Match summary
Stoke City beat Walsall 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the Carabao Cup, Round 1.
Stoke City vs Walsall in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Stoke City1W 1D 3L
Stoke CityWalsall
4Pointsof 159
3Goals scored5
9Goals conceded4
1Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row0
1Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win1
3Conceded in a row2
Head to head2 meetings · Aug 2013 – Jul 2018
- Stoke City wins
- 2
- Draws
- 0
- Walsall wins
- 0
3.5goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
100%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Stoke CityWalsall
- Substitution · Stoke City · Divin Mubama · InOut: Róbert Boženík89'
- Substitution · Stoke City · — · In78'
- 77'Substitution · Walsall · — · In
- 74'Substitution · Walsall · Aden Flint · InOut: Priestley Farquharson
- 66'Substitution · Walsall · Jamie Jellis · InOut: Connor Barrett
- 65'Substitution · Walsall · Jake Hollman · InOut: Ronan Maher
- 65'Substitution · Walsall · Jonny Stuttle · InOut: Josh Gordon
- Substitution · Stoke City · Ben Wilmot · InOut: Ben Gibson64'
- Substitution · Stoke City · Jun-ho Bae · InOut: Million Manhoef63'
- Substitution · Stoke City · William Smith · InOut: Bosun Lawal63'
- 57'Yellow Card · Walsall · Priestley Farquharson
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Bosun Lawal55'
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Tatsuki Seko50'
- 9'VAR Decision · Walsall · Albert AdomahVAR Decision
- VAR Decision · Stoke City · Divin MubamaVAR Decision6'
- 3'VAR Decision · Walsall · Jonny StuttleVAR Decision
Match Statistics
Match stats
Stoke CityWalsall
74%Ball Possession26%
8Shots Total11
1Shots On Target1
4Corners6
8Fouls13
2Yellow Cards1
0Offsides2
1Saves1
604Passes198
5Shots Off Target4
149Attacks60
41Dangerous Attacks35
3Shots Inside Box6
5Shots Outside Box5
13Free Kicks8
2Shots Blocked6
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
12Tackles41
541Accurate Passes123
23Total Crosses17
4Accurate Crosses5
9Interceptions9
45Duels Won70
0Big Chances Created1
0Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-1-4-2
Manager: Matt Sadler
Starting XI
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SH
Sam Hornby6.6
-
HB
Harrison Burke6.7
-
DC
Daniel Cox7.0
-
CB
Connor Barrett6.9
-
CC
Courtney Clarke6.3
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RM
Ronan Maher7.4
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VH
V. Harper7.3
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JG
Josh Gordon6.7
Substitutes
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MR
Myles Roberts-
JS
Jonny Stuttle6.7
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JJ
Jamie Jellis7.0
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LW
Lewis Warrington-
RB
Rico BrownePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 64' | 0 | 0 | - | 93(97%) | - | - | |
| 7.4 | 120' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 103(96%) | 1 | 8/10 | |
| 7.3 | 120' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(100%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 7.2 | 120' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 94(87%) | 2 | 3/7 | |
Jaden Mears DF | 7.1 | 120' | 0 | 0 | - | 67(85%) | 1 | 5/11 |
| 6.9 | 89' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(64%) | 1 | 7/13 | |
| 6.8 | 120' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 32(84%) | 2 | 2/8 | |
| 6.8 | 56' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(95%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.7 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 27(85%) | 2 | 2/7 | |
| 6.6 | 78' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(92%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.5 | 31' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 1/2 | |
Favour Fawunmi MF | 6.4 | 120' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(73%) | 2 | 8/18 |
| 6.4 | 42' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(79%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.2 | 57' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(83%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
William Smith MF | 6.2 | 57' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(81%) | - | 1/5 |
| 5.8 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(85%) | - | 3/18 |
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