Championship: AFC Bournemouth recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Stoke City 2-1
BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth succeeded in turn the table against Stoke City to win 2-1.
BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth was able to turn the table against Stoke City to win 2-1. It was Stoke City to strike first with a goal of T. Smith at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Lowe gave the win to AFC Bournemouth in the 89′ minute with a goal. AFC Bournemouth was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
M. Fox received a red card (32′). This red card was one of the reason why Stoke City lost the match.
The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson who had the assistance of Andrew Fox and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
AFC Bournemouth was in firm control of the ball 68% while Stoke City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons AFC Bournemouth won the match.
AFC Bournemouth shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
AFC Bournemouth received 4 yellow cards (C. Mepham, J. Lowe, L. Cook and L. Kelly). On the opposite side, Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (T. Smith, J. Brown and J. Thompson).
Also, Stoke City didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Fox (Stoke City) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (32′).
After this match, AFC Bournemouth will have 58 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will stay with 44 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
T. Smith
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25'25'
T. Smith
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32'32'
M. Fox
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39'39'
J. Brown
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40'40'
C. Mepham
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43'43'
J. Lowe
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57'57'
J. Thompson
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72'72'
L. Cook
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73'73'
E. Laird
A. Smith
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75'75'
S. Clucas
J. Thompson
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78'78'
E. Marcondes
L. Cook
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81'81'
J. Maja
J. Brown
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82'82'
L. Kelly
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83'83'
D. Solanke
L. Kelly
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89'89'
J. Lowe
D. Solanke
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90'90'
B. Pearson
S. Dembele
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90'90'
S. Fletcher
T. Smith
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, AFC Bournemouth will play away against Preston North End on the 5th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (1 draw).
Stoke City will host Blackpool on the 5th of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Stoke City (2 draws).
AFC Bournemouth: Formation and Lineups
AFC Bournemouth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Scott Parker chose to play with the following team: Mark Travers , Adam Smith , Chris Mepham , Lloyd Kelly , Jordan Zemura , Todd Cantwell , Lewis Cook , Philip Billing , Jamal Lowe , Dominic Solanke and Siriki Dembélé .
Substitutes
AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: A. Smith for E. Laird (73′), L. Cook for E. Marcondes (78′) and S. Dembele for B. Pearson (90′).
Top player: Todd Cantwell
Probably the most impressive player in AFC Bournemouth was Todd Cantwell even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 10 crosses.
Stoke City: Formation and Lineups
Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Michael O\’Neill played with: Jack Bonham , Liam Moore , Phil Jagielka , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Tommy Smith , Joe Allen , Lewis Baker , Jordan Thompson , Morgan Fox , Nick Powell and Jacob Brown .
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of S. Clucas (injured).
Substitutes
Stoke City made 3 changes: J. Thompson for S. Clucas (75′), J. Brown for J. Maja (81′) and T. Smith for S. Fletcher (90′).
Top player: Joe Allen
Probably the most impressive player in Stoke City was Joe Allen.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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