Successive top-half finishes for Stoke in the Premier League for the first time in 40 years shows just how far they have come along, but there is always a sense around the Britannia Stadium that there is still more to offer
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But he rightly takes pride from the efforts of others in his prolonged absence – and would love to play his part in a planting another little landmark on the 2014/15 campaign
ESPN says Liverpool and Tottenham will battle it out for the signature of Ogbonna
The hosts made a combative start to the match having been given a guard of honour by their visitors, putting in a number of heavy challenges early on in an effort to prove that their title success had not dampened their desire to win
In this morning’s press conference, Rodgers told reporters: “We anticipate Daniel will be back in training around September time. We’re hopeful issues he’s had have been resolved
The hosts took the lead midway through the opening period when Lambert burst forward before cutting the ball back to an unmarked Philippe Coutinho, setting the Brazilian up to curl the ball into the top corner
A little over a month ago, Liverpool’s season looked to be on the brink of salvation following a 13-match unbeaten run that had catapulted them back into the Champions League equation
She said: “It’s a very important win for us. It was a very important game for us after the defeat to Chelsea. We had to put in a lot of effort to get those three points
West Brom’s key to the three points against the Eagles was keeping their first clean sheet in four matches. The Baggies have not won under Pulis without keeping their opposition at bay in his brief tenure at the club
John Carver’s charges mustered a half-chance in the 21st minute when Ayoze Perez’s cross from the left missed head of Gabriel Obertan, but the Reds regained the ball and broke forward once again
The home side threatened to open the scoring just a couple of minutes into the tie when Santi Cazorla was left with just Simon Mignolet to beat, but his low strike was punched clear by the Belgian
The Black Cats have sent scouts to watch Ilori – who is currently on loan at Bordeaux – on numerous occasions
United recovered from that scare to impose themselves once again and duly took the lead in the 14th minute when an incisive through ball from Ander Herrera sliced through the Liverpool defence on the way to finding Mata, who slid a low finish in off the far post
Louis van Gaal’s men have won their last three league matches without conceding a goal, while Wayne Rooney’s return to attack has provided the team with more threat in the final third
Goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey in France earned Arsenal a 2-0 victory, but the Premier League side were made to pay for conceding three in the reverse fixture as they crashed out to AS Monaco on away goals
A 22-year-old midfielder, Onazi has won 25 caps for Nigeria and could pass the 100-game mark for Lazio by the summer
Reading and Bradford’s initial sixth-round tie finished in a goalless draw at the weekend, with the replay set to take place next Monday
Helen Jones, who was a PC with Merseyside Police, attempted to use CCTV footage obtained from a bar to blackmail the former England captain, who had been involved in a row with other men at the premises
Gomis collapsed in the eighth minute of Swansea’s 3-2 defeat by Tottenham at White Hart Lane, the latest in a history of fainting incidents in his career and, although it caused considerable concern among fans and players, club medics were well aware of the background
The Brazilian scored two goals in six games for the Reds last month, including a sensational strike during their 2-0 win at Southampton