Sam Surridge scored his third goal of the season to secure Stoke’s progress to the third round of the Carabao Cup as they claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory against Doncaster.Tom Ince gave the Potters the lead after a fine spell of play late in the first half. Morgan Fox’s shot from distance was too strong for Rovers goalkeeper Louis Jones, who could only parry the ball into Ince&rsqu...Full Story »

Romaine Sawyers could make his full Stoke debut against Doncaster in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.The 29-year-old midfielder signed on a season-long loan from West Brom last week and, having come off the bench late on in Saturday’s win over Nottingham Forest, Potters boss Michael O’Neill may hand him his first start for the club.Nick Powell is once again likely to miss the game, he wal...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill hailed the patience demonstrated by his side in their 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest.Josh Tymon scored the only goal of the game with a drilled strike on a slick surface past Brice Samba to secure Stoke’s third victory of the season.As for Nottingham Forest, their woeful start to the season continued. They suffered their fourth successive defeat and are ...Full Story »

Stoke continued their unbeaten run to the start of the season by securing a 1-0 victory against Nottingham Forest.Josh Tymon scored the winning goal shortly after the hour mark following an excellent period of play for the Potters.Tom Smith played in Jacob Brown to flick the ball onto Steven Fletcher, who then backheeled a pass to Joe Allen, the Welshman finding Tymon sprinting to meet the pass ...Full Story »

Stoke will again be waiting on the fitness of Mario Vrancic ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Nottingham Forest.The Bosnia and Herzegovina midfielder missed Tuesday’s 3-1 win at Swansea due to a tight hamstring and will be a doubt once more for the weekend battle with Forest.Sam Clucas will be expected to keep his place after netting at Swansea.Steven Fletcher could...Full Story »

Stoke manager Michael O’Neill hailed his team’s unbeaten start to the new Championship season after a comfortable 3-1 win at Swansea.Nick Powell, former Swan Sam Clucas and Leo Ostigard all scored in Wales before Joel Piroe struck a consolation.It leaves Stoke second in the table, level on points with leaders Fulham after two wins and a draw in their first three games of the season.O...Full Story »

Sam Clucas starred against his former side as Stoke saw off Swansea 3-1 to maintain their impressive unbeaten start to the new Championship season.Clucas, who left the Swans in 2018, scored the Potters’ second and rubbed salt in the wound of the home supporters by taunting them with his celebration.Swansea had a shocking first half, during which Nick Powell gave the visitors a deserved lea...Full Story »

Swansea could hand a debut to Ethan Laird in their Sky Bet Championship clash with Stoke on Tuesday.The Manchester United defender joined the Swans on a season-long loan on Monday and is in immediate contention to make his first appearance for the club.Russell Martin is still seeking his first win as Swansea boss and could welcome back Liam Walsh, although Connor Roberts (groin) is sidelined.Mid...Full Story »

Birmingham's St Andrews stadium pictured before the game against Stoke on Saturday A football fan has been released from hospital after being assaulted before Birmingham vs Stoke. West Midlands Police have confirmed that they have launched an investigation after a 23-year-old man suffered a broken nose. They will be reviewing CCTV footage in a hope to identify the individuals involved in the ...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer denied his side were time-wasting and playing for a point after Stoke manager Michael O’Neill was not impressed with the stoppages in the goalless draw.The majority of Birmingham’s opportunities came from Marc Roberts’ long throw-ins and O’Neill revealed he spoke to referee Gavin Ward regarding the time wasted by the home side.When questio...Full Story »

Birmingham and Stoke played out an uneventful 0-0 draw at St Andrew’s, with both sides failing to build on their opening-day victories in the Championship.Chances were hard to come by in the West Midlands as both sides lacked creativity or the penetration to put away any of the rare opportunities that came along.Gary Gardner had the ball in the back of net in the 90th minute, but it was qu...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer will check on the fitness of Tahith Chong ahead of his side’s Championship clash with Stoke.The midfielder, on loan from Manchester United, has not trained this week after a hamstring problem forced him off in the Blues’ win at Sheffield United on the opening day of the season.Ivan Sanchez and Jordan Graham both started against Colchester in midweek in the ...Full Story »

Delighted Stoke boss Michael O’Neill praised his side as they eased to a 2-1 victory over Fleetwood in the EFL Cup.Northern Irishman O’Neill was pleased with his team’s dominant display as goals from new signing Sam Surridge, his second goal in as many games, and a bullet header from skipper Harry Souttar did the damage for the Potters.“There were a lot of good things and...Full Story »

New signing Sam Surridge bagged his second goal in as many games and skipper Harry Souttar was also on target as Stoke eased to a 2-1 home victory over Fleetwood.Former Bournemouth striker Surridge pounced with a smart close-range strike on the stroke of half-time as the Championship side edged a scrappy affair against their League One visitors at the bet365 Stadium.And Australia international d...Full Story »

Summer signing Sam Surridge could make his full debut when Stoke host Fleetwood in the first round of the Carabao Cup.Surridge scored the winning goal after coming off the bench in Saturday’s opening league win over Reading.Defender Josh Tymon is set to miss out after suffering a concussion in the game at the weekend.Forward Tyrese Campbell remains on the sidelines as he continues his reco...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill praised his side’s character after a thrilling 3-2 win against Reading.The Potters were twice pegged back as goals from Nick Powell and Jacob Brown were cancelled out by John Swift and Liam Moore, but debutant Sam Surridge came off the bench to grab a late winner in an entertaining encounter at the Bet365 Stadium.It is the first time since 2009 that Stoke h...Full Story »

Stoke signing Sam Surridge will be eager to make his Potters debut when they play Reading.Surridge could provide some firepower up top with Steven Fletcher after joining on an undisclosed fee from Bournemouth.The Potters are still without key player Tyrese Campbell who has had surgery on a knee ligament injury.They may also be without defender Harry Souttar as he makes his return back from Tokyo...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill admits his side needs to improve in the final third next season following a 2-0 Championship defeat at home to QPR.Charlie Austin fired QPR ahead with a clinical finish from just outside the box after Harry Souttar was caught in possession after 17 minutes and Osman Kakay slotted the ball past Adam Davies to make the game safe 20 minutes from time.Sam Vokes faile...Full Story »

Stoke will check on Nick Powell, Angus Gunn and Steven Fletcher ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with QPR.Powell failed a fitness test on an Achilles problem before last weekend’s draw with Nottingham Forest while goalkeeper Gunn missed out with a foot injury and striker Fletcher was substituted in the second half after taking a knock.On-loan Schalke winger Rabbi Matondo will hope...Full Story »