Top Stoke City Stories
O's boss Wellens calls Doncaster defeat 'shocking'
Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens labels his side's performance in their 3-0 defeat by League One strugglers Doncaster Rovers "shocking."
Published 6 hours ago on BBC Football - League One
Birmingham City set to be without five players for Oxford United match
Birmingham City team news before the Championship meeting with Oxford United on Saturday, January 31 (3pm)
Published 14 hours ago on Birmingham Mail - Birmingham
Liverpool recall Koumas from Birmingham loan
Liverpool midfielder Lewis Koumas is recalled to Anfield from his season-long loan spell with Championship club Birmingham City.
Published yesterday at 10:41 am on BBC Football - Championship
Are Coventry bottling it? The concerning Championship table since start of December
Coventry are still top of the Championship, but there’s no denying that Frank Lampard's side have hit a rough patch of late.
Published yesterday at 10:06 am on Planet Football
Mateta to Nott’m Forest takes huge step forward as personal terms agreed but major sticking point remains
Nottingham Forest have taken a major step toward landing Jean‑Philippe Mateta after agreeing personal terms with the Crystal Palace striker, TEAMtalk understands.
Published yesterday at 09:31 pm on TeamTalk
Liverpool recall Koumas from Birmingham loan
Liverpool midfielder Lewis Koumas is recalled to Anfield from his season-long loan spell with Championship club Birmingham City.
Published last Monday at 07:11 pm on BBC Football - Championship
Stoke sign Dutch striker Smit from Go Ahead Eagles
Stoke City sign striker Milan Smit from Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation to buy in the summer.
Published last Monday at 07:11 pm on BBC Football - Championship
Liverpool recall Koumas from Birmingham loan
Liverpool midfielder Lewis Koumas is recalled to Anfield from his season-long loan spell with Championship club Birmingham City.
Published last Monday at 03:11 pm on BBC Football - Championship
Stoke sign Dutch striker Smit from Go Ahead Eagles
Stoke City sign striker Milan Smit from Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles on loan until the end of the season, with an obligation to buy in the summer.
Published last Monday at 03:11 pm on BBC Football - Championship
Birmingham City and Liverpool reach final Lewis Koumas decision after recall delay
Lewis Koumas has spent the first half of the season on loan at Birmingham City from Liverpool
Published last Monday at 12:41 pm on Birmingham Mail - Birmingham
Xherdan Shaqiri has scored the most life-affirming hat-trick of 2026 to date
Shaqiri dropped off most of our radars after leaving Liverpool in 2021, but he's still firing in brilliant hat-tricks for Basel.
Published last Monday at 07:06 am on Planet Football
| Stoke City's Results | |||
| Jan 24 | Birmingham City | 1 - 1 | A |
| Jan 21 | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | H |
| Jan 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 0 | H |
| Stoke City's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 31 | Southampton | H | |
| Feb 7 | West Bromwich Albion | A | |
| Feb 11 | Charlton Athletic | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Watford | 28 | 6 | 43 |
| 9 | Preston | 29 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 29 | 8 | 42 |
| 11 | Derby | 29 | 2 | 42 |
| 12 | QPR | 29 | -2 | 40 |