S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Stoke City 2 Swansea City 1 | Att: 23,089 | 13/12/25 | The EFL Championship | The Bet365 Stadium

[cmajack]

Things getting more spicy around us now. Still up to us obvs. 50 points. 9 wins.

They certainly are, got no consistency in our results, just when you think we may have turned a corner there's another defeat waiting. Think we need some additions in January or we could find ourselves in trouble.

 

[Copamundial]

If anybody wants Burgess dropped you’re off your heads.

 

[Jackareme]

I still havent cooled down on the Josh Key performance- but surely when you are struggling you go back to basics
Comes on as a right back abainst a dangerous left winger. Priority 1,2 and 3 is staying tight and containing the threat
First involvement today - not only was he not tight to his man - he had ZERO idea even where he was!!
There is s deficit here that is beyond coaching.

 

[cwmdonkinjack]

They certainly are, got no consistency in our results, just when you think we may have turned a corner there's another defeat waiting. Think we need some additions in January or we could find ourselves in trouble.

we are in trouble

 

[Copamundial]

Eom has quality and for all his shortcomings Ronald offers energy if nothing else, they along with Burgess didn’t cost us today it was the delay and choice of substitutions that did.

 

[sit_down_jack]

They certainly are, got no consistency in our results, just when you think we may have turned a corner there's another defeat waiting. Think we need some additions in January or we could find ourselves in trouble.

To be fair, did anyone really expect much from today? We have a terrible record up there and have lost there with better teams. I personally wasn’t targeting this game for any points, even with the two consecutive wins. I have higher hopes for Wrexham at home and the few home game we have in January, though.

 

[Glyn1]

It sounds like an enjoyable game.

 

[cmajack]

To be fair, did anyone really expect much from today? We have a terrible record up there and have lost there with better teams. I personally wasn’t targeting this game for any points, even with the two consecutive wins. I have higher hopes for Wrexham at home and the few home game we have in January, though.

Well plenty of posters on this matchday thread thought we were coming away with the 3 points today on the back of two home wins, or at least a point. You can't just rely on beating the teams below you to stave off relegation. Our record against teams above us is absolutely appalling, particularly anyone near the top half of the table, and every team we play that are in a poor run of form almost always beats us . Stoke were on a dreadful run, as were Birmingham, Leicester and Bristol City when they played us, just to name 4.