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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 42 (setup 1, season 31)
Stoke City
v.
Burton Albion
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
David OSPINA Ramírez71Alex McCARTHY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
James TOMKINS728Mason HOLGATE
MIGUEL Luís Pinto VELOSO835Rasim TAGIRBEKOV
Etienne CAPOUE47JÁDSON Rodrigues da Silva
Wes MORGAN57Brandon MECHELE
Robert HUTH66Bartosz SALAMON
Dan GOSLING76Sam OSBORNE
Sam MATTHEWS686Takashi INUI
Graziano PELLÉ97Óscar René CARDOZO Marín
Peter CROUCH106Germán Gustavo DENIS
Jay RODRIGUEZ7116Robbie KRUSE
Manager
Federico FERNÁNDEZ12Danny HOESEN
Soslan DZHANAEV13
Ashley COLE14Nikola AKSENTIJEVIC
Giuseppe ROSSI15Bruno PETKOVIC
Muhamed BESIC16Tom FLANAGAN

Stoke City 2 Burton Albion 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 33,975, Stadium: bet365, Referee: Scott MATHIESON 7½)
14 Rodriguez, 61 GoslingScorers66 Kruse
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings75 Mechele
5Corners5
8Fouls9
3Offsides3
5Shots on6
8Shots off8
13Total shots14
3Shots saved4
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Etienne CAPOUE
3The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from CROUCH fell just over.
6INUI knocked the ball to KRUSE who fired it inches over.
14GOAL!! After some patient play on the left RODRIGUEZ came inside and fired the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Stoke City)
21A header by CARDOZO at the near post was comfortably collected by OSPINA.
23CAPOUE beat four Burton Albion players and drove a shot wide.
25DENIS's shot beat OSPINA but rebounded off the Stoke City woodwork.
27A cross from DENIS left KRUSE in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
32INUI headed wide.
37INUI's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
45+2OSBORNE worked the ball to JÁDSON, DENIS controlled his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of OSPINA.
 
52MATTHEWS rushed an easy chance.
53MATTHEWS kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
55A shot from MATTHEWS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
61GOAL!! On the left wing PELLÉ collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for GOSLING to flick it over the line. (2-0 Stoke City)
65A mix up in the Burton Albion defence enabled RODRIGUEZ to hit the ball just beyond the near post.
66GOAL!! A cross from the right was touched down by TAGIRBEKOV for KRUSE to score. (2-1 Stoke City)
73A penalty box meleé resulted in MECHELE knocking the ball over.
75The ref books MECHELE for a clumsy tackle.
78A right foot effort from PELLÉ was tipped over by the 'keeper.
83A delightful strike from CARDOZO was dealt with by a fine block from the Stoke City 'keeper.
90OSBORNE rifled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
90+1A strike from PELLÉ held little difficulty for the Burton Albion 'keeper.