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Stoke City vs AFC Bournemouth at Stadion.Core.ViewModels.Matchday.LocationViewModel

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Stoke City

, Mame Diouf ‘63'
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AFC Bournemouth

, Andrew Surman ‘16' , Junior Stanislas ‘18' (Pen)
FT 21st October 2017 3:00 PM
bet365 Stadium
#STKBOU
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Now, get out and celebrate that big three points!!

See you on Tuesday night as we play Boro!

FULL TIME

It was 45 minutes of defending....

BUT WE'VE DONE IT!

Our first away win of the season! What a result that is! 

A massive effort from the lads! 

90: Berahino blasts over...

Stoke's huge period of pressure culminates with Berahino blazing over from the edge.

A relief for the Cherries fans.

As a result, Begovic kicks it long, Afobe does well and we have throw in, deep in Stoke territory.

KEEP IT IN THE CORNER!!!

90: Five minutes added on...

Well, not sure where that's from!

But a minimum of five minutes to be added on here for us to defend.

89: Great header...

A ball from deep comes in and Steve Cook flings himself at it before Peter Crouch can get there. 

A really good header.

87: Final sub for us...

Ibe makes way for Pughie.

That means a slight tweak, Junior will play on the right, Pughie on the left. System unchanged.

85: Five minutes to go...

It is SO tense here.

We're defending like trojans to the aerial bombardment. The ball isn't quite sticking for us.

80: Stoke sub...

Jese, who has been a real threat, is off for Berahino.

We're defending deep, I wouldn't expect too many attacks from us though!

76: Second sub for us...

Lewis Cook, already on a yellow card, makes way for Harry Arter.

We've dealt really well with a succession of Stoke corners prior to this too.

72: Penalty appeal for Stoke...

Adam Smith slides in as Jese beats him on the left, it's so hard to tell.

But the Stoke fans and players are adamant, referee completely unmoved.


67: First booking of the game...

Lewis Cook fouls Joe Allen.

Allen had beaten him and Cook stopped him from advancing with a foul and it's a yellow.

First of the day.

62: GOAL for Stoke.

A ball is crashed into the box, Chupo-Moting gets a touch and Diouf scores in the six-yard box.

We'll be under pressure now, have to rise out a tough spell.

61: Our first sub...

Steve Cook is on.

Probably to assist with Stoke's direct approach at present.

Mousset makes way.

58: Stoke change...

Crouch is coming on.

Sarcastic applause from the crowd as Johnson departs.

Set pieces could be key here.

We're doing a bit of defending at the moment...


Attendance...

There's 29,500 - with 1,226 away fans in the corner. 

Great effort!


51: Big chance for Stoke...

Johnson again gets the ball on the right, drives inflield and plays a low ball for Allen.

It looks a certain goal, but Allen miscues and scuffs it wide in the area.

A bit of a let off.

Our fans getting behind the boys!

48: Tackle...

A really crucial one from Francis.

Diouf took a touch and was set to pull the trigger from close range but the skipper is there to win the ball and clear.

46: We're back underway...

Stoke get the ball rolling again.

More of the same please lads!

We're halfway there...


Half time...

Boos for Stoke.

Cheers for Bournemouth.

We're 2-0 up at the interval, and playing very well!

45: Additional time...

...of three minutes.

Nothing sloppy here lads!

44: Chance for Stoke...

Fletcher whips in a dangerous delivery, Shawcross dangles a leg and it goes just wide.

Stoke's strength there, almost nicked one before the break.

40: Chance for Stoke!

Pieters crosses for Chupo-Moting in the middle and he rises highest to nod narrowly wide of the right post.

That's close.

39: Big chance!

What a ball by Stanislas! He's having an excellent game! 

Ibe gets in behind, has Afobe square, but instead goes alone and fores a really good stop from Butland!


That moment!


34: Big save!

Begovic with a top top stop!

Diouf gets free down the right in the box, looks for a high finish at the near post but Begovic flings himself across and gets two really strong hands to it!

Could be important.

26: Chance!

Surs releases Ibe with a stunning outside of the boot pass, and Ibe's cross is a good one for Mousset in the middle, but the Frenchman just can't get that half a yard to nod it in!

Unlucky, good move!

Great penalty Junior!


20: What a tackle!!

Glen Johnson picks up the ball and looks certain to score, or at least test Begovic, but Daniels throws himself at the ball and makes a brilliant, brilliant tackle.

Well...

We literally couldn't keep up!

We're playing with some real attacking swagger here.

First Surman's wonderful finish, then Stanislas' calm penalty.

A great start - can't let it slip now!

GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!

JUNIOR SCORES WITH EASE!!!

