Leicester 3 Stoke 0

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

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

Vardy has recovered from a minor groin surgery in time for tonight's big game.

West Brom 2 Stoke 1: Stoke manager Mark Hughes believes the club will appeal Geoff Cameron’s red card as he prepares for their Capital One Cup clash with Liverpool.

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.

Stoke 2 Man United 0: LOUIS VAN GAAL had better brace himself — and his family — for a torrent of further speculation about his Manchester United future after a fourth successive defeat in all competitions pushed him to the edge of the precipice.

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.

There was more goalkeeping worry for Martin O’Neill after Newcastle manager Steve McClaren confirmed Rob Elliot suffered a recurrence of a thigh injury.

The pressure on Jose Mourinho cranked up another notch as holders Chelsea crashed out of the Capital One Cup with a 5-4 loss on penalties at 10-man Stoke following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

Stoke 2 Bournemouth 1: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe admitted things did not look good for Callum Wilson after the Cherries’ top scorer was carried off on a stretcher having suffered a knee injury early on under a challenge from Philipp Wollscheid.

Stoke 0 West Brom 1

Norwich City 1 Stoke City 1: Stoke manager Mark Hughes revealed goalkeeper Jack Butland defied a broken finger to produce his man-of-the-match display at Carrow Road.

Tottenham 2  Stoke 2          

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

Schalke 2 Arsenal 2

Schalke 04 2 Arsenal 2

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

Arsenal 0 Schalke 2

Arsenal 0 Schalke 2

Rafael van der Vaart was today recalled to the Holland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Romania after proving his fitness to coach Louis van Gaal.

Germany defender Mats Hummels cannot wait for the chance to send the Netherlands out of Euro 2012 and book a place in the quarter-finals with victory in Kharkiv on Wednesday.

The Netherlands 0 Denmark 1

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.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola believes his side and opponents Manchester United have a responsibility to live up to the “final of the decade” billing for tomorrow’s Champions League showpiece at Wembley.

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.

Levante 1 Barcelona 1

REAL MADRID assistant coach Aitor Karanka claimed the performance of the officials in last night’s semi-final second leg at Barcelona proved his side had no chance of making it through to the Champions League final.

BARCELONA secured their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League and a probable showdown with arch rivals Real Madrid after completing home and away victories over Shakhtar Donetsk last night.

Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Barcelona 1 (agg 6-1)

BARCELONA all but secured their spot in the Champions League semi-finals and a probable showdown with arch-rivals Real Madrid after building a huge first-leg lead over Shakhtar Donetsk.

Hungary 0 Holland 4

Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas will both start for Arsenal against Barcelona in the Champions League match at the Nou Camp tonight.

Diego Forlan has been handed the captaincy for Uruguay after defender Diego Lugano failed to make a full recovery from a knee injury for tonight’s World Cup semi-final against Holland.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk yesterday played down striker Robin van Persie’s petulant reaction to being substituted during his side’s 2-1 win over Slovakia.

JERMAIN DEFOE’S second-half double allowed England to come from two goals down at the break to snatch a draw in their friendly against Holland last night.

HOLLAND were every bit as professional as coach Marco van Basten promised they would be as they outclassed Romania to send Victor Piturca’s side home and hand Italy a Euro 2008 lifeline.

JUANDE RAMOS’ dream of a UEFA Cup hat-trick ended despite a stunning Dimitar Berbatov volley as Tottenham crashed out on penalties against PSV Eindhoven in Holland last night.