Stoke City v West Brom Preview


Dobie To Start?

By Martyn Todd
May 15 2004

West Brom travel to the Britannia Stadium for the second time this season after the original fixture had to be postponed due to bad weather. Stoke look to grab a result tonite after their 2-0 victory over relegated Bradford City -=Nationwide League Division One=-
Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion

-=Date=-
4th May 2004

-=Venue=-
Britannia Stadium, Stoke

-=Kick-Off=-
19:45


-=Team News=-

Stoke City go into tonights game without any fresh injury worries. Front-man Carl Asaba could be in line for a re-call after the former Sheffield United striker recovered from a Achilles injury. The only players unavailable for tonights game are Ade Akinbiyi and Lewis Neal.

West Brom have been struck with injuries. Striker Delroy Facey has been ruled out after picking up an ankle injury whilst midfield man Andy Johnson might be out for the Baggies final two matches with a groin strain.
To add to Albions strike problems, Geoff Horsfield will be out with a calf problem and leading scorer Rob Hulse is also a doubt after a hamstring injury

-=Key Players=-

Stoke City - Gifton Noel-Williams will be buzzing after grabbing a brace in Stoke's 2-0 victory over relegated Bradford City

West Brom - Jason Koumas will be looking for a start after his form in recent games looks to be better

-=Ticket Information=-

Stoke City still have tickets available for their own supporters whilst West Brom have sold their allocation for tonights game and will not be available either at the Albion or Stoke ticket office.

-=Expected Squad Line-Up=-

Stoke City: de Goey(GK), Halls, Thomas, Taggart, Marcus Hall, Hoekstra, Russell, Henry, Clarke, Commons, Noel-Williams. Subs: Cutler, Hill, Gunnarsson, Palmer, Svard.

West Brom: Hoult(GK), Gaardsoe, Gregan, Robinson, J.Chambers, Koumas, Kinsella, O'Connor, Clement, Hughes, Dobie. subs: Murphy, Dyer, Sakiri, Haas, Moore

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