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Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Emirates FA Cup - Third Round - Bet365 Stadium

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Stoke suffer shock defeat to Wolves in the Cup

Wolves won an FA Cup tie for the first time in six years to stun Stoke 2-0 at the bet365 Stadium.

Ajax get cake but lose Dutch title to PSV after final day shock result

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Man City warm up for Madrid with drubbing of Stoke

Manchester City warmed up for Real Madrid by moving back into third place in the Premier League with a 4-0 victory over Stoke.

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Shay Given faces battle to dislodge Jakob Haugaard

Norwich City v Newcastle United - Barclays Premier League - Carrow Road

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Premier League round-up: Norwich seal crucial win

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Blaise Matuidi nets winner on night of Cruyff tributes

Pelle brace earns the points for Southampton at Stoke

Graziano Pelle ended a four-month wait for a goal with a first-half brace as Southampton defeated Stoke to go up to seventh in the Barclays Premier League table.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

Eddie Howe: Bournemouth must grow in confidence

Bournemouth 1 Stoke 3: Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe believes his side need to grow in confidence after two straight defeats have left them just four points above the relegation zone.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Shane Long goal sends Saints into top six as Everton slump to loss against West Brom

Southampton have moved into the top six of the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win at Swansea.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Manchester United v Stoke City - Barclays Premier League - Old Trafford

Van Gaal’s United produce ruthless attacking football in Stoke hammering

Manchester United eased the pressure on Louis van Gaal as they blew away Stoke.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2016

Liverpool v Stoke City - Capital One Cup - Semi Final - Second Leg - Anfield

Liverpool inflict penalty punishment on Stoke

Liverpool 0 Stoke City 1 (1-1 on aggregate, Liverpool win 6-5 on penalties): Midfielder Joe Allen was the penalty shoot-out hero as his spot-kick sent Liverpool to Wembley after a tense Capital One Cup semi-final second leg at Anfield.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Walcott: this is the most exciting ever Premier League title race

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott feels the title race the Gunners are currently leading is shaping up as the most exciting yet in the Premier League era.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Stoke City v Arsenal - Barclays Premier League - Britannia Stadium

Arsene Wenger slams Aaron Ramsey chants

Stoke 0 Arsenal 0: Arsene Wenger claimed Stoke fans would “not be proud” of themselves after targeting Aaron Ramsey with unsavoury chants about his broken leg during Arsenal’s goalless draw at Stoke.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Arsene Wenger looks to keep Arsenal's title bid on track against Stoke

Arsene Wenger will again travel to Stoke on the train with his Arsenal squad despite the abuse they received following defeat at the Britannia Stadium last season.

Sat, 16 Jan, 2016

Stoke City v Norwich City - Barclays Premier League - Britannia Stadium

Stoke claim victory as Norwich prove architects of their own downfall

Stoke 3 Norwich 1: Norwich proved instrumental in their own downfall as they succumbed to a 3-1 Barclays Premier League defeat at Stoke.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

Walters scores as Stoke dismantle Norwich

Norwich proved instrumental in their own downfall as they succumbed to defeat at Stoke.

Wed, 13 Jan, 2016

Stoke City v Manchester City - Barclays Premier League - Britannia Stadium

Joe Hart admits Man City failings as Stoke prevail

Stoke City 2 Manchester City 0

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

Stoke ease into Capital One Cup semi-finals with comfortable win

Stoke 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0: Stoke eased into the Capital One Cup semi-finals last night as goals from Ibrahim Afellay and substitute Phil Bardsley secured a comfortable 2-0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

Mark Hughes fumes as Stoke stay winless

Stoke 0 West Brom 1

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

Goalkeeper saves point for Stoke at Norwich

England goalkeeper Jack Butland produced a man-of-the-match display to earn Stoke a 1-1 draw at Norwich.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015

Villarreal throw Roberto Soldado a lifeline

Roberto Soldado is on the verge of moving back to Spain after Tottenham last night reached an agreement to sell the striker to Villarreal.

Sat, 15 Aug, 2015

Stoke seal deal for Dutch star Ibrahim Afellay

Stoke have announced the signing of former Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay.

