***Official Stoke v City Match Thread***
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:11 pmYou know it's 'Official' when it's got stars in the title ;-)
Bit of info from the Beeb:
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Manchester City have only lost one of their last seven league games against Stoke, 1-0 at the Britannia Stadium in January 2009.
• The last time the visitors won at the Britannia, in January 1999, the sides were playing in the third tier of English football. Gerard Wiekens scored the only goal.
• This is the 96th meeting between the sides. Man City have won 40, Stoke 35 and there have been 20 draws.
Stoke City
• Stoke are chasing a fourth successive win in the top flight for the first time since they won their last two matches of the 1980/81 season and the first two of the following campaign.
• Jon Walters came on as a substitute against West Brom and his contribution was three shots, two goals and one pass in 11 minutes.
• The Potters have the worst first-half goalscoring record in the Premier League this season, scoring just twice, but remarkably have the joint best second-half record so far with 16 goals.
Manchester City
• City have kept seven clean sheets in the league this season, second only to Chelsea's eight.
• Roberto Mancini's side remain as the only side yet to score a headed Premier League goal this season. Their last top-flight header came from an unlikely source - Shaun Wright-Phillips against West Ham on the final day of last season.
• They have won the last 17 Premier League matches in which Carlos Tevez has scored, stretching back almost a year. He has scored 30 goals in his last 36 Premier League games.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Stoke City
Jones: 6 goals (4 league); Walters: 4 goals (3 league)
Manchester City
Tevez: 9 goals (9 league); Adebayor: 5 goals (1 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Walton
Assistant referees: Mike Cairns & Andy Newbold
Fourth official: Phil Gibbs
NB. We have only had Peter Walton officiate 3 of our games in the last 2 seasons, 1st time this, and all against the Scouse - we didn't win a single one!
Bit of info from the Beeb:
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Manchester City have only lost one of their last seven league games against Stoke, 1-0 at the Britannia Stadium in January 2009.
• The last time the visitors won at the Britannia, in January 1999, the sides were playing in the third tier of English football. Gerard Wiekens scored the only goal.
• This is the 96th meeting between the sides. Man City have won 40, Stoke 35 and there have been 20 draws.
Stoke City
• Stoke are chasing a fourth successive win in the top flight for the first time since they won their last two matches of the 1980/81 season and the first two of the following campaign.
• Jon Walters came on as a substitute against West Brom and his contribution was three shots, two goals and one pass in 11 minutes.
• The Potters have the worst first-half goalscoring record in the Premier League this season, scoring just twice, but remarkably have the joint best second-half record so far with 16 goals.
Manchester City
• City have kept seven clean sheets in the league this season, second only to Chelsea's eight.
• Roberto Mancini's side remain as the only side yet to score a headed Premier League goal this season. Their last top-flight header came from an unlikely source - Shaun Wright-Phillips against West Ham on the final day of last season.
• They have won the last 17 Premier League matches in which Carlos Tevez has scored, stretching back almost a year. He has scored 30 goals in his last 36 Premier League games.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Stoke City
Jones: 6 goals (4 league); Walters: 4 goals (3 league)
Manchester City
Tevez: 9 goals (9 league); Adebayor: 5 goals (1 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Walton
Assistant referees: Mike Cairns & Andy Newbold
Fourth official: Phil Gibbs
NB. We have only had Peter Walton officiate 3 of our games in the last 2 seasons, 1st time this, and all against the Scouse - we didn't win a single one!