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“Frustrating, a bit of deja vu in there as well. Chaotic with the number of managerial changes. Tense towards the end as they continued to flirt with relegation.
“I think you can sum it up by saying [it’s] one to put well behind the club, the fanbase and everybody else.
“We’ll get this season review out the way and then never think about it again hopefully.”
Those are the thoughts
Stoke boss Mark Robins told BBC Radio Stoke:
“We’ve still got three games to go and we still want to finish the season strongly.
“I think from minute one to the hundredth minute we deserved the win. I thought we played some really good football, backed by a full house – my ears are still ringing.
“It was a really good day and really well-earned win on the back
In what was arguably a season-best performance last weekend against QPR, Stoke boss Mark Robins would’ve been hoping a similar level of performance but it was not to be against a well accustomed, rigid defensive display from Preston.
Million Manhoef played a starring role in the win last week so it was no surprise the visitors looked to him as an outlet in the early stages, with a couple of
Stoke made a bright start through Million Manhoef, who saw his eighth-minute shot blocked.
Despite that early setback, it did not take long for the hosts to take the initiative when they went ahead in the 19th minute through Al-Hamadi.
Blackburn centre-half Dominic Hyam played a dreadful cross-field ball that was easily intercepted by Bae Jun-ho. The Stoke man raced towards goal and played the ball into the path of
Stoke’s resolute performance at least appeased the home fans, who gave plenty of early vocal backing, as well as booing their one-time £10m signing Tom Ince. But there was precious little goalmouth action to prolong such enthusiastic backing.
On-loan Liverpool man Lewis Koumas fizzed an effort well wide, while Watford went close when Edo Kayembe headed Ince’s cross wide and it got only marginally livelier after the restart.
Giorgi
Middlesbrough reignited their faltering Championship play-off hopes by ending a five-match losing run with a morale-boosting victory over Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium.
Victory for Michael Carrick’s side ended a horrible run of form since their last win on 21 January, a slump which had seen them drop from fifth to 13th in the table.
The triumph lifted them back up to 11th spot and narrowed the gap to
Stoke City came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Swansea City with Lewis Baker scoring a sensational late goal from inside his own half to put the gloss on a 3-1 victory.
Former Stoke player Josh Tymon took advantage of some desperate home defending to put Swansea in front just after the hour mark.
Tymon’s simple finish sparked what had been a forgettable contest into life, with Wouter Burger swiftly
Robins got a very warm pre-match reception from the home fans, who seemed to be in fuller voice than they have been of late.
But there was very little of note to report in the first half other than one dangerous Lewis Koumas cross which passed across the face of the Plymouth goal untouched.
It took until three minutes after the break for either keeper to be properly tested. Following
Stoke interim manager Ryan Shawcross told BBC Radio Stoke:
“It’s a really pleasing point. In the first half we were slightly passive but went for it in the second half and I felt we were the better side.
“Four points from two games, I’m delighted. Burnley are a really good team, Sunderland are a really good team, and to take that amount of points from those two games is brilliant.
Johansson denied Milan Aleksic and Trai Hume in a lively first half but it was his save from Adil Aouchiche, low to his left at the near post after the forward charged into the area from the right flank, which stood out.
It was not all one-way traffic with both Cannon and Lewis Koumas testing at the other end.
Koumas was again unable to beat Patterson 20 minutes into the