Stoke City v Watford, 03 January 2017

Score2-0 to Stoke City
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
Venuebet365 Stadium
Attendance27,010
Kick-off: 8.00pm This was Watford's first loss in their last five league visits to Stoke.

Goals:

Ryan Shawcross 45 G
Peter Crouch 49 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Peter Crouch

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Adlène Guédioura Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Mame Biram Diouf 68
Glenn Whelan for Charlie Adam 84

Substitutions:

Odion Ighalo for Valon Behrami 46
Jerome Sinclair for Adlène Guédioura 69
Michael Fólivi for Sebastian Prödl 81

Cards:

Mame Biram Diouf 19 Y

Cards:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 76 Y
Christian Kabasele 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Phil Bardsley
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Bojan Krkić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Craig Cathcart
Midfielder Brandon Mason
Forward Michael Fólivi
Forward Odion Ighalo
Forward Jerome Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 11th Stoke City had now lost only one of their last eight home games in the Premier League (won four). Ryan Shawcross scored his first goal in the Premier League since New Year's Day in 2015 (versus Manchester United). Peter Crouch scored in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February 2015.

Comments:

League position: 14th Watford had now lost their last five away games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now scored only two goals in their last five Premier League games. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last ten Premier League games.

Goals:

Ryan Shawcross 45 G
Peter Crouch 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Peter Crouch

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Mame Biram Diouf 68
Glenn Whelan for Charlie Adam 84

Cards:

Mame Biram Diouf 19 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Phil Bardsley
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Bojan Krkić

Comments:

League position: 11th Stoke City had now lost only one of their last eight home games in the Premier League (won four). Ryan Shawcross scored his first goal in the Premier League since New Year's Day in 2015 (versus Manchester United). Peter Crouch scored in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February 2015.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Adlène Guédioura Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward

Substitutions:

Odion Ighalo for Valon Behrami 46
Jerome Sinclair for Adlène Guédioura 69
Michael Fólivi for Sebastian Prödl 81

Cards:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 76 Y
Christian Kabasele 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Craig Cathcart
Midfielder Brandon Mason
Forward Michael Fólivi
Forward Odion Ighalo
Forward Jerome Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 14th Watford had now lost their last five away games in the Premier League. The Hornets had now scored only two goals in their last five Premier League games. They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last ten Premier League games.