cruised to a 4–1 home win against Bury. Powell scored 15 goals during the season helping the Latics win the League One title. In April 2018 he was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Season award but he missed out to Blackburn Rovers' Bradley Dack. Powell began the 2018–19 season well scoring in the first three matches against Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday. Powell scored eight goals in 32 matches as Wigan secured Championship survival, finishing in 18th position. Wigan manager Paul Cook revealed in June 2019 that Powell had turned down the offer of a new contract and instead agreed one with Stoke City. Stoke City On 25 June 2019, Powell joined Championship side Stoke City. Powell made his debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season against Queens Park Rangers but was unable to finish the match due to injury. He didn't return to the side until the end of the September against Nottingham Forest by which time Stoke had failed to register a victory and were bottom of the table. Michael O'Neill was appointed Stoke manager in November and Powell became a key member of his team as Stoke's results began to improve and the team move away from the foot of the table. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 January 2020 in a 5–2 victory against Huddersfield Town. Powell scored twice in a 5–1 win against relegation rivals Hull City on 7 March 2020 just before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season returned in June and Powell scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in the first match of the restart away at Reading. He came in for criticism in the next match against Middlesbrough after picking up two yellow cards within a minute. Powell ended the campaign with five goals from 30 appearances as Stoke avoided relegation and finished in 15th position. The continuing COVID-19 pandemic meant all of Stoke City's 2020–21 matches were played behind closed doors, but Powell enjoyed a productive year, making 42 league and cup appearances, top-scoring with 12 Championship goals while also making three assists. In May 2021, he won the club's end-of-season Player of the Year award with almost 60% of the votes. He started the 2021–22 with six goals in 10 first team appearances before suffering a fibula injury ruling him out for eight weeks. In