English
Stoke City defeated Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in a match played at the bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on March 12th, 2025, corresponding to round 37 of the English Championship. Despite having less possession (43% compared to Blackburn’s 57%), Stoke City secured the victory thanks to A. Al Hamadi’s goal in the 19th minute, assisted by L. Baker. The match was a closely fought contest, with 16 fouls committed by Stoke and 14 by Blackburn. Both teams received two yellow cards; Stoke’s S. Gallagher and J. Thompson were cautioned in the closing stages, while M. Gueye and L. Travis received yellow cards for Blackburn. Although Blackburn had more possession and shots (10 to 8), Stoke’s accuracy on target (3 out of 8) proved decisive in securing the three points.
Substitutions stoke city: at minute 60 L. Koumas came in and M. Manhoef went out., at minute 73 S. Gallagher came in and A. Al Hamadi went out., at minute 73 E. Stevens came in and E. Bocat went out., at minute 90 M. Rose came in and E. Stevens went out.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 64 S. Tronstad came in and A. Forshaw went out., at minute 65 Y. Ohashi came in and T. Cantwell went out., at minute 65 E. Dennis came in and T. Dolan went out., at minute 79 J. Rankin-Costello came in and D. Sanderson went out., at minute 90 C. Woodrow came in and L. Travis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stoke City
Blackburn
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