Departing Huddersfield boss Neil Warnock feels he has restored the pride back into the West Yorkshire club as his reign ended with a 2-2 draw against Stoke.Matty Pearson put the Terriers ahead but Daniel Johnson quickly responded with Stoke’s first away goal of this Championship campaign.Ben Wilmot’s looping header put the visitors ahead before Jack Rudoni equalised to earn Warnock h...Full Story »

Huddersfield drew 2-2 with Stoke in Neil Warnock’s final game in charge.Town had announced Tuesday’s Championship fixture would be Warnock’s last with the club and the 74-year-old saw his side open the scoring through Matty Pearson’s first-half header.But they were ahead for less than two minutes as Daniel Johnson netted Stoke’s first first away goal of the season.T...Full Story »

Norwich maintained their excellent start to the season at Carrow Road with a third straight home win as they beat Stoke 1-0 to keep up with the early pacemakers in the Championship.A scrappy game with few clear opportunities was settled by a 44th-minute goal from defender Jack Stacey, his first for the Canaries since his arrival from Bournemouth during the summer.It was a deserved win for the ho...Full Story »

A Will Keane double secured Preston their fourth successive league win as they rose to the Sky Bet Championship summit with a 2-0 victory at Stoke.The summer recruit from Wigan netted a quickfire brace early in the second half as the Lilywhites’ unbeaten start continued.Half-time substitute Duane Holmes orchestrated the Preston knockout blow, firstly winning a penalty which Keane converted...Full Story »

Stoke manager Alex Neil was delighted with his new recruits as full debutants Wouter Burger and Mehdi Leris got on the scoresheet in a 6-1 Carabao Cup thrashing of Rotherham.The second-round win extends the Potters’ perfect home record to four matches in all competitions this season – a run that started with a 4-1 victory over the Millers on the opening day of the new Championship ca...Full Story »

Captain Josh Laurent scored twice as Stoke thrashed Rotherham 6-1 to book their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup.The win extends the Potters’ perfect home record to four victories in all competitions this season – a run that started with a 4-1 triumph over the Millers on the opening day of the new Championship campaign.Stoke took an early lead when Dutchman Wouter Burger, ...Full Story »

Gary Rowett hailed a determined Millwall performance after they ended a run of three straight defeats to beat Stoke 1-0.Rowett labelled his team as “lacklustre” after their 3-1 loss to Norwich last week and has faced criticism from Lions fans following a poor start to the season.But Kevin Nisbet’s excellent first-half finish was enough for a fifth win in six games against the P...Full Story »

Alex Neil expressed his delight at Stoke’s home comforts as they defeated Watford 1-0.New hero Andre Vidigal starred again as he notched his fourth goal in as many games since a summer move from Maritimo.The Portuguese winger – who turned 25 in midweek – fired in a second-half winner with an emphatic strike on the volley.And, in the process, The Potters secured successive leagu...Full Story »

New hero Andre Vidigal scored his fourth goal of the season as Stoke beat Watford 1-0.The Portuguese winger – who turned 25 in midweek – marked his birthday with a late celebration as he notched a 53rd-minute winner.It is now four goals in as many games in all competitions for the summer signing from Maritimo, who continues to impress on English soil.Meanwhile, Watford’s unbeat...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna hailed a “top performance” from his side in the 2-0 victory over Stoke.Goals in either half from defender Luke Woolfenden and substitute Kayden Jackson maintained Town’s 100 percent start to the season on their return to the Championship.Woolfenden rose at the far post to head home in the 23rd minute from a Sam Morsy free-kick, while Jackson conve...Full Story »

Goals from Luke Woolfenden and Kayden Jackson earned Ipswich a 2-0 home victory over Stoke to continue their winning return to the Championship.The hosts made it maximum points from their opening two games thanks to Woolfenden’s first-half header and substitute Jackson’s late finish.Woolfenden rose at the far post to head home a free-kick by Sam Morsy, while Jackson finished an incis...Full Story »

Stoke boss Alex Neil reserved special praise for 16-year-old debutant Sol Sidibe following their 2-1 win over West Brom in the Carabao Cup.A first-half own goal from Josh Griffiths and calm finish from Andre Vidigal – either side of Brandon Thomas-Asante’s second-half leveller – saw the Potters progress to round two.Sidibe, son of club icon Mamady, was deservedly named man of t...Full Story »

Andre Vidigal’s winner saw Stoke progress to round two of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win over fellow Championship side West Brom.The summer signing – who also bagged a brace at the weekend – stepped off the bench to net the decisive goal with 25 minutes remaining.The hosts went ahead after 27 minutes as Wesley’s shot came back off the post before hitting goalkeeper Josh G...Full Story »

Alex Neil praised his “exciting” Stoke side as they demolished 10-man Rotherham with a 4-1 Championship win.Maritimo recruit Andre Vidigal was the highlight of the Potters’ six debutants as he capped an impressive display with a brace.“I thought we looked like an exciting team,” Neil said. “We wanted to start the season well because there’s been a lot of...Full Story »

Real Madrid are closing in on the signing of Joselu, the Espanyol striker who flopped at both Newcastle and Stoke. Real close to sealing deal Joselu has excelled at Espanyol Flopped in the Premier League WHAT HAPPENED? Joselu joined Espanyol from Alaves last summer and went on to score 16 goals in La Liga despite the club being relegated. He is now poised to depart as The Athletic report...Full Story »

Chris Wilder admitted that Watford’s 2-0 win over Stoke was only a small crumb of comfort after his immensely disappointing season.The Hornets boss, who was sacked by Middlesbrough last October, refused to discuss his future at Vicarage Road, with the rumour mill rife that he is about to be replaced.Imran Louza and Keinan Davis scored second-half goals to ensure Wilder’s side at leas...Full Story »

Watford ended a season to forget with a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Stoke.Imran Louza and Keinan Davis scored second-half goals to ensure Chris Wilder’s side at least finished the campaign with a top-half finish, but defeat capped a depressing end to Stoke’s season as they failed to win any of their last seven games.The Potters started brightly and took just 22 seconds to worry W...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi has ordered his players to rest after blaming tiredness for their lacklustre 1-1 draw with Stoke.The Bluebirds remain firmly in the grip of the Sky Bet Championship relegation battle after failing to follow up an excellent 3-1 midweek win at Watford.The Welsh club were lethargic and lacking in ideas for much of the 90 minutes – though Stoke were also very averag...Full Story »

Delighted Wigan boss Shaun Maloney has no doubts his battling side can still avoid relegation.Striker Will Keane claimed the only goal of the game for a first away win since October as the Latics stunned Stoke at the bet365 Stadium.And with victory, which ended a run of three successive losses, no wonder Maloney was smiling after his team moved within five points of safety with three games still...Full Story »

Will Keane’s 10th league goal of the season gave Wigan hope in their battle to avoid Sky Bet Championship relegation with a battling 1-0 away win over Stoke.The striker bagged a 54th-minute winner for the Latics as they climbed to within five points of getting out of the relegation zone.Manager Shaun Maloney’s side still have three fixtures to secure safety, but three of the four tea...Full Story »