
Stadium should adhere to the Club’s<br />
Code of Conduct, which is available on<br />
the official website.<br />
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Spot the Ball<br />
Which is the correct ball in the<br />
photo below - A, B or C?<br />
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Anagrams<br />
Can you unscramble the<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong> <strong>City</strong> and <strong>Millwall</strong><br />
players' names below?<br />
Meaner Yam<br />
Canal Car Irk<br />
Canal Lamp Bell<br />
Macro Unwanted<br />
A<br />
B<br />
C<br />
Shirt Number Sums<br />
Can you solve these sums from the shirt<br />
numbers of the players named below?<br />
Jojic + Laurent =<br />
Fielding - Burger =<br />
Campbell ÷ Rose =<br />
Mmaee × Gooch =<br />
Face Mash<br />
Can you name the two<br />
Potters we’ve mixed up?<br />
Who Am I?<br />
Can you identify the <strong>Stoke</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> player in the photo left?<br />
Answers: Anagrams: Ryan Mmaee, Ciaran Clark, Allan Campbell, Duncan Watmore. Who am I: André Vidigal. Face Mash: Jojić & Wesley.<br />
Spot the Ball: B. Shirt Numbers Sums: 21+28=49, 34-6=28,10:5=2, 19x2=38.
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TODAY’S MASCOTS<br />
PHOEBE<br />
Favourite Player<br />
Josh Laurent<br />
TOMMY<br />
Favourite Player<br />
Lewis Baker<br />
LEAH<br />
Favourite Player<br />
Ben Wilmot<br />
HENRY<br />
Favourite Player<br />
Mehdi Léris<br />
PHOEBE<br />
Favourite Player<br />
Ki-Jana Hoever<br />
DARCIE<br />
Favourite Player<br />
Lynden Gooch<br />
TEDDY<br />
Favourite Player<br />
André Vidigal<br />
INDIA<br />
Favourite Player<br />
André Vidigal<br />
LEXI<br />
Favourite Player<br />
André Vidigal<br />
This afternoon we welcome Leek CSOB Cobras Under 10 and Betley Titans<br />
Under 13s to the bet365 Stadium. Both clubs will be providing today’s guard of<br />
honour as the two teams enter the field of play ahead of kick-off. Enjoy the game!<br />
For more information on our mascot packages, please visit stokecityfc.com<br />
or contact Tracy Burrows on 01782 592113, or email Tracy.Burrows@stokecityfc.com<br />
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JUNIOR REPORTER<br />
STOKE CITY<br />
LI N E- UP<br />
MILLWALL<br />
LI N E- UP<br />
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SU BSTITUTES<br />
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DATE OPPONENT K/O COMP F/A ATT STARTING XI<br />
AUGUST<br />
Sat 5 H Rotherham United 15:00 EFLC 4-1 22,601 Travers Hoever 1 Rose Wilmot Stevens Pearson<br />
Tue 8 H West Bromwich Albion 19:45 CC 2-1 10,583 Travers Hoever McNally Wilmot Tymon Sidibe<br />
Sat 12 A Ipswich Town 15:00 EFLC 0-2 29,006 Travers Hoever Rose Wilmot Stevens Pearson<br />
Sat 19 H Watford 15:00 EFLC 1-0 21,183 Travers McNally Rose Wilmot Hoever Thompson<br />
Sat 26 A <strong>Millwall</strong> 15:00 EFLC 0-1 15,254 Travers McNally Wilmot Stevens Hoever Laurent<br />
Tue 29 H Rotherham United 19:45 CC 6-1 9,410 Bonham Hoever Rose Wilmot Tymon Pearson<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Sat 2 H Preston North End 15:00 EFLC 0-2 22,957 Travers Hoever McNally Wilmot Stevens Burger<br />
Sat 16 A Norwich <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC 0-1 25,816 Travers Léris Rose Wilmot Gooch Pearson<br />
Wed 20 A Huddersfield Town 19:45 EFLC 2-2 18,791 Travers McNally Rose Wilmot 1 Gooch Laurent<br />
