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Stoke City defeats Fleetwood Town in an exciting League Cup clash
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire – Stoke City overcame Fleetwood Town 2-1 in an exciting third-round League Cup encounter. The match, played at the bet365 Stadium, was punctuated by a flurry of yellow cards and substitutions but ultimately saw the home side emerge victorious.
The Potters dominated possession for much of the game, but the first half was relatively uneventful in terms of goal-scoring opportunities. However, the match burst to life in the second half with Michael Rose scoring for Stoke City in the 54th minute, assisted by Saidy Janko.
Fleetwood refused to be defeated and equalised in the 90th minute through Ryan Bennett, assisted by Paddy Patterson. However, the equaliser was short-lived as Stoke City managed to snatch the winning goal in stoppage time.
Despite the victory, Stoke City showed some defensive frailties, conceding several chances to Fleetwood. The home side also made numerous errors, which resulted in a high number of yellow cards.
Statistics:
Stoke City: 65% possession, 21 shots (4 on target, 12 off target), 12 corners, 9 fouls, 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Fleetwood Town: 35% possession, 7 shots (2 on target, 3 off target), 2 corners, 8 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Upcoming matches:
Stoke City face Bristol City in the next round of the League Cup, while Fleetwood Town return to League One action.
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Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 7 K. Hughes came in and H. Holgate went out., at minute 59 R. Graydon came in and R. Coughlan went out., at minute 59 R. Broom came in and C. Johnston went out., at minute 70 R. Bennett came in and K. Hughes went out., at minute 71 A. Odubeko came in and M. Helm went out., at minute 72 T. Lonergan came in and D. Mayor went out.
Substitutions stoke city: at minute 41 B. Wilmot came in and A. Phillips went out., at minute 46 E. Bocat came in and E. Stevens went out., at minute 62 W. Burger came in and A. Moran went out., at minute 63 E. Tezgel came in and M. Manhoef went out., at minute 63 T. Cannon came in and J. Bae went out., at minute 89 D. Lipsiuc came in and L. Koumas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stoke City
Fleetwood Town
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