Two changes from start and one we did not like at all. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaced Jeremy Monga. This is a way to downgrade the team with a player not having the same range of skills as Jeremy Monga, but getting a more mature player on board, do not like it all.

The rest was as expected, giving Luke Thomas a starting position when Victor Kristiansen was not available. Thomas again showed lacking ability in good situations. Could have scored and also been more allert on a number of different situations.

Abdul Fatawu and Jordan James were both absent from the line-up vs. Stoke. Jannik Vestergaard and Jamaal Lascelles also missing from the squad, but still Gary Rowett had a good group of players to choose from.

He must have been furious when seeing what happened after just three minutes. No press on the ball and no commitment inside the penalty area giving Stoke an early and soft opportunity to score. The nightmare looked as it was going to be there also in this game.