Sun 24 H Hull <strong>City</strong> 12:00 EFLC 1-3 21,142 Travers Gooch McNally Rose Wilmot Johnson<br />
Wed 27 A AFC Bournemouth 19:45 CC 0-2 10,282 Bonham Hoever Rose Wilmot Gooch Thompson<br />
Sat 30 A Bristol <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC 3-2 21,117 Travers Hoever Rose Wilmot Gooch Laurent<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Tue 3 H Southampton 20:00 EFLC 0-1 20,002 Travers Hoever McNally Wilmot Tchamadeu Pearson<br />
Sat 7 A Leicester <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC 0-2 31,589 Travers Tchamadeu McNally Laurent Thompson Léris<br />
Sat 21 H Sunderland 15:00 EFLC 2-1 25,512 Travers Hoever McNally 1 Rose Stevens Pearson<br />
Wed 25 H Leeds United 20:00 EFLC 1-0 25,871 Travers Hoever McNally Rose Thompson Burger<br />
Sat 28 A Middlesbrough 15:00 EFLC 2-0 26,732 Bonham Hoever McNally Rose 1 Stevens Laurent<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Sat 4 H Cardiff <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC 0-0 23,089 Bonham Hoever McNally Rose Stevens Burger<br />
Sat 11 A Coventry <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC 0-0 25,003 Bonham Hoever McNally Rose Stevens Burger<br />
Sat 25 H Blackburn Rovers 15:00 EFLC 0-3 22,652 Bonham Hoever McNally Rose Stevens Pearson<br />
Tue 28 A Queens Park Rangers 19:45 EFLC 2-4 16,901 Bonham Gooch McNally Clark Stevens Burger 1<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Sat 2 A Plymouth Argyle 15:00 EFLC 1-2 16,371 Bonham Hoever McNally Clark Gooch Laurent<br />
Sat 9 H Sheffield Wednesday 15:00 EFLC 0-1 22,347 Simkin Gooch McNally Clark Stevens Pearson<br />
Tue 12 H Swansea <strong>City</strong> 19:45 EFLC 1-1 18,555 Bonham Hoever McNally Rose Gooch Pearson<br />
Sun 17 A West Bromwich Albion 12:00 EFLC 1-1 23,298 Bonham Hoever McNally Rose Thompson Laurent<br />
Sat 23 H <strong>Millwall</strong> 15:00 EFLC<br />
Tue 26 A Birmingham <strong>City</strong> 17:15 EFLC<br />
Fri 29 A Watford 19:45 EFLC<br />
JANUARY<br />
Mon 1 H Ipswich Town 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 6 H Brighton & Hove Albion 15:00 FAC<br />
Sat 13 A Rotherham United 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 20 H Birmingham <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 27 A Sunderland 15:00 EFLC<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Sat 3 H Leicester <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 10 A Blackburn Rovers 15:00 EFLC<br />
Wed 14 H Queens Park Rangers 19:45 EFLC<br />
Sat 17 H Coventry <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 24 A Cardiff <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC<br />
MARCH<br />
Sat 2 H Middlesbrough 15:00 EFLC<br />
Tue 5 A Leeds United 19:45 EFLC<br />
Sat 9 A Preston North End 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 16 H Norwich <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC<br />
Fri 29 A Hull <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC<br />
APRIL<br />
Mon 1 H Huddersfield Town 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 6 H West Bromwich Albion 15:00 EFLC<br />
Wed 10 A Swansea <strong>City</strong> 19:45 EFLC<br />
Sat 13 A Sheffield Wednesday 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 20 H Plymouth Argyle 15:00 EFLC<br />
Sat 27 A Southampton 15:00 EFLC<br />
MAY<br />
stoke city<br />
season stats 23/24 correct up to 18.12.23<br />
