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Striker Diego Costa has been replaced by Loic Remy up front as Premier League leaders Chelsea make three changes for the visit of Stoke.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

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 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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All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 22 in the Premier League.

Arsenal 3 Stoke 0: What a difference a ground makes.

Arsenal 3 Stoke 0

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.

Everton 0 Stoke 1

Premier League team news.

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Stoke 0 Chelsea 2

Crystal Palace 1 Stoke City 1

Stoke 3 Arsenal 2

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

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 12 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Tottenham 1 Stoke 2

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 10 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Stoke 2 Southampton 3

Southampton 1 Stoke City 0

Stoke 2 Swansea 1

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 7 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Premier League Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 0

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 5 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

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

Hull City 1 Stoke City 1

Premier League team news

PREMIER LEAGUE:

10 teams are starting their Premier League campaigns this afternoon.

West Brom 1 Stoke City 2

Stoke City 4 Fulham 1

Stoke 0 Tottenham 1

Stoke 1 Hull 0

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