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Stoke City Secures Victory in Tight Match Against Birmingham
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire – In a match corresponding to the fifth round of the Championship, Stoke City defeated Birmingham at the bet365 Stadium. The only goal of the match, scored by B. Lawal in the 21st minute with an assist from A. Cresswell, was enough to secure the three points for the home side.
Birmingham dominated possession with 58% compared to Stoke City’s 42%, but failed to translate that superiority into clear goal-scoring opportunities. The visitors took seven shots, but none found the target, contrasting with the three shots on target out of Stoke’s eight attempts.
The match was marked by intensity and fouls, with 11 committed by Stoke and 10 by Birmingham. Referee Michael Salisbury showed three yellow cards to Stoke players, J. Tchamadeu, B. Pearson, and L. Baker, while B. Osayi-Samuel from Birmingham received a yellow card in stoppage time. Despite Birmingham’s attempts to equalize, Stoke’s defense remained solid, securing a valuable home victory. Stoke City generated 5 corners, unlike Birmingham with 3.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 59 T. Doyle came in and M. Ducksch went out., at minute 59 E. Laird came in and B. Osayi-Samuel went out., at minute 60 P. Roberts came in and L. Koumas went out., at minute 79 J. Stansfield came in and K. Furuhashi went out., at minute 84 P. Neumann came in and M. Leonard went out.
Substitutions stoke city: at minute 71 T. Rigo came in and J. Bae went out., at minute 82 B. Pearson came in and T. Seko went out., at minute 90 M. Manhoef came in and L. Cisse went out., at minute 90 A. Cresswell came in and E. Bocat went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stoke City
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