Leicester City go top as Jamie Vardy equals Premier League record

Round-up: Everton put four past Villa; Stoke raid Southampton; Ayew rescues Swansea

Mark Hughes does not want to lose Jon Walters

‘The issue is the length of contract — it is not about our feelings about Jon’s ability’

Stoke City sign Dutch international Ibrahim Afellay

Capped 50 times by Holland he now joins former Barcelona team-mate Bojan Krkic

Stoke agree €17m deal with Inter Milan for Xherdan Shaqiri

Premier League club yet to discuss personal terms with Swiss international

Premier League team news

All the latest injury and suspension details ahead of the weekend action

Blackburn out to ruffle Liverpool’s feathers after surviving fowl times

Ewood Park has mellowed but more madness is needed for FA Cup quarter-final upset

Jonathan Walters hat-trick sinks travel sick QPR

Harry Kane on the scoresheet again as Spurs win at West Brom while Everton see off Crystal Palace

All the weekend Premier League team news

Top two Chelsea and Man City clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday

Stoke’s Bojan Krkic ruled out for season with knee injury

Forward suffered cruciate knee ligament damage in FA Cup win at Rochdale

Arsenal march to Alexis Sanchez’s tune against Stoke

Irrepressible Chilean assisted the first and scored two for the homeside at the Emirates

Clouds gather around West Brom boss as Stoke fire in two second-half goals

Mame Biram Diouf’s brace condemns Baggies to 2-0 defeat at Stoke

Southampton’s resurgence proves bad news for Palace and Warnock

Christian Eriksen free-kick helps Spurs see off Leicester

Chelsea back out in front after Stoke win

Goals from John Terry and Cesc Fabregas enough to see off Potters at the Britannia

Jonathan Walters the epitome of the Stoke way

‘Walters is footballing thrash metal, his every run a challenge to the opposition to enter the mosh pit’

Jon Walters’s goal the difference for Stoke against Arsenal

Stoke led by three at half-time as Arsenal’s static defence was once more exposed

Manchester United maintain momentum against Stoke

David De Gea in inspired form late on after goals from Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata

Brendan Rodgers wasn’t aware of Steven Gerrard anniversary

Liverpool manager ‘felt bad’ about not knowing player was celebrating 16 years since debut after he started game on bench

Johnson’s late strike for Liverpool releases pressure at Anfield

Brendan Rodger’s men win first in six while QPR see off Leicester and West Ham end Newcastle’s run

Stoke City’s Bojan Krkic: ‘At Barça I always gave my best every day’

The former wonderkind of Barcelona who never quite fulfilled his potential talks about the pressures he had to cope with

Jonathan Walters scores winner as Stoke punish casual Spurs

More home trouble for Pochettino as Stoke win fourth out of five at White Hart Lane

Jonathan Walters on target as Stoke add to Spurs’ woes

Leighton Baines earns point for Everton; Newcastle revival continues

Graziano Pelle has golden touch for Southampton

Stoke City left behind as Saints continue on unlikely run for honours

Premier League: Who’s come and gone in the transfer window

A comprehensive list of the players that have moved clubs

Shawcross breaks Hull’s brave resistance

Homeside saw defender James Chester sent off before scoring the opener through Nikica Jelavic

Jonathan Walters prepared to consider Stoke future

‘I can’t just sit back . . . and pick up money from a contract which pays us a good living’

James Rodriguez undaunted by €80m price tag as he joins Real Madrid

Colombian midfielder signs six-year contract with European champions

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