Ramadan gets a booking too as he strips off his shirt and tears around the edge of the ground in triumph. What a result for the hosts - as the referee blows for full time!
90' +5
Ramadan Sobhi has scored a goal for Stoke City! Assist by E. Choupo-Moting.
A brilliant little run from Choupo-Moting again, just like he did at the first half too; this time with a unselfish finish to put another name on the scoresheet.
Stoke win for the first time in four! Choupo-Moting picks out a pass from Diouf in midfield as West Brom pile forward, and suddenly the Potters man is away, unmarked, as Foster backpedals desperately to his own box. He only has the retreating keeper to beat; instead, he plays in wide to Ramadan, tearing up in support who drills it in behind to seal a monumental result for Mark Hughes.
90' +3
Burke! He scuffs it wide to the left as Butland manages to push him off in a crowded box. Corner to West Brom; Foster is up now in the Stoke penalty area.
Rondon! An open net for the West Brom man as Butland's save from the corner goes awry and that could be the last chance for the Baggies.
90' +2
Diouf! Oh, the Stoke man could have sealed the deal there, putting a fabulous cross from Allen straight to Foster. What a chance.
90' +1
Evans plays it from halfway as Stoke's midfield pin him back - and it goes to Wimmer at the back who blasts it down the wing away from danger.
90'
Now Foster comes to the edge of the box to scoop up a loose ball pursued by Ramadan. Four added minutes; can the Potters hold out for the win to save Mark Hughes' job?
89'
Stoke get a corner now, much to the disgust of Brunt who remonstrates with the referee, claiming a foul from Ramadan. His cries are waved away - though the resulting corner is dealt with by Burke and West Brom begin their counter-attack again.
87'
Butland! The keeper races off his line, to the edge of the box and just manages to get a hand at the very edge of the whitewash to clear the ball away from a rampaging Rondon. Inch-perfect from the Potters man - but his defence was MIA there.
86'
Rodriguez squeezes a shot off that squirms out left of goal as he gets the angle wrong. Stoke hanging on by a whisker here with four minutes - plus injury time - left on the clock.
84'
Cameron blasts a long, hanging kick downfield where Crouch becomes involved in a tussle with Evans for the ball. The defender manages to play it back to Foster and the keeper sends it back into open play with a massive, lofted delivery.
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Free kick for Stoke now, some 35 yards out on the right as Crouch is fouled. Ramadan turns it in for the lanky striker - though he can't make the connection he wants, steering it wide and out for a throw -in to the Baggies deep in their own half.
81'
O. Burke enters the game and replaces K. Gibbs.
Oliver Burke is the final change for West Brom, replacing Gibbs as Pardew looks for pace from his side in the closing stages.
80'
Barry turns a cross infield from the left edge for Rondon at the right post of the box, only for the effort to skim behind him and out for a goal kick.
79'
Ramadan Sobhi enters the game and replaces X. Shaqiri.
A second change for Stoke now, as Shaqiri is replaced by Ramadan Sobhi. Can Stoke hold out for the win here?
77'
Shawcross! Down the other end, Shaqiri earns a free-kick for the hosts 30 yards out on the right and his effort finds the defender who puts a wonderful header low to the right. Foster makes a great dive to clear - and then West Brom get a free-kick as the referee deems that Zouma had pushed Rodriguez in the box.
75'
Rodriguez! Butland scrambles low to get to the ball before the Baggies man can get there - but was the striker pulled back by a Stoke defender? Moments later, Rondon goes for a second from the left edge of the box; the keeper tucks himself low and collects under pressure.
73'
A huge breath from Stoke as West Brom's latest attempt - helped by a marginal throw-in call - goes close by inches. Butland recollects and the Potters look to keep the ball in midfield.
72'
And now a third corner too, as Evans goes close again, with a Wimmer deflection pusjomh it wide and left. This time, Diouf makes the connection and blasts it downfield and out for a West Brom throw in their own half.
71'
Evans makes contact, and steers it to Butland who palms it over. Second corner incoming.
