Chelsea strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier League as they claimed a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Everton snatched a draw, Leicester lost and Sunderland recorded another win.

Darren Randolph has revealed that he would be reluctant to seek a transfer away from West Ham United should his lack of first-team action at the Premier League club threaten his spot as Ireland’s first-choice goalkeeper.

Confidence is making the difference for in-form Liverpool striker Divock Origi, according to manager Jurgen Klopp.

Martin Olsson scored in stoppage time to earn Norwich a vital 3-2 win over a Newcastle side now staring at Premier League relegation.

Louis van Gaal will again be under pressure to deliver a victory and an improved performance when Manchester United host Stoke tonight.

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.

Xherdan Shaqiri delivered one of the goals of the season and Romelu Lukaku continued his remarkable scoring record at Goodison Park but ultimately a controversial penalty in injury time was the deciding factor as Stoke finally triumphed in a seven-goal epic.

Premier League round-up

The woes continued for Newcastle, Sunderland and Stoke in the Premier League today.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes a complete rethink is needed in the academy set-up to help bring through more traditional old-style English centre-forwards.

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

Stoke striker Bojan Krkic says his strength and confidence levels have returned following his first start in six months.

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

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Stoke City 3 QPR 1: Stoke midfielder Stephen Ireland has vowed to do all he can for the rest of the season to fill the void left by Bojan Krkic’s injury.

Rochdale 1 Stoke 4: Bojan Krkic and Victor Moses scored breathtaking goals at Rochdale as Stoke avoided joining the long list of Barclays Premier League teams to exit the FA Cup at the fourth-round stage.

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Arsenal 3 Stoke 0

Everton 0 Stoke 1 Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic emphasised why he is a man for all seasons at Goodison Park.

Everton 0 Stoke 1

Yaya Toure shrugged off John Terry’s claim the title-race pressure is all on Manchester City by leading Manuel Pellegrini’s men to a 3-1 victory at West Brom.

Stoke 0 Chelsea 2

Stoke boss Mark Hughes hopes Bojan Krkic can follow the lead of fellow Spaniard and ex-Barcelona man Cesc Fabregas by developing into an established Premier League star.

Neil Warnock has criticised Stoke for “time-wasting from the start” in today’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in a withering jibe at old foe Mark Hughes.

Stoke 3 Arsenal 2

Stoke held on to beat Arsenal 3-2 after a dramatic afternoon at the Britannia Stadium.

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Liverpool 1 Stoke City 0

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had no idea it was the 16th anniversary of Steven Gerrard’s debut and felt bad leaving him out of the team for the 1-0 win over Stoke.

After the international break Premier League football is back this weekend with some mouth-watering ties.

Emmanuel Adebayor says Tottenham’s players are paralysed by fear at White Hart Lane and would rather play away due to the negative atmosphere generated by the club’s supporters.

Emmanuel Adebayor says Tottenham’s players are paralysed by fear at White Hart Lane and would rather play away due to the negative atmosphere generated by the club’s supporters.

Tottenham 1 Stoke 2

Spurs 1 Stoke 2

Stoke 2 Southampton 3

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 3 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Stoke salvaged a controversial late point against 10-man Hull after captain Ryan Shawcross bundled home from point-blank range seven minutes from time.

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Andreas Weimann’s second-half strike proved the difference as Aston Villa won 1-0 at Stoke on the opening day of the Barclays Premier League season.

10 teams are starting their Premier League campaigns this afternoon.

Stoke have signed Victor Moses on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

James Rodriguez is determined to make history at Real Madrid rather than crumble under the pressure of becoming the fourth most expensive player of all time.