Coventry City VS Stoke City - England Championship, Match Preview

Match Time：12/26/2020 23:00 Saturday  (GMT+8)

England Championship --  Coventry City   VS   Stoke City

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TEAM NEWS

In-form striker Tyler Walker suffered an injury against Sheff Wednesday and will miss out for Coventry here.

 

Jordan Thompson and James McClean could both be recalled to the Stoke starting XI on Boxing Day

 

Coventry

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/Unavailable: Jodi Jones (ACL), Marko Marosi (broken cheekbone), Liam Kelly (knock), Tyler Walker (unknown)

 

Stoke

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/Unavailable: Joe Allen (Achilles), Angus Gunn (ankle), Lee Gregory (groin), John Obi Mikel (muscle), Sam Clucas (ankle), Tyrese Campbell (knee), Niki Maenpaa (hand)

 

MATCH PREVIEW

MAIN PREDICTION: DRAW

 

Coventry travelled to Hillsborough last weekend expecting a comfortable victory against Sheff Wednesday who had lost four league games in a row, but a Tom Lees goal condemned the Midlands club to a disappointing defeat in Yorkshire. Mark Robins’ side were unbeaten in eight league games prior to kick-off last weekend and will remain confident here.

 

Stoke attempted just three shots on goal against Blackburn last weekend with only one of them finding the target but that attempt proved enough as Nick Powell’s 7th minute strike earned the Staffordshire side a 1-0 win. The away side are now sat in seventh place and are unbeaten in their last five league games away from home. 

 

Both sides have enjoyed impressive runs of form recently and a stalemate is likely here.

 

HEAD TO HEAD

The sides haven’t met in league actions since the 2007/08 season.

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