70'
Now Wimmer is the man who is forced to clear a Rodriguez effort, clipping it wide and out for a throw. Nyom races back down to pull a cross in; a cross that swings perilously close to the goal and Butland pushes out for a corner.
69'
Livermore! A deflection off Allen falls to the feet of the Baggies man, whose half-volley skirts wide and just out on the left from inside the box. West Brom closing on a second here...
68'
Mame Biram Diouf does indeed take to the pitch now, with Fletcher the man he replaces.
Livermore gets the corner played back out wide, and looks to deliver into the box, only for Zouma to steer it away for the moment again.
67'
M. Diouf enters the game and replaces D. Fletcher.
Zouma tucks a Rodriguez cross out on the right and Brunt has a corner for the Baggies.
66'
West Brom's relentless assault on the Stoke backline has calmed for the moment, though both are making scrappy, sloppy errors in midfield. Diouf is warming up on the touchline; the hosts look poised to make a change.
64'
Crouch breaks down the right, chasing a long ball delivered by Shaqiri; it falls to Evans instead who plays it back out of danger to Foster.
62'
Allen collects the soft cross into the box and bringsd it back out down the wing - before he too recieves a free-kick following a silly challenge by Livermore.
61'
J. Rodríguez enters the game and replaces N. Chadli.
Chadli departs - and Jay Rodriguez takes his place. The substitute has scored three times against Stoke on his last five Premier League starts.
59'
He's only just returned from a hip injury that's kept him out for a few months, and it looks like Chadli will be heading off shortly. Meanwhile, Cameron puts a clumsy challenge on Robson-Kanu and West Brom get a free-kick 40 yards out on the right wing.
57'
Stoke are on the ropes as it stands, clinging onto their lead as Livermore and Rondon both play into the box again. Crouch and Shaqiri manage to pull the Potters out of danger - before the referee stops play as Chadli remains down in backplay.
56'
Shaqiri then earns a subsequent free-kick after Hegazi fouls him 30 yards out on the right. The Potters man turns in a wonderful effort headed for the centre of the box; Choupo-Moting meets and glances it just over the crossbar.
55'
Back-to-back corners for the Baggies now, after Barry and then Livermore see Edwards force their crosses out. Eventually, Shaqiri slips out of the defensive line and rescues Stoke from immediate danger.
53'
Robson-Kanu now goes close with a short range header, only for Butland to read it and collect with a dive. West Brom have a spring in their step now; this is turning into a Christmas cracker.
51'
S. Rondón has scored a goal for West Bromwich Albion! Assist by C. Brunt.
Brunt caught out the Stoke defence there fabulously, it must be said. Mark Hughes looks collected on the outside; the inside is likely a different matter right now.
West Brom pull one back! Rondon keeps his composure, and slots a long ball from Brunt over the Stoke defence behind Butland with a lovely little dink. Is the comeback on for the Baggies?
49'
Robson-Kanu tries to reach a Livermore cross in the Stoke box, only for Wimmer and then Zouma to slip in and play off each other in a neat one-two to get the ball out of danger.
48'
On a statistical level, Stoke are the division's worst team in terms of defence; 39 conceded this season, with 23 in the second half. If West Brom can find the goal first now, they're right back in the mix here.
46'
N. Chadli enters the game and replaces J. McClean.
We're back underway in the Midlands, with a substitute to start the half for West Brom too; McClean is off and Nacer Chadli is on. Can the Baggies find their way back for what would be a remarkabale win?
45' +2
E. Choupo-Moting has scored a goal for Stoke City! Assist by J. Allen.
Having netted the first, it's Allen who supplies this second, with a lovely through-ball too going down the right. Stoke looked like they were taking their foot off the gas somewhat - not anymore though.
Oh my word, what an outrageous goal! This game was very much still in the balance for West Brom - but Maxim Choupo-Moting has just changed the complexion of this match after a wonderful piece of skill. Fed by Allen on the right, the Potters forward came into the box, and one-on-one with Foster, outwitted the keeper before planting a right-footer slap bang in the middle of the net. What a time to get a second for Stoke; disaster for West Brom on the stroke of half-time.