Tue, 28 Jul, 2015

The bright side of sport: One line Premier League predictions

With the Premier League right around the corner, Steve Neville gives one line predictions on how each team will do this season.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2015

Euro 2016 Championship qualifiers round-up

Holland came from behind to beat Kazakhstan 3-1 at the Amsterdam ArenA and get their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign up and running.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2014

Wenger: Pressure affecting skipper

Manager Arsene Wenger believes Thomas Vermaelen could be feeling the weight of the Arsenal captaincy.

Sat, 10 Nov, 2012

Gunners left frustrated again

Schalke 2 Arsenal 2

Wed, 07 Nov, 2012

Arsenal squander two-goal lead

Schalke 04 2 Arsenal 2

Tue, 06 Nov, 2012

Vermaelen: Gunners lack punch

Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen gave a nod to a lack of a cutting edge in the final third after his side were beaten 2-0 at home by Schalke in the Champions League last night.

Thu, 25 Oct, 2012

Steve is Bould over by jaded look to Gunners

Arsenal assistant manager Steve Bould admitted the Gunners look jaded following their 2-0 Champions League defeat by Schalke at Emirates Stadium.

Thu, 25 Oct, 2012

Arsenal left with much work to do

Arsenal 0 Schalke 2

Wed, 24 Oct, 2012

Wenger demands reaction from Gunners

Arsene Wenger has called on Arsenal to get the disappointment of a “very bad moment” at Norwich out of their system by taking a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase by beating Schalke tonight.

Wed, 24 Oct, 2012

Want-away Robin bides his time

Robin van Persie was all smiles as he returned to Arsenal pre-season training yesterday, but the future of the Gunners skipper remains uncertain.

Wed, 18 Jul, 2012

RVP in Gunners training with future uncertain

Robin van Persie was all smiles as he returned to Arsenal pre-season training today, but the long-term future of the Gunners skipper remains uncertain.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2012

Holland hanging on by a thread after Gomez’s double

Holland 1 Germany 2

Wed, 13 Jun, 2012

Could the Dutch drop van Persie?

When you are the favourites, you play with pressure.

Mon, 11 Jun, 2012

The future is orange though not necessarily very bright

You could sense before the game that there was concern in the Dutch camp.

Mon, 11 Jun, 2012

Denmark draw first blood in 'group of death'

The Netherlands 0 Denmark 1

Sat, 09 Jun, 2012

Dutch not dwelling on alleged racist chants at training session

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk and captain Mark van Bommel last night refused to dwell on the racist abuse allegedly suffered by black members of the squad during a training session in Krakow.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2012

Juve back on top after Marchisio’s late double

JUVENTUS and Udinese moved back into a share of top spot in Serie A after posting impressive wins yesterday.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2011

Barca midfielder Afellay facing spell on sidelines

Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay is set to be sidelined for up to five weeks after suffering a hamstring tear during his side’s defeat to Manchester United.

Sun, 31 Jul, 2011

Guardiola: I’ll stay at least one more season

PEP GUARDIOLA wants to stay on as Barcelona coach after leading his team to a second Champions League title in three seasons.

Mon, 30 May, 2011

Guardiola joy as Barca wrap up La Liga crown

BARCELONA eased to their third successive La Liga title with a low-key draw away to Levante last night to retain their crown with two games to spare.

Thu, 12 May, 2011

Barca secure third consecutive Spanish title

Levante 1 Barcelona 1

Wed, 11 May, 2011

Messi proves real Special One

IN an ugly encounter, Lionel Messi provided a timely reminder of why this four-game sequence between Barcelona and Real Madrid has received such sensational pre-match billing.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2011

Madrid undone by mesmeric Messi

Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 2

Wed, 27 Apr, 2011

Barca finish the job in Donetsk

Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Barcelona 1 (agg 6-1)

Tue, 12 Apr, 2011

Les Bleus labour to victory over lowly Luxembourg

THE return of Patrice Evra and Franck Ribery failed to inspire France as, for the second time in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, they laboured to a 2-0 win over Luxembourg in Group D.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2011

Dutch romp to win over Hungary

Hungary 0 Holland 4

Fri, 25 Mar, 2011

Barcelona advance as controversy clouds performance

Barcelona 3 Arsenal 1 (Barcelona win 4-3 on aggregate):

Tue, 08 Mar, 2011

England upbeat as Young guns shoot down Danes

FABIO CAPELLO got 2011 off to a positive start when his youthful side defeated Denmark 2-1 in Copenhagen last night.

Thu, 10 Feb, 2011

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