Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger named an unchanged starting XI for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash against Stoke, where club-record signing Mesut Ozil made his home debut as the Gunners aimed to go top of the table.

Stoke have confirmed the signing of Stephen Ireland on a season-long loan from Aston Villa.

West Ham 0 Stoke 1

Liverpool 1 Stoke City 0

Striker Daniel Sturridge was pass fit to start Liverpool’s Barclays Premier League season-opener at home to Stoke after recovering from an ankle injury.

Stoke have confirmed that winger Jermaine Pennant has signed a new one-year deal with the club.

Fans at the Britannia Stadium won't be seeing any more aerial bombardments after Rory Delap was released by Stoke today.

Michael Owen is among several new Stoke signings hoping to make their Potters debuts in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke will assess the condition of winger Matthew Etherington ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Wigan at the DW Stadium.

Stoke 3 Swindon 4 (after extra-time)

Stoke boss Tony Pulis made six changes to his side for this evening’s Capital One Cup second-round clash with Swindon at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke City 0 Arsenal 0

Arsenal dominated against Stoke in an edgy clash at the Britannia Stadium but their lack of a cutting edge saw their stuttering start to the season continue in another frustrating goalless draw.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made two changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Sunderland for the Barclays Premier League clash against Stoke.

Stoke winger Jermaine Pennant has pledged his future to the midlands club following speculation he might make the switch to Wigan.

Thomas Sorensen will reclaim Stoke’s number one jersey from Asmir Begovic for Sunday’s trip to Premier League strugglers QPR.

Stoke City 1 Arsenal 1

Stoke defender Andy Wilkinson (groin) will miss tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke winger Jermaine Pennant is a doubt for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Newcastle.

Aston Villa 1 Stoke 1

Stoke manager Tony Pulis has doubts surrounding three key players ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Wolves at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is hoping Jermaine Pennant has learned his lesson this week after “talking to a bunch of Herberts” on Twitter.

Wigan 2 Stoke 0

Stoke have striker Ricardo Fuller available again for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Wigan at the DW Stadium.

Stoke 1 Manchester City 1

The slow but steady unravelling of Tottenham’s season continues as they, like Manchester City, now have to put up with the familiar feeling of seeing their local rivals enjoying life above them in the Premier League table.

Tottenham 1 Stoke 1

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is confident the FA will ensure their Wembley FA Cup semi-final does not clash with the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

Stoke will be without suspended striker Ricardo Fuller for Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final clash with Liverpool at Anfield.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis will check on the condition of midfielder Glenn Whelan, who picked up a knock on international duty with the Republic of Ireland, ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Norwich at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis will make changes to the side beaten 1-0 by Valencia in the Europa League last night for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round trip to Crawley.

Stoke 0 Valencia 1

Stoke will be without defender Matthew Upson for tomorrow’s home clash with Valencia in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Fulham 2 Stoke 1

Stoke manager Tony Pulis made three changes to his team for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke winger Matthew Etherington is a doubt for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Britannia Stadium.

With Wayne Rooney — with all his current problems from the penalty spot — watching from the stands, a penalty kick each from Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov were enough to lift Manchester United joint top of the Premier League in this most unpredictable of title races.

Twenty-one-year-old goalkeeper Ben Amos was handed his Premier League debut by Manchester United tonight as both Anders Lindegaard and David de Gea were ruled out of the Old Trafford encounter with Stoke.

Derby 0 Stoke 2

Stoke 1 West Brom 2

Stoke manager Tony Pulis has just two doubts ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League clash with West Brom at the Britannia Stadium.

Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates was surprisingly handed his first Barclays Premier League start at home to Stoke.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis has concerns over a number of players ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is likely to make several changes for his side’s FA Cup third-round clash at Gillingham tomorrow.