Stoke City player ‘an absolute disgrace’ after Willy Gnonto moment v Leeds United
Stoke City had a game to forget against Leeds United in the Championship on Monday, with Willy Gnonto scoring the sixth at Elland Road.
Daniel Farke’s team destroyed Mark Robins’ side in the opening 45 minutes, with the Whites 5-0 up at the break.
Joel Piroe was on fire at Elland Road as he scored four goals and Junior Firpo got one in the first half, with the Potters looking clueless in defence.
Gnonto added to the Staffordshire outfit’s misery, with Lewis Baker getting found out as the West Yorkshire outfit won 6-0.
Baker called out after Gnonto scored for Leeds United v Stoke
Stoke midfielder Baker looked unbothered as the Whites scored their sixth goal against Stoke, Adrian Durham says.
The talkSPORT pundit slammed the 29-year-old Englishman for letting one of the smallest players on the pitch get his head to the ball.
| Competition (2024/25) | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| Championship | 41 | 7 | 5 |
Durham raged at the ‘absolute disgrace’ of a moment, with the Potters being humbled at Elland Road.
Speaking on talkSPORT (21 April, 16:24), the pundit said: “Baker just couldn’t be bothered to go with Willy Gnonto. Unbelievable. He’s about 5′ 6″, and he’s scored with a header against Stoke. What would Tony Pulis think of that? Absolute disgrace from Stoke but brilliant from Leeds.”
Stoke crumble at Elland Road as Championship promotion set
Stoke seemed oblivious from the first minute at Elland Road as Piroe scored two goals within 10 minutes, which set the tone for the fixture.
The Whites put on a dominant display for their supporters, which will certainly calm the nerves around the LS11.
With the West Yorkshire outfit now in touching distance of promotion, there’ll be a party atmosphere around the area for the coming weeks.
Farke will be proud of the work he’s done at Leeds this season, with the German manager having to contend with multiple fitness issues in his squad.
While fans will rejoice in the moment, they’ll be realistic about their prospects in the Premier League as things stand, with the squad evidently not good enough to survive the drop.
With Southampton and Leicester City’s relegation to the Championship confirmed, and Ipswich Town’s fate not looking any better either, much work needs to be done at the West Yorkshire outfit next summer.
If the Peacocks want to remain in the English top flight, they’ll arguably need to spend a significant sum in the upcoming transfer window.
Fans will hope for exciting times ahead at Elland Road.