West Ham manager Sam Allardyce lamented his side's 'nerves and panic' which saw Stoke snatch a dramatic equalizer deep into stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw at the Boleyn Ground. The Irons looked to have done enough to battle to victory after taking an early lead through a superb free-kick by full-back Aaron Creswell. […]

Manager Mark Hughes has agreed a new contract with Stoke until 2018, the club have confirmed. The Potters boss revealed he had entered talks with the club over a new deal in January, with his existing contract due to run out in 2016. Hughes has been at Stoke since May 2013 and has guided them […]

Stoke boss Mark Hughes claimed his side had had a penalty wrongly given against them and been denied a clear one themselves in their 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace. After Mame Biram Diouf's close-range finish had put the Potters a goal up early on in the Barclays Premier League contest at the Britannia Stadium, they […]

Tony Pulis played down West Brom's win over his former side Stoke – but insisted the Baggies should have scored more. Brown Ideye's header – his seventh goal of the season – earned the hosts a deserved 1-0 win over the poor visitors. Ideye was denied a second by an offside call and referee Michael […]

Arsenal and Stoke City have been confirmed as participants for the biannual Barclays Asia Trophy scheduled to take place in Singapore during the off-season. They will be joined in the competition by fellow premier league side Everton and a selected Singapore XI. Premier League chief Richard Scudamore expressed his joy at taking the Premier League […]

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. Moses headed home superbly in the 32nd minute before Diouf slotted in on the rebound six minutes from time after fellow substitute Marko Arnautovic hit the post to steer the Potters […]

Stoke boss Mark Hughes has accused Maynor Figueroa of making an "horrendous tackle" on Stephen Ireland during Saturday's 1-0 win over Hull, rating the challenge as worse than Ashley Barnes' on Nemanja Matic last weekend and hitting out at the officials for taking no action. Hughes had to take Ireland off at half-time of the […]

Stoke dramatically spoiled Tim Sherwood's debut as Aston Villa boss after Victor Moses' injury-time penalty gave them a 2-1 win at Villa Park. The winger was brought down by Ron Vlaar – who was sent off – to win it for the Potters at the death. Scott Sinclair had headed Villa in front only for […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted he was "not thinking about Chelsea" after seeing his side finally spark back into life. The reigning champions rediscovered their touch after four games without a win in the Barclays Premier League as they recorded a comfortable 4-1 victory at Stoke. Sergio Aguero struck twice – his first goals […]

When Stoke City’s Bojan Krkic fell unchallenged and was subbed off in the FA Cup game at League One’s Rochdale on Monday night, one could easily imagine the groans from the away support in the stands. His fourth minute stunner of a goal – a volley from outside the 18-yard box that curved just beyond […]

Arsene Wenger believes Alexis Sanchez can continue to inspire Arsenal towards a successful end to the season after the Chile forward produced another virtuoso display in a 3-0 win over Stoke at the Emirates Stadium. Sanchez scored twice to help sink the Potters, his first a brilliant individual effort on 33 minutes having earlier set […]

Stoke manager Mark Hughes has completed his first signing of the January transfer window with the capture of Germany international Philipp Wollscheid. The 25-year-old center-back has joined the Potters on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move in the summer. The twice-capped defender currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen, […]

Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Stoke City vs Chelsea, 3pm, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra Starting lineups: Stoke: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross, Muniesa, Pieters; Cameron, Nzonzi; Walters, Bojan, Arnautovic; Crouch Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Mikel, Matic; Willian, Fabregas, Hazard; Diego Costa Before, during or after today’s match, […]

Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic began his professional career with Barcelona, having his character and skills nurtured by the Catalan club's famed La Masia when he was nine-years-old. Bojan quickly emerged as one of the brightest prospects to ever play for the La Liga giant's youth academy – scoring 126 goals during his first season. […]

Stoke boss Mark Hughes is anticipating a fairly quiet January transfer window for the club as their efforts to tie Peter Crouch and Glenn Whelan to new contracts continue. Both 33-year-old striker Crouch – scorer of two goals in his last two games, taking his tally for the season to five – and midfielder Whelan, […]