Stoke City advanced in the EFL Cup with a 2-0 win over Oldham Athletic, both goals arriving after the break. Oliver Norburn opened the scoring in the 48th minute and Róbert Boženík sealed it in the 82nd, with substitute Bae Jun-Ho providing the assist.
The first half was tight, with bookings for Mohammed Olabosun Lawal and Ryan Delaney before the interval. Stoke took control after the restart, Norburn converting from close range, then Boženík finished calmly to make it 2-0.
Stoke had the better of possession at 60% and registered 11 shots to Oldham's eight, yet Oldham forced five saves from the Stoke goalkeeper while Stoke managed only three shots on target. It was a comfortable result for Stoke, though Oldham will wonder how they failed to score.