Sat 4 H Brsitol <strong>City</strong> 15:00 EFLC
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First Sub Second Sub Third Sub Fourth Sub Fifth Sub (58) minute subbed<br />
1 Goalscorer Yellow Card Red Card EFLC = EFL Championship CC = Carabao Cup FAC = FA Cup<br />
SUBSTITUTES<br />
REFEREE<br />
Laurent Brown 1 Johnson Vidigal 2 Mmaee Chiquinho 75’, Thompson 79, Sidibe 90+1’, Wesley 90+2’, Bonham, Tymon J Busby<br />
Thompson Laurent Chiquinho Wesley Mmaee Johnson 61’, Gayle 61’, Vidigal 1 61’, Pearson 87’, Rose 90+1’, Stevens G Eltringham<br />
Laurent Chiquinho Johnson Vidigal Mmaee Wesley 34’, Gayle 74’, Sidibe 82’, Bonham, Tymon, Thompson, McNally J Smith<br />
Laurent Johnson Stevens Wesley Vidigal 1 Tymon 69’, Pearson 80’, Mmaee 80’, Chiquinho 80’, Gayle, Bonham, Sidibe J Bell<br />
Thompson Johnson Tymon Wesley Vidigal Léris 45’, Burger 45’, Pearson 45’, Campbell 45’, Mmaee 77’, Gayle D Webb<br />
Burger 1 Léris 1 Laurent 2 Campbell 1 Mmaee 1 Gayle 45’, McNally 58’, Thompson 58’, Sidibe 64’, Jojić 73’, Stevens M Salisbury<br />
Pearson Léris Laurent Campbell Wesley Gooch 61’, Rose 61’, Johnson 61’, Junho 71’, Jojić 90’, Gayle, Bonham M Donohue<br />
Campbell Laurent Burger Junho Wesley Hakšabanović 61’. Johnson 61’, Tchamadeu 74’, Gayle 88’, Bonham O Langford<br />
Burger Pearson Johnson 1 Hakšabanović Campbell Junho 73’, Gayle 78’, Wesley 86’, Bonham, Thompson, Jojić, Tchamadeu D Bond<br />
Thompson Laurent Burger Campbell Hakšabanović Vidigal 1 13’, Wesley 35’, Hoever 79’, Junho 80’, Gayle, Bonham T Bramall<br />
Pearson Léris Johnson Junho Wesley Laurent 70’, Hakšabanović 70’, Lowe 77’, Gayle 77’, Sidibe 83’, Vidigal G Scott<br />
Pearson Johnson Léris 1 Wesley Hakšabanović 1 Tchamadeu 45’, Lowe 1 65’, McNally 75’, Burger 75’, Junho 83’ J Simpson<br />
Laurent Johnson Hakšabanović Lowe Léris Thompson 59’, Burger 70’, Junho 70’, Wesley 74’, Gayle, Jojić J Bell<br />
Pearson Burger Johnson Junho Lowe Sidibe 88’, Hakšabanović 88’, Gayle 88’, Vidigal, Bonham, Wesley, Jojić G Eltringham<br />
Burger Léris Johnson Vidigal Mmaee 1 Thompson 70’, Laurent 71’, Lowe 79’, Gooch 80’, Bonham, Wesley G Scott<br />
Pearson Léris Johnson Vidigal Mmaee Gooch 76’, Wesley 76’, Laurent 81’, Stevens 90+1’, Bonham, P Tierney<br />
Pearson Léris 1 Johnson Hakšabanović Gayle Thompson 36’, Gooch 72’, Vidigal 80’, Wesley 80’, Burger A Kitchen<br />
Pearson Léris Johnson Vidigal Gayle Hakšabanović 58’, Wesley 58’, Junho 67’, Laurent 82’. Gooch 82’ O Langford<br />
Pearson Léris Johnson Gayle Vidigal Mmaee 60’, Laurent 67’, Junho 67’, Gooch 79’, Thompson, Clark A Backhouse<br />
Burger Léris Johnson Junho Gayle Mmaee 56’, Gooch 74’, Campbell 74’, Thompson 80’, Wesley 80’ A Kitchen<br />
Pearson Campbell Vidigal Junho Mmaee 1 Hoever 58’, Léris 70’, Johnson 70’, Laurent 82’, Wesley 82’ J Linington<br />
Pearson Campbell 1 Vidigal Junho Mmaee Léris 71’, Baker 82’, Lowe 90’, Rose, Gayle, Thompson, Wesley, Tchamadeu S Barrott<br />
Laurent Burger Léris Mmaee Junho Hoever 71’, Wesley 78’, Rose 78’, Vidigal 86’, Baker, Gayle, Thompson D Coote<br />
Burger Tchamadeu Laurent Johnson 1 Mmaee Junho 73’, Thompson 81’, Lowe 90+3’, Vidigal, Gayle, Wesley, Clark, Simkin D Webb<br />
Burger Gooch 1 Junho Johnson Mmaee Wesley 69’, Vidigal 69’, Baker, Jojić, Tchamadeu, Clark, Léris, Lowe, Simkin A Kitchen<br />
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
Home<br />
Away<br />
