In a weekend match in week 5, on Saturday Aug 20th, Stoke City will play host to Sunderland in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Stoke City is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Huddersfield Town. Yuta Nakayama struck first for Huddersfield Town in the 40th minute, then Lewis Baker tied it up for Stoke City in the 56th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while sunderland is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Queens Park Rangers. Ross Stewart scored the first goal for Sunderland in the 31st minute, then Ellis Simms added another in the 40th minute . Sunderland is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Sunderland is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ellis Simms and Ross Stewart each having 3 goals in their last 5. Tyrese Campbell and Jacob Brown are the top scorers for Stoke City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.