Newcastle 5 Stoke 1

Stoke boss Mark Hughes hit out at referee Martin Atkinson after being sent to the stands as his nine men succumbed to a 5-1 drubbing at Newcastle.

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

Stoke 0 Man United 2

Ashley Young scored his first goal in over 19 months before setting up Patrice Evra to send Manchester United into the Capital One Cup semi-finals with victory over Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

Birmingham 4 Stoke 4 (Stoke win 4-2 on penalties)

Stoke City 0 Manchester City 1

Manchester City rested England goalkeeper Joe Hart but still boasted a strong side for their FA Cup fourth-round tie at Stoke.

Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has tipped his team-mate Jon Walters to swiftly move on from his nightmare outing against Chelsea by scoring in tonight’sFA Cup clash with Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace 0 Stoke 0

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 goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen is hoping calling time on his international career this week will push him to the forefront of manager Tony Pulis’ plans for the new season.

Denmark keeper Thomas Sorensen has announced his retirement from international football after winning 101 caps for his country.

Denmark might be sitting pretty atop Group B with Germany but they know they must improve significantly to make a prolonged impact on Euro 2012.

Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen has been ruled out of Euro 2012 after suffering a back injury against Brazil at the weekend.

Stoke 2 Bolton 2

QPR were effectively one minute away from the Championship yesterday before Djibril Cisse’s late strike kept their hopes of avoiding relegation alive.

QPR 1 Stoke 0

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

Liverpool 2 Stoke 1

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

Stoke 2 Swansea 0

Harry Redknapp paid tribute to the Tottenham fans after his players gave the Football Association the perfect example of his credentials for the England job with a 5-0 thrashing of Newcastle.

Mark Schwarzer says he is living the dream with Fulham and wants to play for at least a further two seasons.

Fulham manager Martin Jol praised new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak after his debut goal helped the west Londoners defeat Stoke today.

Fulham 2 Stoke 1

Fourth-placed Chelsea, looking to close the seven-point gap to Tottenham in the Barclays Premier League, are behind at Everton after the first half.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has expressed his delight at the rapid rise of Black Cats winger James McClean, a player he knew nothing about only two months ago.

Stoke 0 Sunderland 1

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.

Manchester United 2 Stoke 0

JAMES MORRISON was able to savour the sweet taste of a rare West Brom success at Stoke that he believes could serve as a spark to guarantee top-flight safety this season.

Stoke 1 West Brom 2

Stoke manager Tony Pulis praised referee Howard Webb for not buckling under pressure during his side’s goalless draw at Anfield.

Liverpool 0 Stoke 0

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.

STEVE KEAN praised the Blackburn fans for getting behind their team at Ewood Park yesterday and felt they should have been rewarded with at least a point against Stoke.

Blackburn 1 Stoke 2

Stoke 2 Wigan 2

MIDFIELDER Gareth Barry is determined to keep Manchester City at the forefront of the Barclays Premier League title race.

ROBERTO MANCINI can enjoy the festive period safe in the knowledge his Manchester City side are perched at the summit of the Premier League table on Christmas Day for the first time since 1929 and if they continue to brush past opponents as easily as they did Stoke, it will be hard to see them removed.

Man City 3 Stoke 0