45'
Rondon is caught offside as Livermore sends a long ball from the right again. One added minute incoming too.
44'
Brunt turns the corner across the box - well across the box, in fact - and out for a goal-kick as it goes untouched.
43'
Rondon! McClean feeds the Baggies striker in the box on the left edge, and he playes a wonderful strike for the bottom right corner, forcing Butland to push it out for a corner with a superb dive.
42'
It's getting a touch scrappy now, as both Crouch and then Rondon are subsequently penalised for silly challenges. West Brom are looking somewhat desperate; yet Stoke are looking quite flacid too around the back.
40'
Evans and Barry play around midfield, trying to find a way forward through McClean, only for Shaqiri to force them back into their own half and eventually to Foster with a hounding run.
38'
Free-kick to the Baggies now, as Crouch finds Hegazi with his forearm in a leap for the ball in the West Brom half. Barry puts it long; Choupo-Moting collects calmly under pressure and plays Zouma away.
37'
A half-hearted appeal for a penalty from West Brom, after Robson-Kanu goes down in the box; the referee waves it away and Stoke clear off their line.
36'
Gibbs tries to dart crossfield, looking for McClean, only for Fletcher to put himself in the way and hook the ball back into the midfield.
34'
Again, Brunt's effort meets Choupo-Moting at the near post and spills away from danger, with a groan of frustration emerging on the touchline from Alan Pardew.
32'
It's another West Brom corner now, as Cameron sees out a cross looking for Rondon at the near right post from Livermore.
30'
Rondon goes close! The Baggies man appears to be clearly offside as he's fed a Livermore cross into the box, eight yards out with the keeper to beat - and he somehow skims it over the bar. What a waste of an oppertunity there.
28'
Fletcher catches another half-volley after a Hegazi header to clear an Edwards cross falls at his feet - only this time, the Scotsman's effort skies well over the crossbar.
27'
A wasted set-piece for the hosts as Shaqiri's effort goes straight to the wall and is mopped up quickly by Barry.
26'
Free-kick to Stoke now, 25 yards out in the centre-left of field after Choupo-Moting is fouled by Hegazi. Shaqiri to take...
25'
Choupo-Moting hares after a long ball pushed crossfield to the left by Fletcher; it runs a touch too long and goes out for a throw to the relief of Albion, who were caught unaware by the move.
23'
Livermore puts a through-ball down the left for Robson-Kanu, yet the weight behind it sends it skimming well out of reach for the Welsh international, and Butland collects.
21'
Rondon breaks through the Stoke back line in the box after a defensive snafu and looks to erode the lead immediately; his strike is soft thought and Butland is untroubled.
19'
J. Allen has scored a goal for Stoke City! Assist by P. Crouch.
Crouch could have probably tried for goal himself there, though one would imagine that he'll be glad he didn't. It's Allen first league goal since February, in a win against Crystal Palace.
Stoke hit the front! Choupo-Moting looks to strike himself, on the right edge of the box, only for a deflection to spill wide to Crouch. He turns it back in with a wonderful square pass - and finds Joel Allen, who rockets onto the effort and buries it behind Foster. A much-needed score for the Potters.
18'
It's not a delivery worth shouting about; Zouma meets Brunt's effort at the near post and pushes it away into midfield.
17'
Gibbs turns a ball into the Stoke box for Rondon, which Wimmer takes no chances with and punts out for a corner. Again, West Brom pile all their outfield players up to press the attack.
15'
Shaqiri earns a free-kick deep in the back-left corner of the West Brom half after Evans has a nibble at his back heels. Fletcher turns it in to the centre of the box; Rondon pops up to deal with the effort and spark a rather lacklustre counter-attack.
14'
McClean picks up a loose pass from the Stoke midfield, and pops it up for Rondon 20 yards out on the right. Livermore is up in support - yet the striker goes for goal himself and pushes it over the crossbar.
12'
Brunt steers it in this time, only to find Choupo-Moting at the near right post. Rondon almost gets back in on the action; he can't shake off his marker though and the time wasted allows Butland to clear properly.
