Chelsea 1 Stoke 0

Stoke are in talks to sign midfielder Stephen Ireland permanently during the January transfer window.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is ready to ring the changes in tonight’s Capital One Cup game against Swindon.

Aston Villa 1 Stoke 1

Wigan 2 Stoke 0

Tottenham 1 Stoke 1

Chelsea 1 Stoke 0

Stoke 0 Valencia 1

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

Fulham 2 Stoke 1

Stoke 0 Sunderland 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.

Manchester United 2 Stoke 0

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan was today bracing himself for a last-minute bid from Spurs for striker Hugo Rodallega, despite the two sides meeting at White Hart Lane tonight.

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

Gillingham 1 Stoke 3

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has indicated it could be a fairly quiet January transfer window for the club, with the focus more on outgoing personnel than new faces.

Stoke 1 Dynamo Kiev 1

MANAGER Neil Warnock feels QPR need to look at Stoke’s blueprint to continue their “remarkable journey” and establish themselves in the Barclays Premier League.

Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones is poised to make his first-team comeback in tomorrow’s Europa League Group E clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is waiting to see whether a sugar injection in Matthew Etherington’s back has cured the winger’s injury problems in time for him to play in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Fulham.

Stoke’s record signing Peter Crouch will miss tomorrow night’s Europa League Group E clash with Dynamo Kiev having stayed at home as a precaution.

Stoke’s £10m record signing Peter Crouch is set to make his debut against former club Liverpool in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at the Britannia Stadium.

Arsenal rounded off a busy transfer deadline day with the sensational last-gasp £10m swoop for Everton playmaker Mikel Arteta.

Glenn Whelan is hoping the Republic of Ireland have had their sticky patch as they attempt to book their place at the Euro 2012 finals.

Stoke have spent a club record £10m to bring in England striker Peter Crouch from Tottenham.

ARSENAL were last night embroiled in a desperate race against time to land Mikel Arteta as Arsene Wenger looked to fill the void created by the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.

Stoke tonight completed the signing of Wilson Palacios from Tottenham with barely an hour of the transfer window remaining.

Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has arrived at Stoke's training ground as the club attempt to push through a late deal for the England international.

Stoke have failed in an attempt to sign new Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku on loan, it is understood.

Luka Modric looks set to make his first Tottenham appearance of the season against Manchester City on Sunday after taking part in full training today.

Luka Modric is likely to return to Tottenham’s starting line-up for Monday night’s match at Manchester United after missing the 5-0 win over Hearts with a minor groin injury.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp could be without up to six midfielders for tomorrow night’s Europa League play-off first leg at Hearts.

Stoke have made their "last bid" to Tottenham for striker Peter Crouch and midfielder Wilson Palacios, according to Potters chairman Peter Coates.

Tottenham midfielder Steven Pienaar was today ruled out for up to six weeks after undergoing groin surgery.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is prepared to bide his time in the transfer market if necessary.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is keen to bring in “four or five” players this summer in order to keep his squad competitive.

Harry Redknapp could have a number of his first-team regulars back from injury for Sunday’s match against Birmingham, but Rafael van der Vaart is a big doubt with a calf problem he suffered last week against Liverpool.

Tottenham will be without several key players for tomorrow's must-win clash at Manchester City.

Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone looks likely to miss tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match at Chelsea after his ankle injury flared up.

Gareth Bale is a major doubt for Tottenham’s Barclays Premier League clash against West Brom tomorrow after sustaining a knee injury in Wednesday’s north London derby.

Peter Crouch is available for tomorrow’ s north London derby against Arsenal after returning from the suspension that ruled him out of Tottenham’s Champions League clash against Real Madrid.

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale looks set to start his first game in two months against West Ham tomorrow after recovering from his back injury.

Blackpool 3 Tottenham 1