WHAT A START HERE! 2-0 TO THE GOOD! 

PENALTY TO US!!!!!

We can't keep up!!!! 

Afobe gets in, skins Shawcross and is brought down!!

PENALTY HERE!! Stanislas to take...

GOALLLLLL!!!!!

WHAT A GOALLLLLLL!

Smith pulls back for Stanislas, who lays off Surman who hits a wonderful low finish into the bottom corner outside the box!

Goal machine Surs!!!

12: Good opening for the hosts...

Jese finds Glen Johnson who gets free in the area.

He's in a prime position to shoot, but looks to lay off Diouf in the middle.

The fans roar in disapproval, but a good chance for Stoke.

12: Good opening for the hosts...

Jese finds Glen Johnson who gets free in the area.

He's in a prime position to shoot, but looks to lay off Diouf in the middle.

The fans roar in disapproval, but a good chance for Stoke.

10: Penalty appeal for Stoke...

Ibe controls it on the edge of the right hand side of the box but Pieters nicks it. Ibe manages to get a toe to the ball but Pieters went down.

Not a penalty, but big appeals from the Stoke players.

10: The opening ten...

We've dominated the ball.

Stoke fans seem very tetchy, the atmosphere is coming from the away end.

A very tense feel already, no chances though for either side.

01: We are underway...

Can we replicate last year's win here?

Benik gets us underway. Good atmosphere in the ground!

The teams...

Are out for the pre-match handshakes.

Let's do this lads!!

The warm ups are done...

Both teams are in the tunnel.

It feels like a big one, this.

The fans...

Fair play to them for braving the cold, wet weather!

Plenty of them to our right, hopefully roaring us on to three points!

Warm up...

In the shooting drill, Lewis Cook hasn't missed one yet!

Powering them in... a sign of things to come!?

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Should be good, it feels like a big game!

Stoke's team...

No Shaqiri or Martins-Indi for the hosts today.

Butland; Cameron, Shawcross, Zouma; Johnson, Fletcher, Allen, Pieters; Choupo-Moting, Jese; Diouf.

Good to see this man back on the bench!


THE TEAM IS IN!

Lys Mousset makes his first Premier League start of the season, as Callum Wilson returns to the bench.

Jermain Defoe has a slight injury, and Benik Afobe replaces Joshua King who misses out through illness.

Lewis Cook retains his place and Jordon Ibe returns from the off.

Begovic; A Smith, Francis, Ake, Daniels; Stanislas, L Cook, Surman, Ibe; Mousset; Afobe.

Who's not fit for us?

Here's what the gaffer had to say on who will miss out for us...

"Brad Smith and Tyrone Mings won't be involved," he said.

"Brad has seen a specialist, he won't need surgery but he'll be out for a period of time.

"Ryan Fraser is 50/50 at the minute to make the game, we'll get his hamstring checked.

"Apart from those injuries, we're OK ahead of the game."


Team news...

It's under 40 minutes away.

Stoke have played with wingbacks and three central defenders, so it will be interesting to see if Eddie Howe looks to match that system, or stick to the usual 4-4-1-1.

It'll also be interesting to see if Callum Wilson is back on the bench after his long recovery process.

Injury news...

Our opponents today are expected to be missing key man Xherdan Shaqiri as well as defender Bruno Martins-Indi.

Could that make a difference today?

What to expect from today?

Well, apart from the weather, Stoke City have had a mixed week.

We spoke to Nigel Spinks of the Stoke Sentinel, who said: "I think it was a one-off, I think Manchester City will do that to quite a few teams this season.

"It’s now a question this weekend of how the players respond to that because it would have been hugely damaging to their confidence and pride."


Welcome...

To the bet365 Stadium and we're here three hours before kick-off ahead of a big Premier League encounter for the Cherries.

We'll keep you updated on all the facts and figures as well as the team news and all the pre-match build up!

It's wet, windy, but hopefully we'll be celebrating three valuable points.

As it stood

PL GD Pts
1 Manchester City 9 +28 25
2 Manchester United 9 +18 20
3 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +10 17
4 Chelsea 9 +7 16
5 Watford 9 -2 15
6 Newcastle United 9 +2 14
7 Arsenal 8 +2 13
8 Liverpool 8 +1 13
9 Burnley 9 -1 13
10 Southampton 9 -1 12
11 Huddersfield Town 9 -3 12
12 Brighton and Hove Albion 9 -1 11
13 West Bromwich Albion 9 -3 10
14 Leicester City 9 -2 9
15 Swansea City 9 -4 8
16 Everton 8 -8 8
17 West Ham United 9 -9 8
18 Stoke City 9 -10 8
20 Crystal Palace 9 -17 3

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