West Brom 0 - 1 Stroke City

West Brom 0 - 1 Stroke City

Today's referee, Mike Dean, has blown to start the match.Chris Brunt (W.B.A.) gets up for a header but cannot keep the ball on target.W.B.A. push upfield and Shane Long gets his head to the ball. The attempt is cleared by an alert Stoke defence.Somen Tchoyi for the home team is judged to be offside.W.B.A. are pushing forward but Youssouf Mulumbu's finish is wide of the goal.Stoke's Jonathan Walters misses with an attempt on goal.Marc Wilson for Stoke gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.W.B.A.'s Chris Brunt gets his shot away but it misses the target.

in minute 35 Paul Scharner is down and play has been interrupted for a few moments.The match in West Bromwich is under way once more.Mike Dean waits before resuming play because Marc Wilson for Stoke is still down.Play has been resumed.Minute 37 The away team have substituted Marc Wilson with Andy Wilkinson. Tony Pulis is thus making his first change.

Paul Scharner for W.B.A. is back on the field again.At The Hawthorns the fourth official shows that 2 minutes will be added to the first half.Shane Long for W.B.A. drives towards goal at The Hawthorns. But the finish is unsuccessful.Jermaine Pennant of Stoke gets in a strike, but is off target.The first-half has ended.

The second half has started at The Hawthorns.Mike Dean blows against W.B.A.'s Somen Tchoyi for offside.W.B.A. have scored at least one goal for 7 consecutive matches.W.B.A. are pushing forward but Somen Tchoyi's finish is wide of the goal.W.B.A. drive upfield and Youssouf Mulumbu gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Stoke defender.In West Bromwich W.B.A. attack through Somen Tchoyi. The finish is off target, however.

Minute 65 Play has been temporarily suspended for attention to Dean Whitehead for Stoke who is writhing in pain on the pitch.Play is underway once more.Jerome Thomas is replacing Chris Brunt for the home team.Tony Pulis (Stoke) is making a second substitution, with Danny Pugh replacing Matthew Etherington.Dean Whitehead is back on his feet again.Minute 75 Ryan Shotton is on as sub for Jermaine Pennant for Stoke.Somen Tchoyi for W.B.A. gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.Minute 77 Marc-Antoine Fortune is replacing Somen Tchoyi for W.B.A. at The Hawthorns.The home team have replaced James Morrison with Graham Dorrans. This is the third substitution made today by Roy Hodgson.

In West Bromwich, Youssouf Mulumbu in W.B.A. is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence.Minute 90 Goal! Ryan Shotton gives Stoke a 1 - 0 lead.That's a fine assist from Ryan Shotton.4 minutes will be added to the second half.W.B.A. are coming forward and Youssouf Mulumbu gets in a strike, it misses the target, however.The second-half is over. The match ends 0 - 1.