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Stoke v Chelsea, Saturday 15:00 – Stoke haven’t had a great start to 2013, with a 3-0 loss at the hands of Man City in the league and a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup against Crystal Palace. One highlight, however, will be the signing of a new contract by Ryan Shawcross. – Shawcross […]
Stoke v Southampton, Saturday 15:00 Stoke’s incredible unbeaten run at home continued with a 3-1 win over Liverpool on Boxing Day. Two goals from Jonathan Walters and a second in three games for Kenwyne Jones saw the Potters bounce back from conceding an early Steven Gerrard penalty Jones looks like a striker with […]
Tottenham v Stoke, Saturday 15:00 – Jan Vertonghen has enjoyed life at Spurs this season, and maybe no moment more than the winner he scored last weekend against Swansea from Kyle Walker’s free kick. – That was Vertonghen’s first goal in the Premier League, and it had a sense of inevitability as Glen […]
Aston Villa v Stoke – 15:00  – Aston Villa drew 1-1 with QPR last weekend, a first half goal from Brett Holman earning Paul Lambert’s side a point. The Villa manager may seek to reintroduce Darren Bent this weekend, given his recall to the bench against the R’s, to try and add some more […]
West Brom vs. Stoke City (15:00)  West Brom’s excellent run of four straight wins came to an end on Wednesday, with the Baggies falling to defeat against battling Swansea. The home side remain a force to be reckoned with though, and are level on points with third-placed Chelsea: –         Romelu Lukaku scored again […]
Stoke City vs. Newcastle United (19:45)  Stoke City won yet again at the Brittania Stadium on Saturday, a stadium that has become one of the league’s most reliable fortresses. With the mid-table teams so close, every point the Potters can pick up will be extremely valuable:  –         Zero defeats, one goal conceded and […]
Stoke City vs. Fulham (15:00) Stoke City’s current form (one win in six) is hardly inspiring, and they remain one of only five Premier League sides yet to win away from home. At the Brittania Stadium, it’s a different story however- only Manchester City, Everton and Stoke are yet to lose at home, and […]
Stoke v QPR, Saturday 15:00 Stoke failed to take anything away from the last outing, as they lost 1-0 away to Norwich. Whilst Tony Pulis’ side are often maligned with criticism over their supposed long-ball tactics, this game was most definitely evidence of a lack of ambition and creativity in the Potters’ side, with few […]
Norwich v Stoke, Saturday 15:00 Michael Turner followed up a great display against Arsenal with the equalizer in Norwich’s 1-1 draw against Villa in their last Premier League game Robert Snodgrass has had a confident start to life at Norwich. He has had more shots at goal (18) than any of his Canaries team mates, […]
Martin O’Neill and plenty of Sunderland fans came away from the Britannia Stadium happy with another point in the bag. After all Stoke can be a difficult team to play and apart from last season’s snowy encounter, the Potteries hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for the Black Cats in recent times. Pete Sixsmith’s growing […]
Stoke v Sunderland, Saturday 15:00 Stoke played their part in an entertaining encounter against Manchester United last weekend, in which United came out 4-2 winners A Rooney own goal from a Charlie Adam free kick put the Potters ahead, before United went 3-1 up, just to have the deficit reduced by a Michael Kightly goal, […]
Man Utd v Stoke 15:00 – Manchester United remain second in the Premier League after goals from Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, and Tom Cleverley completed a comprehensive 3-0 victory against Newcastle – Evans’ progress into the United first team has been fast tracked in recent seasons by injuries. The defender has contributed nine clearances, three […]
Liverpool v Stoke 15:00 – A rampant Liverpool ran riot last weekend with a 2-5 demolition of Norwich at Carrow Road. Star striker Luis Suarez was the key man as he bagged an impressive hat trick, whilst new boy Nuri Sahin and captain Steven Gerrard also got themselves on the score sheet. This may well […]
Stoke v Swansea 15:00 – Stoke lost 1-0 to Chelsea last weekend on an afternoon where Tony Pulis’ side had largely provided a typically bullish resistance to Chelsea’s attempts on their goal. The Potters even looked as though they might pull off the upset as Jonathan Walters came close just before half-time but was unable […]
Chelsea v Stoke 15:00 – Chelsea’s perfect start to the season was disrupted by a dogged QPR as both sides failed to find the net in a fiery encounter. The match was largely overshadowed by the continuing controversy surrounding Anton Ferdinand and John Terry, as Chelsea continued their disappointing run of results at Loftus Road. […]
Stoke v Man City, Saturday 15:00 – Stoke’s persistence once again paid dividends as a second half goal from Peter Crouch saw them rescue a point against Wigan. They could have had all three had Charlie Adam’s late effort not been brilliantly saved by Ali Al Habsi. – Jonathan Walters has summed up Tony Pulis’ […]
West Ham v Fulham – 12:45 • After a promising start to the season with a 1-0 victory over Villa, Swansea brought West Ham back down to earth subjecting them to a 3-0 defeat at the weekend • Mark Noble once again covered the most ground for the Hammers with 6.67 miles • Noble also […]
With the annual resumption of Barclays Premier League action on Saturday we are all once again facing a long nine month period of drama, excitement and, depending on which club you follow, agony. Saturday’s big kick off saw the household names of Liverpool and Arsenal begin their respective campaigns in somewhat of a new era […]