Stoke City vs Brighton – 28/02/2023
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A team struggling in the Championship will play hosts to a high-flying Premier League side this Tuesday evening at the Bet365 Stadium with Stoke City and Brighton & Hove Albion gearing up for another battle in the FA Cup.
Stoke continue to struggle an awful lot this season and although fears of a drop into League One are far from the front of the minds of fans, they remain down in 17th with only a handful of wins to boast about this season.
Last time out, Millwall edged past the Potters in a 1-0 win in Staffordshire, but this did come after a fantastic 3-1 victory away to Swansea City where Josh Laurent scored twice, as Lewis Baker also netted in the 94th minute of the game.
Impressively, Stoke went 1-0 down but replied with two goals soon after.
Alex Neil’s side have also lost to Blackpool and Luton Town in February in the Championship, while also drawing with Hull City 0-0 at home.
Their best result of this month came in a 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town at home, where Phil Jagielka, Brown and Baker all scored a goal each.
Stoke, despite the poor form in the league, have been excellent in the FA Cup so far this season. They’ve beaten Stevenage 3-1 at home in the last outing toward the end of January, while also beating Hartlepool United 3-0 in the third round of the competition.
As for Brighton, they fell back into stothe win column two weeks back with a tough loss to Fulham at home. The club did have the week off from action last weekend, as Newcastle United played in the EFL Cup final.
As for Brighton, they fell back into the win column two weeks back with a tough loss to Fulham at home.
The club did have the week off from action last weekend, as Newcastle United played in the EFL Cup final and forced the postponement of their Premier League match.
The Seagulls come into this one having also drawn with Crystal Palace a few weeks back, which now means a draw and a loss for them this month, as they only managed to edge past Bournemouth at the start of the month.
Roberto De Zerbi’s men remain in eighth in the Premier League, however, and with such excellent form this season, there will be a lot of hope in terms of success in the FA Cup this campaign.
Forebet predicts a win for Brighton and over 2.5 goals.
