The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough last Wednesday, while Sunderland suffered a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United on the same day.
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Stoke City will host Sunderland in an EFL championship fixture at the Britannia stadium on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough last Wednesday, while Sunderland suffered a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United on the same day. Stoke City are currently occupying the 18th spot in the standings with four points from as many games, while the visitors are sitting six places above them with five points. Both sides have managed to register just one league win this term
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Stoke City began their season with a 2-0 loss to Millwall on July 30 before defeating Blackpool with an identical scoreline a week later. And then, the Potters got eliminated from the EFL Cup courtesy of losing 5-3 on penalties before losing 3-1 away to Huddersfield in a league fixture. In their recent outing against Middlesbrough, Jacob Brown gave an early lead to the Potters, before the visitors equalised through Duncan Whatmore. Although Phil Jagielka’s own goal helped the Boro restore the lead, Wright Phillips’ last-ditch equaliser helped the Potters share the points.
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Sunderland, on the other hand, suffered their second league defeat of the season last Wednesday. At Bramall Lane, Anel Ahmedhodciz and Max Lowe scored for Sheffield United while Lynden Gooch pulled one back for the Black cats. Sunderland began their season with a 1-1 draw against Coventry before defeating Bristol City 3-2 courtesy of a brace from Ellis Simms and one goal from Ross Stewart. Prior to the loss against Sheffield United, the Black Cats played an entertaining 2-2 draw against QPR.
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Stoke have a number of injury concerns, with the likes of Harry Clarke, Nick Powell and Harry Souttar all unavailable for Saturday’s contest. Brown is expected to partner Wright-Phillips up front while Fosu and Thompson could occupy the flanks. As for Sunderland, defender Danile Ballard is sidelined with a knee injury, while midfielder Dan Neil is unavailable due to suspension, having received a red card against Sheffield United in the mid-week. Alex Pritchard could operate behind the two strikers Ross Stewart and Simms.
Stoke City probable starting lineup: Bursik, Wolmot, Jagielka, Taylor, Fosu, Baker, Clucas, Smalbone, Thompson, Brown, Wright-Phillips
Sunderland probable starting lineup: Patterson, O’Nien, Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Matete, Embleton, Clarke, Pritchard, Stewart, Wimms
The EFL Championship match between Stoke City and Sunderland will take place at Britannia stadium on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Stoke City vs Sunderland | Key details |
| Date | August 20 |
| Venue | Britannia Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Inida | 7:30 pm |
Unfortunately, there is no concrete information on live streaming or telecast for the EFL Championship match between Stoke City and Sunderland. We will update the viewers as and when any information about the streaming of the match becomes available.
