Stoke drops into bottom 3 after losing to Bournemouth in EPL
Posted October 21, 2017 7:00 am
STOKE, England (AP) - Stoke has been sucked into the English Premier League relegation zone after two goals within 133 seconds saw it lose to fellow struggler Bournemouth 2-1 on Saturday .
Bournemouth lost each of its four away fixtures, but Andrew Surman's opener was swiftly followed by a Junior Stanislas penalty, awarded after Ryan Shawcross tripped Benik Afobe.
Stoke pulled one back in the second period through Mame Diouf but could not find the equalizer and dropped into the bottom three following a run of one win from eight games in all competitions.
Bournemouth moved to within a point of Stoke and three other sides, which also have eight points but have better goal differences than Stoke's.
AFC Bournemouth's Andrew Surman is mobbed by his team-mates after scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth at the Bet365London Stadium, Stoke, England. Saturday Oct. 21, 2017. (Dave Thompson/PA via AP)
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AFC Bournemouth's Junior Stanislas scores his side's first goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth at the Bet365London Stadium, Stoke, England. Saturday Oct. 21, 2017. (Dave Thompson/PA via AP)
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AFC Bournemouth's Junior Stanislas, center, celebrates scoring his side's first goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth at the Bet365London Stadium, Stoke, England. Saturday Oct. 21, 2017. (Dave Thompson/PA via AP)/PA via AP)
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Stoke City's Mame Biram Diouf, left,scores his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth at the Bet365London Stadium, Stoke, England. Saturday Oct. 21, 2017. (Dave Thompson/PA via AP)
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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth at the Bet365London Stadium, Stoke on Trent, England. Saturday Oct. 21, 2017. (Dave Thompson/PA via AP)
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Stoke City's Joe Allen, 2nd left, argues with Bournemouth players after a challenge on Adam Smith during the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth at the Bet365London Stadium, Stoke on Trent, England. Saturday Oct. 21, 2017. (Dave Thompson/PA via AP)
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