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The Independent
18-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season. Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth's fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford. Follow live updates from today's game in the live blog below. Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Offside, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher is caught offside. 18 April 2025 15:40 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18 April 2025 15:40 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Wilmot. 18 April 2025 15:37 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18 April 2025 15:37 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City). 18 April 2025 15:34 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Offside, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher is caught offside. 18 April 2025 15:33 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City). 18 April 2025 15:31 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker. 18 April 2025 15:31 Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City). 18 April 2025 15:30
BBC News
11-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Pick of the stats: Cardiff City v Stoke City
There probably have not been many bigger meetings between Cardiff City and Stoke City.A victory for the Welshmen could condemn the Potters to a place in the relegation zone but Stoke also have the chance to put some breathing space between themselves and the bottom City are unbeaten across their past nine league games against Stoke City (W3 D6), winning this exact fixture 2-1 at home last City have failed to win any of their past six away league games against Cardiff City (D3 L3) since a 1-0 victory in August of Cardiff's last three league games have been draws of a different scoreline (1-1 v Sheffield Wednesday, 0-0 v QPR, 2-2 v Preston); the Bluebirds last drew four successive league games in December 2022, a run which included a 2-2 draw with Stoke have managed to win just one of their past 13 away league matches (D4 L8), a 2-1 victory at Hull in Lewis Baker has scored seven goals in the Championship this season; only in 2021-22 has he netted more in a single league campaign (8). Baker has five goals in his past eight league appearances, as many as his previous 52 beforehand.
BBC News
09-04-2025
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- BBC News
'I couldn't believe it was in the back of the net'
Stoke City boss Mark Robins admits he had a feeling of disbelief at Luton Town's injury-time equaliser at the Bet365 the hosts looking on course for a third straight home win when Lewis Baker's free-kick was deflected in on 74 minutes, Luton substitute Millenic Alli was left alone at the far post to fire home from a tight angle."He should never be able to get any space," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke. "It's a slither of space. He should never be able to get it in. "I had to look twice, I couldn't believe it was in the back of the net."We're disappointed and, at the end of the day, Luton are celebrating as they haven't lost. But we should still have seen them off. "We'd dealt with everything they've had to throw at us - and they've thrown a lot. We'd scored and we should have got it done. "They've made the game really difficult. You've got to expect that. And the ball was in the air a lot more, which isn't ideal, but you've got to deal with it and we did that pretty well until the last bit."It just flattens everything. I'm really disappointed but, take the emotions out of it, we've got to take the point and make it into a better one at Cardiff on Saturday. "There's still a long way to go and we now have to be ready to go again."After Saturday's trip to the Cardiff City Stadium, the Potters host Sheffield Wednesday on Good Friday before two games in the space of five days against two of the top three - away to Leeds United on Easter Monday, a Friday night visit of Sheffield United and then the final-day trip to John Eustace's Derby County.
BBC News
15-02-2025
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- BBC News
Baker should 'take a bow', says delighted Robins
Stoke boss Mark Robins praised the vision of Lewis Baker after he scored from inside his own half to cap a 3-1 victory over Swansea provided a spectacular finish as the Potters put themselves six points clear of the Championship relegation places. "It was a huge win. I think we had played really well, limited them to one shot on goal before we contrived to give them their first goal," said Robins."What transpired after that was nothing short of phenomenal. The fact that we have taken everything on board… We have got the ball in the box with quality, we have got ourselves into good positions and we have taken those chances."What happened after that was absolutely magic. I don't know if anybody here will have seen a goal like that [from Lewis Baker], or anywhere really. I think that's further than David Beckham's one."As soon it left his foot I looked at the goalkeeper and thought that's got a chance. It's absolutely outstanding – the vision to see it and to execute it. That's goal of the season for me. Lewis Baker, take a bow son."Stoke are next in action away to Norwich City on 22 February.
