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.

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 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          

Burnley 0 Stoke 0: Burnley boss Sean Dyche was impressed with his players’ response to relegation as the curtain came down on Barclays Premier League football at Turf Moor.

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.

Striker Diego Costa has been replaced by Loic Remy up front as Premier League leaders Chelsea make three changes for the visit of Stoke.

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 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.

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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.

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Stoke 3 Arsenal 2

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Tottenham 1 Stoke 2

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Premier League Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 0

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West Brom 1 Stoke City 2

Stoke City 4 Fulham 1

Stoke 0 Tottenham 1

Striker Fernando Torres returns to start for Premier League leaders Chelsea in today’s clash with relegation-threatened Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace 0 Southampton 1

Arsenal have Kieran Gibbs back in their first XI and record signing Mesut Ozil on the bench for the Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

Club-record signing Mesut Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad for today’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester United field Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and former Gunners captain Robin van Persie for tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash at Arsenal.

Southampton 2 Stoke 2

David Moyes has named Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata together in his Manchester United starting line-up for the first time as the Red Devils look to maintain their Barclays Premier League momentum at Stoke.

Alvaro Negredo is named amongst the substitutes as Manchester City make six changes for the trip to Tottenham.

Chelsea 1 Stoke City 0

Nemanja Matic makes his second full debut in a Chelsea side showing five changes for today’s FA Cup fourth-round clash with Stoke at Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham 3 Stoke City 0

Santi Cazorla was Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s only change for the London derby with West Ham.