Stoke 1-2 Bristol City: Joe Allen red card costs struggling Potters

Stoke vs Bristol C
Sky Bet Ch’boat
3:00pm Saturday 14th September

Bet365 Stadium
(Att: 22357)

Stoke are looking for their first win of the Championship season after a 2-1 defeat at home to Bristol City.
It had seemed like it could be the day of Stoke after Sam Clucas slotted home from a corner.
However, their hopes suffered a blow when Joe Allen had been red-carded for a late lunging tackle after just 12 minutes on Josh Brownhill.
The Potters continued to keep the pressure up and may have doubled their lead however, Daniel Bentley did well to maintain James McClean following 21 minutes.
Since Bristol made their man advantage count but exhausted after the restart.
Plus they completed the comeback win with goals from Famara Diedhiou and Tom Edwards‘ own goal in the distance of seven minutes.
Clucas got off Stoke into a perfect start when he smashed home following a by Bruno Martins Indi.
But the match turned on its head when Allen was sent-off for going in on Brownhill with his claws.
Since the Potters continued to dominate, han-Noah Massengo needed to flip the ball over his crossbar for a second corner.
Bentley spread himself brightly two minutes to keep out a close-range campaign from McClean.
Jack Butland saved to keep an Andreas Weimann shot after 23 minutes as the match burst into life.
Tommy Rowe was unable to obtain the goal 30 minutes with a header from Brownhill’s cross.
Before Clucas neglected to keep down a effort on the stroke of half-time antoine Semenyo blazed over from a tight angle after 42 minutes.
Tom Ince saw a shot saved on 48 minutes by Bentley following a run to the box.
Badou Ndiaye dragged an effort wide from distance moments appeared for a moment.
However, Diedhiou led home by the goal-line following a cross that was brilliant by Jack Hunt on 55 minutes to drag Bristol level.
The people were ahead seven minutes when Edwards turned into his own while.
Before delivering another cracked cross later he beat his man, However, Hunt again deserved all the credit.
Stoke were subsequently not able to create a good opportunity to level in the closing stages with an off-target volley from Clucas how they can provide.

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