(17-12-2023, 00:14)Ska'dForLife-WBA Wrote:

A good win at Rotherham in the week got Albion back on track after a couple of bad results, and though our playoff place isn't as solid as it was a fortnight ago, we have the opportunity to consolidate tomorrow as Stoke visit the Hawthorns before the festive schedule commences in earnest.

It's the fixture which draws forgot, as no meeting between the sides has ended in a stalemate since August 2017.  Including the League Cup tie we lost to them at the season's beginning, it's been five wins apiece since then; nevertheless, we're yet to lose consecutive home matches under Carlos Corberan, and the Potters haven't triumphed on the road - or, indeed, anywhere at all - since Halloween, as a winless streak and the departure of Alex Neil has seen them slide inexorably and hilariously alarmingly towards the relegation zone.

Still, Stoke is Stoke.  We've contrived to lose to them in even less likely circumstances before, so nothing should ever be ruled out.  But get the win we should be gunning for, and the nights before Christmas will seem that much merrier.