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts<br />
1 Leicester 22 9 0 2 20 6 9 1 1 24 10 +28 55<br />
2 Ipswich 22 9 1 1 32 19 7 3 1 15 9 +19 52<br />
3 Leeds 22 7 4 0 22 10 5 2 4 15 12 +15 42<br />
4 Southampton 22 7 2 2 23 14 5 4 2 14 15 +8 42<br />
5 West Brom 22 6 3 2 18 10 4 3 4 16 12 +12 36<br />
6 Hull 22 5 4 2 18 10 5 2 4 16 17 +7 36<br />
7 Sunderland 22 7 0 4 20 13 3 3 5 12 11 +8 33<br />
8 Preston 22 5 2 4 16 22 4 3 4 12 16 -10 32<br />
9 Watford 22 5 4 3 23 13 3 3 4 12 14 +8 31<br />
10 Norwich 22 6 1 4 16 13 3 3 5 23 26 0 31<br />
11 Blackburn 22 5 0 6 15 19 5 1 5 19 19 -4 31<br />
12 Cardiff 22 6 1 4 16 11 3 2 6 12 16 +1 30<br />
13 Middlesbrough 22 5 1 5 12 11 4 2 5 22 23 0 30<br />
14 Bristol C 22 5 2 4 14 12 3 3 5 9 12 -1 29<br />
15 Coventry 22 4 6 1 13 8 2 3 6 15 17 +3 27<br />
16 Plymouth 22 7 1 3 27 16 0 4 7 7 19 -1 26<br />
17 Birmingham 22 5 4 2 17 12 2 1 8 9 20 -6 26<br />
18 Swansea 22 2 5 4 13 14 4 2 5 17 17 -1 25<br />
19 <strong>Stoke</strong> 22 4 2 5 10 13 2 3 6 11 17 -9 23<br />
20 <strong>Millwall</strong> 22 2 3 6 9 17 3 4 4 15 14 -7 22<br />
21 Huddersfield 22 2 5 4 10 18 2 5 4 11 18 -15 22<br />
22 QPR 22 2 3 5 10 16 3 2 7 10 16 -12 20<br />
23 Sheff Wed 22 3 3 5 10 15 1 1 9 6 20 -19 16<br />
24 Rotherham 22 2 5 4 14 16 0 2 9 6 28 -24 13<br />
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OFFICIAL PARTNERS<br />
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Platinum Club Partners<br />
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Club Partners<br />
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Community Trust & Women’s Team Partners<br />
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Official Community Partner<br />
Official Community Partner<br />
To find out more about our Official Partners visit stokecityfc.com/club/club-partners
MATCH OFFICIALS<br />
Referee - Geoff Eltringham | Assistant Referee 1 - Shaun Hudson | Assistant Referee 2 - Graham Kane | Fourth Official - James Bell<br />
<strong>Stoke</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong><br />
Head Coach: Steven Schumacher<br />
2 Lynden Gooch<br />
3 Enda Stevens<br />
4 Ben Pearson<br />
5 Michael Rose<br />
6 Wouter Burger<br />
7 André Vidigal<br />
8 Lewis Baker<br />
10 Tyrese Campbell<br />
11 Dwight Gayle<br />
12 Daniel Johnson<br />
13 Jack Bonham GK<br />
15 Jordan Thompson<br />
16 Ben Wilmot<br />
17 Ki-Jana Hoever<br />
18 Wesley<br />
19 Ryan Mmaee<br />
20 Sead Hakšabanović<br />
21 Nikola Jojić<br />
22 Bae Junho<br />
23 Luke McNally<br />
24 Junior Tchamadeu<br />
26 Ciaran Clark<br />
27 Mehdi Léris<br />
28 Josh Laurent<br />
29 D’Margio Wright-Phillips<br />
30 Sol Sidibe<br />
34 Frank Fielding GK<br />
35 Nathan Lowe<br />
37 Emre Tezgel<br />
40 Blondy Nna Noukeu GK<br />
45 Tommy Simkin GK<br />
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Head Coach: Joe Edwards<br />
2 Danny McNamara<br />
3 Murray Wallace<br />
4 Shaun Hutchinson<br />
5 Jake Cooper<br />
7 Kevin Nisbet<br />
8 Billy Mitchell<br />
9 Tom Bradshaw<br />
10 Zian Flemming<br />
11 Ryan Longman<br />
14 Allan Campbell<br />
15 Joe Bryan<br />
17 Brooke Norton-Cuffy<br />
18 Ryan Leonard<br />
19 Duncan Watmore<br />
20 Matija Šarkić GK<br />
22 Aidomo Emakhu<br />
23 George Saville<br />
24 Casper De Norre<br />
25 Romain Esse<br />
27 Connal Trueman GK<br />
33 Bartosz Białkowski GK<br />
39 George Honeyman<br />
45 Wes Harding<br />
46 Niino Adom-Malaki