Premier League Stoke and Watford scrap their way to seven yellow cards but no goals Watford’s Tom Cleverley (left) and Stoke City’s Moritz Bauer get to know each other at the Bet365 Stadium. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via ReutersThere was plenty of bad blood and seven yellow cards but no sign of any goals in a match in which Stoke and Watford did little to improve their survival prospects. The Watford substitute ended up hitting the ball with his shin more than his boot, enabling Jack Butland to save. The flurry of bookings hardly helped – four for Stoke and three for Watford – and at times it threatened to get a little out of hand. “Four points out of six and two clean sheets is a good start for me personally and for the team,” the Stoke manager said.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2018 21:57 UTC