Man City 0 - Stoke 0: Stoke frustrated Manchester City as they held out for a goalless draw in their rearranged Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Chelsea 4 Stoke City 2

Leicester have given out around 30,000 Jamie Vardy masks to supporters ahead of their St Stephen's Day game against Everton in a move widely regarded as being in response to the striker's ban.

Guus Hiddink wrote off Chelsea's chances of reaching the top four following the 1-1 draw with Stoke.

It was a bad day for Everton, Villa and Newcastle today.

Leicester 3 Stoke 0

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

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.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Stoke 0 West Brom 1

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

Tottenham 2  Stoke 2          

If Steven Gerrard was wondering beforehand how to describe his final game for Liverpool then woeful, shocking and embarrassing would not have been the words he would have had in mind.

Stoke 3 Tottenham 0: Mark Hughes challenged Stoke to end their season on a high after Charlie Adam, Steven Nzonzi and Mame Diouf found the net in an impressive victory over sixth-placed Spurs.

Chelsea 2 Stoke City 1: Nothing is certain in life except death and taxes, according to Benjamin Franklin, but if the American were alive today he might add Jose Mourinho’s third Premier League title to that list.

Striker Diego Costa has been replaced by Loic Remy up front as Premier League leaders Chelsea make three changes for the visit of Stoke.

West Brom 1, Stoke City 0:

Stoke City 2 Everton 0: Everton endured further Barclays Premier League misery, as goals from Victor Moses and Mame Biram Diouf condemned them to a 2-0 defeat at Stoke.

Stoke 2 Everton 0

Check out the starting line-ups for all of tonight's matches.

Aston Villa 1 Stoke City 2: Tim Sherwood has admitted that losing his first game as Aston Villa boss is one of the lowest points of his career.

FA Cup Fifth Round: Blackburn Rovers 4 Stoke City 1: Blessed with a proud striking heritage featuring the likes of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton, Blackburn supporters can now heap their adoration upon Norwegian international Josh King after an extraordinary 19-minute hat-trick.

Man City 4 Stoke City 1

Newcastle 1 Stoke 1: By Mark Hughes’s usual abrasive standards, his criticism of referee Kevin Friend was calm and measured, but that was only because the Stoke City manager had seen substitute Peter Crouch earn his team a deserved point with a 90th-minute header.

Stoke striker Peter Crouch came off the bench to snatch a draw at Newcastle with a dramatic late equaliser.

Manchester United's faint Premier League title hopes receded even further as they began 2015 with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Stoke this afternoon.

Stoke 2 West Brom 0

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

Premier League team news.

Stoke 3 Arsenal 2

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