{"id":298414,"date":"2023-12-17T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298414"},"modified":"2023-12-17T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T15:25:02","slug":"west-brom-1-1-stoke-gooch-secures-point-for-managerless-potters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/west-brom-1-1-stoke-gooch-secures-point-for-managerless-potters\/","title":{"rendered":"West Brom 1-1 Stoke: Gooch secures point for managerless Potters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> West Brom 1-1 Stoke: Lynden Gooch secures point for managerless Potters&#8230; but the Championship strugglers are denied all three points after\u00a0Brandon Thomas-Asante&#8217;s equaliser<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stoke are still searching for a new manager after sacking Alex Neil last week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>This was a spirited display to take a point from promotion-chasing West Brom\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United fans must be DREADING Anfield trip &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nobody seems quite sure which way Stoke City will turn in their next managerial appointment, but they arrived at West Brom aiming to make a point and that is precisely what they departed with.<\/p>\n<p>The struggling Potters made the short trip to the Black Country to face a promotion-chasing Baggies side in their second game since axing Alex Neil.<\/p>\n<p>Right-back Lynden Gooch found the net in the 12th minute with a wicked cross-shot which flew over Baggies goalkeeper Alex Palmer and into the far corner.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not he meant it was up for debate, but it did not matter as Stoke led, much to the delight of their raucous travelling support.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Corberan&#8217;s hosts equalised with a clinically-executed shot in the 35th minute from Brandon Thomas-Asante, yet neither side could find a winner as Stoke showed impressive spirit to keep Albion at bay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/14\/79056087-12873947-image-a-67_1702822443887.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lynden Gooch (left) ensured Stoke City took a crucial point away at high-flying West Brom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/14\/79056095-12873947-image-a-68_1702822446686.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stoke are struggling in the Championship and are without a manager after sacking Alex Neil<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/14\/79056109-12873947-image-a-69_1702822486519.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They would have had all three points were it not for Brandon Thomas-Asante&#8217;s goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/14\/79056107-12873947-image-a-70_1702822491370.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The West Brom ace showed how clinical he can be by firing in the equaliser in the 35th minute<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Neil was axed after last weekend&#8217;s home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday and the Potters are under pressure to get the next appointment right.<\/p>\n<p>All manner of names have been linked including Paul Heckingbottom, Nuno Espirito Santo and Slavisa Jokanovic but former Stoke midfielder and England Under-21s boss Lee Carsley appear to be the favourites.<\/p>\n<h3>MATCH FACTS<\/h3>\n<p><span>West Brom<\/span>: Palmer, Furlong, Bartley, Kipre, Townsend, Yokuslu, Mowatt (Molumby 87), Diangana (Fellows 72), Wallace, Sarmiento (Pipa 77), Thomas-Asante.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used: <\/span>Ajayi, Chalobah, Pieters, Reach, Griffiths, Taylor.<\/p>\n<p><span>Goals<\/span>: Thomas-Asante (35)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked<\/span>: Yokuslu, Bartley, Fellows<\/p>\n<p><span>Stoke<\/span>: Bonham, Hoever, McNally, Rose, Gooch, Thompson, Burger, Bae (Wesley 68), Laurent, Johnson, Mmaee (Vidigal 69).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used<\/span>: Baker, Jojic, Tchamadeu, Clark, Leris, Lowe, Simkin.<\/p>\n<p><span>Goals<\/span>: Gooch (12)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked<\/span>: Burger\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee<\/span>: Andrew Kitchen (Durham)<\/p>\n<p>The Potters have found life tough since their 10-year stay in the Premier League ended in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Five dismal seasons in the Championship have followed with respective finishes of 16th, 15th, 14th, 14th and 16th.<\/p>\n<p>A club who under Tony Pulis and then Mark Hughes bloodied the noses of English football&#8217;s biggest clubs have become a byword for mediocrity and underachievement.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever comes in to replace Neil will be Stoke&#8217;s fifth manager since their Premier League demise following stints in charge from Gary Rowett, Nathan Jones, Michael O&#8217;Neill and the deeply unpopular Neil.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Gallagher was placed in interim charge for Tuesday&#8217;s 1-1 draw at home to Swansea and he fashioned an encouraging performance here at the Hawthorns.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow strugglers Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham and Huddersfield picked up points yesterday, so this derby clash had taken on added importance for Stoke.<\/p>\n<p>The Baggies are serious promotion contenders and they asked plenty of questions of their visitors during the opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>In the eighth minute, Grady Diangana beat Stoke midfielder Wouter Burger and crossed to the far post where the Jeremy Sarmiento volleyed over the crossbar.<\/p>\n<p>Albion&#8217;s neat football began to pin Stoke back but the visitors scored out of nowhere in the 12th minute when the ball was worked out to Gooch on the right flank.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared to be crossing to the far post but his delivery was overcooked and flew over Palmer and into the top left-hand corner of Albion&#8217;s net.<\/p>\n<p>That poured confidence into Stoke, who threatened on the counter-attack two minutes later when Burger found Ryan Mmaee and his low shot was deflected out for a corner.<\/p>\n<p>But Albion remained largely dominant and Potters goalkeeper Jack Bonham made a superb save to keep out Sarimento&#8217;s curling right-foot shot.<\/p>\n<p>The Baggies continued to up the tempo and were rewarded in the 35th minute when captain Jed Wallace&#8217;s neat pass played in Darnell Furlong inside the 18-yard box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/14\/79056309-12873947-image-a-71_1702823376828.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stoke desperately need to get their next managerial appointment right &#8211; but this was positive<\/p>\n<p>His low cross from the right-hand byline found Okay Yokuslu and, although his shot was blocked, the ball fell invitingly to Thomas-Asante and he rifled in a superb shot from 12 yards which flew into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Albion generally held the upper hand and in the 66 th minute Wallace&#8217;s hit a fierce shot which looked destined for the top corner before Stoke defender Michael Rose made a superb headed clearance.<\/p>\n<p>Seven minutes later, Rose produced a superb saving tackle to deny Baggies substitute Tom Fellows after he broke clear inside the visitors&#8217; penalty box.<\/p>\n<p>Potters captain Josh Laurent then hit a powerful right-foot shot from 18 yards which Cedric Kipre diverted for a corner.<\/p>\n<p>With eight minutes remaining, Laurent had another chance but blazed over from inside the box when he should have done better.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/14\/79056307-12873947-image-a-72_1702823381937.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Stoke will now hope they can use their gritty display at the Hawthorns as a springboard<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Albion almost won it in the 85th minute when Wallace&#8217;s inswinging delivery was flicked goalwards by Thomas-Asante, with Bonham making a fine save to repel his deft touch.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later Albion defender Kyle Bartley headed in another Wallace cross at the far post but he was stood in an offside position and the home celebrations were quickly ended.<\/p>\n<p>Bonham then excelled himself in the closing stages when he kept out Pipa&#8217;s left-foot strike from 12 yards out, with the visiting fans clearly 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