Berbatov volleys Fulham up the ladder
LONDON, England ● A marvellous volley from Dimitar Berbatov gave Fulham a 1-0 win at home over Stoke City on Saturday that lifted Martin Jol’s men to 11th place in the Premier League table. Berbatov rewarded Fulham’s first-half endeavour with a beautifully controlled volley just before the interval, ambling onto a headed clearance [...]
Wigan rescue draw after 2-0 deficit
STOKE, England ● Wigan battled back from a two-goal deficit to snatch a 2-2 draw with Stoke and move out of the English Premier League relegation zone on Tuesday. The Latics moved up to 17th in the table with 20 points, ahead of Aston Villa, who lost 2-1 to Newcastle, on points difference [...]
Double De Guzman sink Stoke
SWANSEA, Wales ● Swansea enjoyed the perfect preparation for their League Cup semi-final showdown with Chelsea as Jonathan de Guzman’s brace clinched a 3-1 win over Stoke at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. Michael Laudrup’s team are within touching distance of a place in the League Cup final after beating Chelsea 2-0 in the first [...]
Nightmare Walters and Stoke
STOKE, England ● Chelsea ended Stoke City’s unbeaten home record with a 4-0 win thanks to two Jon Walters own goals, a Frank Lampard penalty and a sensational strike from Eden Hazard on Saturday. Stoke forward Walters headed past his own goalkeeper either side of the break before Lampard fired in a penalty to become [...]
Stoke stun Liverpool
STOKE-ON-TRENT , England ● Jonathan Walters scored twice as Stoke beat Liverpool 3-1 in an entertaining affair under the lights at the Britannia Stadium on Wednesday. Steven Gerrard put Liverpool into an early lead from the spot but Walters replied almost immediately before Kenwyne Jones headed the hosts in front. After the break Walters made [...]
Spurs frustrated in Stoke stalemate
LONDON, England ● Tottenham slipped down in the Premier League after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Stoke at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Andre Villas-Boas’s side could have gone third with a victory but instead they dropped out of the Champions League places after a dour encounter. Villas-Boas and his assistant Steffen [...]
Whitehead denies West Brom third spot
LONDON, England ● A late goal from substitute Dean Whitehead gave Stoke City their first away win of the season at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday to deny the hosts third place in the Premier League. Whitehead picked up a cross from fellow substitute Michael Kightly, as Stoke became just the second team to win [...]
Pressure building for Mark Hughes
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England ● Charlie Adam piled the pressure on beleaguered QPR manager Mark Hughes as the Stoke midfielder’s first goal for his club clinched a 1-0 win at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday. Adam, who joined from Liverpool in pre-season, bagged the winner early in the second half to give Stoke just their [...]
Norwich hold to other victory
NORWICH, England ● Bradley Johnson’s header a minute before half-time proved the difference as Norwich beat Stoke 1-0 in the Premier League at Carrow Road on Saturday. Victory saw the Canaries stretch their unbeaten run to four matches across all competitions following their midweek win over Tottenham which took them into the quarter-finals of the [...]
