Stoke City 1-0 West Brom - Nick Powell winner ends table-topping Baggies' unbeaten run

Nick Powell scored the only goal of the game as Stoke City beat previously unbeaten Championship leaders West Bromwich Albion.

It looked like being one of those nights in the Potteries when Michael O'Neill's men outplayed the visitors but could not find a way through.

Jacob Brown the hit post in the first half, then Mario Vrancic hit the bar in the second half, before Sam Johnstone twice made great saves in quick succession from Sam Surridge, the second of them from the penalty spot after the Albion keeper had brought down the Stoke striker.

But on 79 minutes the Potters finally created one piece of real magic for their deserved winner.

Tommy Smith latched on to a mishit pass to float a cleverly chipped right-foot ball over the top through the inside-right channel - and Powell ran on to lift a perfectly weighted lob over the marooned Johnstone.

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Player of the match

PowellNick Powell

Stoke City

Squad number25Player namePowell

Squad number8Player nameVrancic

Squad number36Player nameSouttar

Squad number9Player nameFletcher

Squad number16Player nameWilmot

Squad number4Player nameAllen

Squad number11Player nameDoughty

Squad number5Player nameChester

Squad number14Player nameTymon

Squad number15Player nameThompson

Squad number2Player nameSmith

Squad number18Player nameBrown

Squad number1Player nameDavies

Squad number22Player nameSurridge

West Bromwich Albion

Squad number1Player nameJohnstone

Squad number7Player nameRobinson

Squad number6Player nameAjayi

Squad number3Player nameTownsend

Squad number8Player nameLivermore

Squad number27Player nameMowatt

Squad number5Player nameBartley

Squad number2Player nameFurlong

Squad number10Player namePhillips

Squad number20Player nameReach

Squad number11Player nameDiangana

Squad number18Player nameGrant

Squad number17Player nameHugill

Squad number14Player nameMolumby

Line-ups

Stoke

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Davies

16Wilmot36Souttar5Chester

2Smith4Allen15Thompson14Tymon

25Powell8Vrancic

18Brown

Substitutes

West Brom

Formation 3-4-3

1Johnstone

6Ajayi5Bartley3Townsend

2Furlong8Livermore27Mowatt20Reach

7Robinson17Hugill18Grant

Substitutes

Live Text

Match ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Sam Surridge (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.

Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.

Sam Surridge (Stoke City).

Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Chester.

Foul by Steven Fletcher (Stoke City).

Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Sam Surridge (Stoke City).

Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, Stoke City. Alfie Doughty replaces Nick Powell because of an injury.

Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).

Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tommy Smith.

Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.

Goal! Stoke City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Smith.

Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).

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