Sentences with phrase «as stoke»

He said: «There was a general mood from the PLP that all members of the PLP should be out there defending the achievements of the last Labour government and defending what Labour achieved in seats such as Stoke and Copeland - that is part of what we need to be saying.»

And to say Shawcross «isn't that kind of player» — Well maybe he has a twin as another Stoke playing Shawcross shattered Francis Jeffers ankle in 2007 and went in on Adebayor off - the - ball and off - the - pitch putting him out for 3 weeks last season.

Two teams in contrasting form collide at Bloomfield Road this weekend as a Stoke side still buoyed by their FA Cup success tackle a free - falling Blackpool who, despite their severe dip in form since the New Year, are refusing to get downbeat about their chances of remaining in the division.

If he looks to change the style of Stoke's play, itcould be risky, as the Stoke way of playing has proved to be a successful one so far.

That feature had been missing in the last couple of seasons as Stoke suffered more defeats than they normally would have done five or six years ago.

To be honest, they can consider themselves a tad fortunate to have even taken a point from that match, as Stoke undoubtedly created the clearer openings whereas Blackpool looked bereft of ideas at times, which isn't like them.

Liverpool were not the only Premier League team to exit the League Cup inside 90 minutes on Tuesday night, as Stoke and Huddersfield both fell to away -LRB-...)

@Andrew... as big as the Stoke game was before it even started, would you rather 3 points from Stoke or Aaron back?

They'll have to be careful, as Stoke have a decent away scoring record.

However, that lead was canceled out few minutes before half time break as Stoke were rewarded a penalty kick which was converted by Jonathan Walters.

Right now Begovic seems to be the frontrunner, having been watched as recently as Stoke's last game of the season.

Kane was given acres of space as Stoke adopted a four - man zone across the six - yard box.

The midfielder has not played for the Potters since the 5 - 0 defeat by Chelsea on December 30 and Lambert has not been happy with his performances in training as Stoke fight for their Premier League lives.

Arsenal's season was summed up by a dreadful performance as Stoke tuned up for the FA Cup Final next week with a comfortable 3 - 1 victory.

Ex-Real Madrid star Jese Rodriguez struck the only goal of the game as Stoke City stunned the Community Shield winners Arsenal at the newly extended Bet365stadium on Saturday.

All eyes at the bottom of the table will be on the evening kickoff this weekend as Stoke City host Newcastle in a big relegation clash -LSB-...]

Marko Arnautovic doubled the Potter's lead in the second half with a well - taken finish, as Stoke finished the competition without conceding a goal.

And the omens are good, very good in fact, as Stoke boast a 100 % record at home to Blackburn in the league, a run they'll be eager but confident of continuing especially with the prolific scoring form of Kenwyn Jones up front, who has now scored in all four games he's played in as a Stoke City player this season.

This match represents the best possible option for Chelsea, as Stoke City have been playing as a relegation material over the last few months.

The latter does bode well seeing as Stoke have shipped that very same number of goals in their previous two home Premier League games, both in defeat, too.

So what does happen when fire meets fire, as Stoke are generally red - hot at the Brittania while West Ham are quite simply on fire at the minute?

However, this season, they do not have a lot to fear as Stoke are weak defensively, which works perfectly for Liverpool's in - form attackers.

Salomon Rondon's bulk had helped earn a couple of early home corners but James Morrison's fifth - minute header bounced up off the turf and wide as Stoke settled in the sunshine.

Conceding three goals at Stoke is a big negative for us and it should be for all punters out there as Stoke aren't particularly well known for their attacking prowess, and while that result may not have knocked the stuffing out of them... it certainly caught us with a firm uppercut.

However the 31 - year - old couldn't match Mame Biram Diouf's power either as the Stoke striker often battled the defender off of the ball.

It's quiet at the Hawthorns, and you can hear Craig Dawson shouting to bring his defence up and down the pitch as Stoke penetrate.

Premier League round - up: Mame Biram Diouf scored a sensational winner as Stoke claimed a shock 1 - 0 win over champions Manchester City at the Etihad St -LRB-...)

At White Hart Lane, where Tottenham always set themselves up to play an open, expansive game, Arsenal will find that not only will they have more time on the ball but far more open space to exploit, and so should prosper, as Stoke did on 9 April.

Stoke's marquee summer signing Jese scored on his debut as Stoke earned all three points at home to Arsenal

Jese Rodriguez struck a superb debut winner as Stoke held on for a 1 - 0 victory over Arsenal in the Premier League.

After their negotiations for Stevan Jovetic hit a snag, they could now lose out on a goalkeeping target, as Stoke's Asmir Begovic could be set to move to Liverpool, according to the Bosnian press.

This is probably going to be a low scoring affair, as Stoke know how to battle away for points and Newcastle will get a tough game.

86: Shaqiri makes way for Ngoy as Stoke make their final change.

This didn't work as expected, even though Benteke won provided a good outlet, as Stoke often won the second ball.

Peter Crouch or Saido Berahino could be brought in to replace Eric Maxim Choupo - Moting who has only scored in one game so far for Stoke, not to mention the fact he could only boast three goals in all of last season at Schalke, showing he's not quite as prolific as Stoke fans hoped after his two goals against Manchester United.

At the 18th match of Premier League in English football, league 5th place holder currently Manchester United will play against Stoke City, as Stoke are on the 11th place on league table.

Mame Biram Diouf and Erik Pieters returned as Stoke made four changes.

It's unlikely that all too much credit will go in Mustafi's direction but keeping clean sheets against sides who need points as much as Stoke do says a lot about his chances of leadership in future years.

Having grown up as a Stoke fan and spent nine years there as a player, Steve Bould knows all about Sunday's opponents.

The weekend begins with a Midlands derby clash as Stoke City host Leicester at the bet365 Stadium as new Foxes boss Claude Puel looks for back - to - back wins.

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His physicality and aerial strength will come into play as the Stoke side attempt to cause one of the Premier League upsets this weekend as Arsenal are in imperious form at the moment.

Against a team defending deep as Newcastle were forced to with 10 men and as Stoke will surely do at the Emirates, the guile and vision of the German could be crucial.

The Chilean superstar will be key to stretching the Potter's defence as the Stoke City side are known for their strong defensive formation with plenty of men behind the ball.

Other teams will not be as poor as Stoke were today but big ups to our defense inc Coquelin... their positioning and marking was superb.

As it happened we did but only with a point as Stoke gave us a really tough test and began Giroud's goal drought with some great defending and goalkeeping.

i think that arsenal can only do business with teams such as Stoke, swansee, fulham, bolton, bournemouth, crystal palace, burnley cause these teams are not our main rivals for the top four not alone the league.

We have as much chance of winning as Stoke do.

not only is our defence crumbling (literally, standard Gibbs injury to add to the pile up), but we're about as good going forward as Stoke.

Whenever the likes of Alexis (Sanchez), Walcott and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain leads the line in tandem with the creative talent of Mesut Ozil in midfield Arsenal's attacking foray's are difficult to deal with, and it was evident as Stoke struggled to contain Arsenal as they made their quality count in the game.