Mark Robins Stoke City secured their first home win under Mark Robins on a vital afternoon against Swansea in the wrong half of the Championship. Here are the talking points from the bet365 Stadium.
Huge win and goal for the ages
There were some big moments as Stoke found a way to get such an important result over the line, a key equaliser, game-changing substitutions, a massive comeback and first goals of the season – but in years to come this game will still be remembered for the injury time strike from Lewis Baker.
Groundsman Andy Jackson has measured the distance for us and put it 56.5 meters, which is 61.8 yards or about four yards further than a David Beckham and five yards short of a Charlie Adam.
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It is an incredible moment. Nathan Lowe puts Ben Cabango under pressure as the defender tries to take the ball out of defence, with Tatsuki Seko and Andrew Moran narrowing the corridor and Baker stepping in to intercept a poor pass as he slipped.
Baker takes one touch with his left foot to guide the ball onto his right, just inside the centre-circle in his own half, just left of centre. You can see him checking out Lawrence Vigouroux’s position before a mighty swing of his right boot. The ball drifts slightly as it zips over back-pedalling Vigouroux’s head and lands in the top corner.
Baker told Radio Stoke: “I managed to set the ball in the middle and as I’ve had the touch I’ve managed to have enough time to get my head up and see where the keeper was and then thought I’d go for it. I think as players you know when you’ve hit a good one and I was hoping that it just hit the back of th
