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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 8
Premier League 2 Division One 2020/21Match Finished

Stoke City U23 vs West Bromwich Albion U23

21 Dec 2020 · 13:30 GMT · Regular Season - 8

Stoke City U23

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4:3HT 4–0

West Bromwich Albion U23

AWAY
⚽ Ethon O'Driscoll-Varian 14′⚽ Ethon O'Driscoll-Varian 29′⚽ Ethon O'Driscoll-Varian 36′ (Penalty)⚽ Christian Norton 45+1′ (Penalty)
⚽ Cheikh Diaby 63′ (Penalty)⚽ William Forrester 70′ (Own Goal)⚽ Finley Thorndike 90+2′
Clayton Wood Training Ground, Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireReferee: S. CopelandRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Stoke City U23 win 4–3

Match Finished in the regular season - 8 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 7 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES4 – 3
HALF-TIME4 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Stoke City U23West Bromwich Albion U23

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Stoke City U23

Formation not supplied

Coach K. Russell

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Robbie HemfreyProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 5
    Ryan ShawcrossProfile: Defender · 33 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  3. 6
    Liam LindsayProfile: Defender · 25 at kick-off
  4. 2
    William ForresterProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Own Goal 70′
  5. 3
    Kieran CoatesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 8
    Joseph AllenProfile: Midfielder · 30 at kick-off
    Off 75′
  7. 11
    Thibaud VerlindenProfile: Attacker · 21 at kick-off
  8. 4
    Daniel MaloneProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Adam PorterProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  10. 9
    Christian NortonProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Penalty 45+1′
  11. 7
    Ethon O'Driscoll-VarianProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 14′Normal Goal 29′Penalty 36′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Connor TaylorProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 15
    Lewis MacariProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 75′
  3. 13
    Paul CooperProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  4. 14
    Oluwaseun AdebamboProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  5. 16
    Douglas ConnorProfile: Attacker

West Bromwich Albion U23

Formation not supplied

Coach D. Burton

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    David ButtonProfile: Goalkeeper · 31 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Lee PeltierProfile: Defender · 34 at kick-off
  3. 4
    Cédric KipréProfile: Defender · 24 at kick-off
  4. 3
    Tyrese DyceProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  5. 5
    George HarmonProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  6. 8
    Kamil GrosickiProfile: Midfielder · 32 at kick-off
  7. 11
    Samuel FieldProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    Off 56′
  8. 6
    Rekeem HarperProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Kyle EdwardsProfile: Attacker · 22 at kick-off
  10. 9
    Cheikh DiabyProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Penalty 63′
  11. 7
    Taylor Gardner-HickmanProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 46′

Substitutes5

  1. 14
    Finley ThorndikeProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 46′Normal Goal 90+2′
  2. 12
    Toby KingProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 56′
  3. 15
    Aksum WhiteProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  4. 16
    Caleb TaylorProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  5. 13
    Samuel FrenchProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalStoke City U23

    Ethon O'Driscoll-Varian

  2. Normal GoalStoke City U23

    Ethon O'Driscoll-Varian · Assist: Joseph Allen

  3. PenaltyStoke City U23

    Ethon O'Driscoll-Varian

  4. PenaltyStoke City U23

    Christian Norton

  5. SubstitutionStoke City U23

    Off Ryan Shawcross On Connor Taylor

  6. SubstitutionWest Bromwich Albion U23

    Off Taylor Gardner-Hickman On Finley Thorndike

  7. SubstitutionWest Bromwich Albion U23

    Off Samuel Field On Toby King

  8. PenaltyWest Bromwich Albion U23

    Cheikh Diaby

  9. Own GoalWest Bromwich Albion U23

    William Forrester

  10. SubstitutionStoke City U23

    Off Joseph Allen On Lewis Macari

  11. Normal GoalWest Bromwich Albion U23

    Finley Thorndike · Assist: Kamil Grosicki

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2020/21 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Stoke City U23

LNewcastle United U23 vs Stoke City U2311 Dec 2020 · Regular Season - 73 – 2LStoke City U23 vs Burnley U237 Dec 2020 · Regular Season - 70 – 1WStoke City U23 vs Crystal Palace U2330 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 71 – 0LStoke City U23 vs Aston Villa U2323 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 60 – 2WFulham U23 vs Stoke City U236 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 51 – 2

West Bromwich Albion U23

LWest Bromwich Albion U23 vs Wolves U2314 Dec 2020 · Regular Season - 72 – 4WWest Bromwich Albion U23 vs Sunderland U2330 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 63 – 1LLeeds United U23 vs West Bromwich Albion U2323 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 62 – 1WMiddlesbrough U23 vs West Bromwich Albion U238 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 50 – 1WWest Bromwich Albion U23 vs Newcastle United U2323 Oct 2020 · Regular Season - 41 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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