11'
It's a tame effort from McClean, yet Stoke are unable to force it away; Livermore again sweeps in out wide on the right and pops it in for Rondon, forcing Shawcross to bully the ball out in a last-ditch tackle for another corner.
10'
Livermore breaks down the right before cutting back and turning it crossfield to the left edge of the Stoke box for Gibbs. Shawcross sees it out for a corner and West Brom muscle up downfield.
9'
Albion push a ball long down the left, via McClean, seeking out Robson-Kanu, only for the pass to fly out on the wrong side of the touchline for a Stoke throw in the home side's half.
7'
Fletcher catches a half-volley and puts a nice strike through a crowded box for the first shot on goal of the afternoon, with Foster diving to collect.
6'
Edwards hoofs a cross in for Crouch now, wide out on the right touchline from 30 yards, and Hegazi makes a hurried clearance to put it out for a throw-in.
4'
Shawcross lofts wide and left now from midfield, looking for Crouch; the cross is too heavy however and the striker can't chase the ball down in time to turn it back inside for Allen.
3'
McClean pushes up down the left now and plays it across to Livermore, only for the latter to make a weak connection and push it straight to Butland instead.
2'
First pressure comes from the visitors, as Brunt whips one in for Rondon that runs wide and over on the left of the box from 25 yards out. Early nerves for the hosts.
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We're underway in the Midlands! This may be a low quality affair at first glance, but there won't be any shortage of drama. Mark Hughes could be in charge of his last Stoke game after their recent run of form - can he turn it around today?
Hello and a Merry Christmas from the 2017-18 Premier League, as Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion kick off a hectic festive schedule at the bet365 Stadium in a must-win Midlands derby for both sides. The Potters sit one place above the relegation zone – and two above their opponents – heading into today’s game – but will they be walking away with an early present after losing three on the bounce? Kick-off is just around the corner.
With a single point between them in their last six games combined, it’s been a tough few weeks for both sides, with this late December run of fixtures a potential make-or-break streak for the season. Head-to-head, West Brom are undefeated against Stoke in six, with four wins and two draws; the last time the Potters picked up the points was three years ago, in a 2-0 win in December 2014.
Stoke’s Saido Berahino is without a goal in his last 32 hours and 42 minutes of Premier League football, since scoring against Crystal Palace for West Brom in February 2016. This run covers 34 games since that match and including the time after his goal in the Palace game, he's failed to score with his last 41 shots and 14 shots on target.
Team news now in...
Subs: Souttar, Sobhi, Afellay, Diouf, Grant, Berahino, Adam
Alan Pardew’s side are currently suffering their longest winless streak in league competition, having gone 16 games without a win (eight defeats and eight draws). Stoke’s formbook is marginally better; they at least have a win, albeit only one in the last eight too. Mark Hughes’ men have conceded 39 goals so far this season too – their highest tally after this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1984-85, when they had let in 42 opposition efforts and subsequently were relegated. Could this be the last game in charge for the Potters boss?
The statistics favour the Baggies but it's the Potters who have the two-goal lead with a fabulous pair of scores, for Allen and then Choupo-Moting on the strike of half-tme. West Brom looked like they might have still had a chance until the latter's wonderful effort; now, it's a long way back in the Midlands. Half-time at the bet365 Stadium, it's Stoke City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion.
What a finale to that Christmas cracker. The quality may have been more budget priced than your normal fare but Stoke and West Brom served up a delicious treat that kept you on the edge of the seat until the final play. After Rondon netted, momentum for the second half was with the visitors; but the Potters grimly hung on to the final whistle and then sealed the deal with the final play of the game with a Ramadan goal. Mark Hughes looks like he'll still have a job over Christmas; full-time at the bet365 Stadium, it finishes Stoke City 3-1 West Bromwich Albion.
It's the Baggies who arguably have it tougher over the festive period of the two now; they take on Everton, Arsenal and West Ham over the next eleven days. As for the Potters, they tangle with Chelsea - but first, they face off against relegation battle rivals Huddersfield Town. Until then however, have a great weekend - and a very Merry Christmas!
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