Newcastle United 2 Sheffield Utd 1

Bolton 2 Sheffield United 0

THERE was no romance in the FA Cup third round tie between Championship sides Ipswich and Blackpool as the latter were reduced to nine men and had manager Ian Holloway dismissed to the stands as they were beaten 2-1 on home turf.

Sheffield United 1 Preston 0

Stoke strikers Ricardo Fuller and James Beattie are both doubtful for the Barclays Premier League match against Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium tomorrow.

Birmingham 0 Stoke 0

Liverpool 4 Stoke 0

Sunderland 2 Stoke 0

Stoke 1 Manchester City 0

Ricardo Fuller returned to the Stoke starting line-up for the first time since his suspension for a bust-up with Andy Griffin at West Ham in December.

Liam Lawrence and Ricardo Fuller could be restored to Stoke’s starting line-up as Tony Pulis’ team attempt to turn around a barren run of one point from six Barclays Premier League games at home to Manchester City.

Tottenham 3 Stoke 1

Tottenham 3 Stoke 1

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insisted his outburst against Alex Ferguson had no impact on his players as they stumbled to a potentially costly draw at Stoke.

Stoke 0 Liverpool 0

Midfielder Matthew Etherington is expected to make his Stoke debut against Liverpool tomorrow after arriving from West Ham this week.

Hartlepool 2 Stoke 0

Stoke boss Tony Pulis made seven changes for this afternoon’s FA Cup third round trip to Hartlepool.

West Ham 2 Stoke 1

Stoke 0 Fulham 0

Newcastle 2 Stoke 2

DERBY, relegated in shame from the Premier League last season, are on the brink of a Wembley final after edging past Stoke in the Carling Cup quarter-final.

Stoke 1 West Brom 0

Stoke boss Tony Pulis insists he has yet to decide who will replace suspended five-goal top scorer Ricardo Fuller against West Brom tomorrow.

Stoke 2 Rotherham 0

Stoke 0 Chelsea 2

Cheltenham 2 Stoke 3

Stoke 3 Aston Villa 2

Stoke 0 Leicester 0

IT wasn’t just the warm spring sunshine that brought a sweat to the brows of Stoke players on Saturday. An agonisingly tight promotion race is enough to make even the coolest characters feel hot under the collar, but Rory Delap has no reason to fear a late collapse in the Potteries.

Stoke 1 Crystal Palace 2

Stoke 0 Newcastle 0

STOKE billed this game as a ‘Kids for a Quid’ fixture, but they could now stand accused of cruelty to children after an absolutely abysmal advert for the Championship.

Coca-Cola Championship leaders Watford came from two goals down to beat Colchester 3-2 at Layer Road and extend their advantage at the summit to four points.

West Brom missed the opportunity to move to the summit of the Coca-Cola Championship table after being held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

MARLON KING scored one and created the other two as leaders Watford extended their unbeaten run in the Coca-Cola Championship to nine games with a 3-0 victory at Coventry last night.

Marlon King scored one and created the other two as leaders Watford extended their unbeaten run in the Coca-Cola Championship to nine games with a 3-0 victory at Coventry.

Leeds have revealed Hull and two other Coca-Cola Championship clubs have made an enquiry about striker Richard Cresswell.

Leeds 1 Burnley 0

Sunderland moved to third in the Coca-Cola Championship table after claiming the points in an unexpectedly tight match at Barnsley.

Birmingham 1 Leeds 0

Leeds kept alive their hopes of fending off relegation with goals in each half from Matt Heath and Robbie Blake securing them a deserved win at Elland Road.

Frazer Richardson admits “it would be the dream come true to walk out in a big final with Leeds” as he gears up for the Coca-Cola Championship play-off showdown with Watford at the Millennium Stadium.

Leeds defender Stephen Crainey remains optimistic his suspension will be overturned in order for him to play in the Championship play-off final.