Managerless Stoke hold on for point at West Brom

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West Brom's Brandon Thomas-Asante (left) equalised after Lynden Gooch's (right) fortuitous Stoke opener

Managerless Stoke earned a hard-fought away point at West Brom but their winless run now stretches to eight Championship matches.

Lynden Gooch put the Potters ahead in fortuitous fashion in the 12th minute when his cross sailed over Baggies goalkeeper Alex Palmer into the far corner of the net.

The hosts were level 10 minutes before half-time when Brandon Thomas-Asante scored his sixth league goal of the season with a well-controlled volley through a crowded penalty area.

Carlos Corberan's side pushed for a winner but Jack Bonham made a point-blank save from Thomas-Asante and Kyle Bartley had a header ruled out for offside.

It was the first game in the last 10 league meetings between West Brom and Stoke City to end in a draw.

The Baggies climb a place to fifth, above Hull City on goal difference but six points behind Southampton, while Stoke stay 19th, three points clear of the relegation zone.

Championship table

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Line-ups

West Brom

Formation 4-2-3-1

24Palmer2Furlong5BartleyBooked at 45mins4Kipré3Townsend35YokusluBooked at 44mins27MowattSubstituted forMolumbyat 87'minutes11DianganaSubstituted forFellowsat 72'minutesBooked at 83mins7J Wallace17SarmientoSubstituted forÁvila Gordónat 77'minutes21Thomas-Asante

Substitutes

6Ajayi8Molumby14Chalobah15Pieters20Reach26Ávila Gordón31Fellows33Griffiths36Taylor

Stoke

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Bonham17Hoever23McNally5Rose15Thompson28Laurent6BurgerBooked at 61mins2Gooch22BaeSubstituted forWesleyat 68'minutes12Johnson19MmaeeSubstituted forCunha Vidigalat 69'minutes

Substitutes

7Cunha Vidigal8Baker18Wesley21Jojic24Tchamadeu26Clark27Léris35Lowe45Simkin

Live Text

Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Stoke City 1.

Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Stoke City 1.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).

Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a cross following a corner.

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.

Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pipa.

Attempt saved. Pipa (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.

Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).

Michael Rose (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Bonham.

Attempt saved. Pipa (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.

Hand ball by Lynden Gooch (Stoke City).

Attempt blocked. André Vidigal (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.

Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by André Vidigal.

Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley is caught offside.

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Bonham.

Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.

Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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