Category: Stoke City

  • Assaidi leaves Liverpool for Al Ahli

    Assaidi leaves Liverpool for Al Ahli

    Oussama Assaidi has left Liverpool to join United Arab Emirates side Al Ahli on a permanent deal. Assaidi joined Stoke City on a season-long loan last summer and had made 11 appearances for Mark Hughes’ side, but his deal was cut short, allowing him to join Al Ahli. The Moroccan international failed to make a…

  • Charlie Adam issues come get me please to David Moyes

    Charlie Adam issues come get me please to David Moyes

    Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam is open to the possibility of a move abroad after links to Real Sociedad. The 29-year-old has started just five times for Stoke City this season and has been linked with a switch to Real Sociedad in recent weeks following their appointment of David Moyes as coach. Adam is happy…

  • Chelsea flop set for January loan move

    Chelsea flop set for January loan move

    A whole host of Premier League teams are to battle it out for Chelsea midfielder Mohamed Salah, according to various reports. The 22-year-old joined Chelsea in January of this year but has failed to break into the starting eleven, despite his £11m transfer fee. Salah was first seen by Blues boss Jose Mourinho impressing for…

  • Saturday LIVE: Top two Chelsea & Southampton in action

    Saturday LIVE: Top two Chelsea & Southampton in action

    Relive all the drama from another breathless day in the Premier League as league leaders Chelsea face QPR and Arsenal face Burnley. Saturday’s three o’clock Premier League action started with a goal from free-scoring Southampton, who took the lead against Hull City after just three minutes through Victor Wanyama, who struck a 40-yard effort into…

  • Monk will not be charged over Moses ‘cheat’ claims

    Monk will not be charged over Moses ‘cheat’ claims

    Swansea City manager Garry Monk will face no action despite calling Stoke City’s Victor Moses a ‘cheat’. Monk accused the Nigerian international of diving to win a penalty in the 2-1 defeat to Stoke in the Premier League on October 19, a comment which left opposite coach Mark Hughes unhappy. The Football Association have since…

  • Premier League clubs tracking Dempsey

    Premier League clubs tracking Dempsey

    Premier League sides Aston Villa, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers are set to make January loan offers for Clint Dempsey. The Seattle Sounders front man has been instrumental in his sides success this season, winning the 2014 MLS Supporters’ Shield and Open Cup as well as being in contention to complete an historic treble…

  • Shawcross unfazed by England snub

    Shawcross unfazed by England snub

    Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross is eager to add to his single cap, but is not allowing the recent snub by England manager Roy Hodgson to affect him. The centre-back made his solitary appearance for the three lions, coming on as a substitute in the 4-2 defeat to Sweden. A game remembered by Zlatan Ibrahimović’s…

  • Stoke City 1-0 Newcastle United

    Stoke City 1-0 Newcastle United

    A towering header from Peter Crouch saw Stoke City beat Newcastle United on Monday evening at the Britannia stadium. A scrappy opening ten minutes saw both sides met with boos and jeers from their respective fans, but that was quickly forgotten for the home side as they had a chance through Nigerian forward Victor Moses,…

  • Preview: Stoke City vs. Newcastle United

    Preview: Stoke City vs. Newcastle United

    Ben Crump takes a look ahead to Monday night football’s Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. Alan Pardew’s Newcastle United travel to Stoke on Monday night in need of three points, having failed to pick up a single win in their opening league games. Their current form continues…

  • Hughes rues Odemwingie injury

    Hughes rues Odemwingie injury

    Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has rued the absence of Peter Odemwingie, bemoaning his serious knee injury. The Nigerian international sustained the injury in Saturday’s win over Manchester City last weekend and later confirmed on his Twitter that he would miss the majority of the season. And, boss Hughes has said how the absence of…