2014–15 Stoke City F.C. season

Stoke City
2014–15 season
Chairman Peter Coates
Manager Mark Hughes
Stadium Britannia Stadium
Premier League 9th (54 points)
FA Cup Fifth Round
League Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: Mame Biram Diouf (11)
All: Mame Biram Diouf (12)
Highest home attendance 27,602 v Liverpool (24 May 2015)
Lowest home attendance 26,332 v Newcastle United (29 September 2014)
Average home league attendance 27,081
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2014–15 season is Stoke City's seventh season in the Premier League and the 59th in the top tier of English football.

In preparation for the 2014–15 season Mark Hughes signed Phil Bardsley, Mame Biram Diouf, Bojan Krkić, Steve Sidwell, Dionatan Teixeira whilst Victor Moses and Oussama Assaidi joined on season-long loans. Departing the Britannia Stadium were Matthew Etherington, Cameron Jerome, Michael Kightly and Ryan Shotton. Stoke had a mixed start to the season as they lost 1–0 at home to Aston Villa, drew 1–1 with Hull City and then beat the reigning league champions Manchester City 1–0. This set the tone for an inconsistent Autumn as Stoke managed just three wins in September, October and November and lost at home to newly promoted sides Burnley and Leicester City.

Results improved in December as the Potters beat Arsenal 3–2, Everton and West Bromwich Albion both 1–0. Stoke suffered a number of injuries in January most notably to Bojan but the side were still able to secure victories against Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers. Stoke's only arrival in the January transfer window was German centre-back Philipp Wollscheid on loan from Bayer Leverkusen. After drawing 1–1 at Newcastle United, Stoke suffered back-to-back 4–1 defeats to Manchester City and then in the FA Cup to Blackburn Rovers. Stoke recovered well from this set-back winning their next three matches against Aston Villa, Hull City and Everton. This was the followed by three defeats against West Brom, Crystal Palace and Chelsea. Stoke ended the season strongly with victories over Southampton (2–1), Tottenham Hotspur (3–0) and Liverpool (6–1) ensuring a second consecutive 9th-place finish.

Pre-season

In March 2014 Stoke announced that from the 2014–15 season their kit will be supplied by American sportswear manufacturer Warrior Sports.[1] In May 2014 long serving winger Matthew Etherington was released from the club following the end of his contract as well as under-21 players, Lucas Dawson, Kevin Gomez-Nieto, Ben Heneghan, Jordan Keane, Jordan Richardson and Karim Rossi.[2] On 22 May 2014 Sunderland full-back Phil Bardsley agreed to join Stoke on a three-year contract.[3] Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell joined Stoke on a free transfer on 9 June 2014 on a two-year deal having previously worked under Mark Hughes.[4] On 11 June 2014 Stoke made two signings, Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf arrived on a free transfer from Hannover 96 whilst 21-year-old Slovakian defender Dionatan Teixeira joined from Dukla Banská Bystrica for an undisclosed fee.[5] Stoke returned to training on 9 July where they went to nearby St George's Park for fitness tests.[6] On 18 July 2014 the squad flew out to Germany for a pre-season training camp and friendlies against Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSV 1860 München and Schalke 04.[7]

Stoke's first match of pre-season was against Borussia Mönchengladbach in Rottach-Egern.[8] Heavy rain delayed kick-off by 20 minutes as manager Mark Hughes decided to give all of his players 45 minutes.[8] In an eventful first half new signing Mame Biram Diouf almost saw his early shot parried by Christofer Heimeroth into the path of Andy Wilkinson but Heimeroth denied Wilkinson what would have been a rare goal with a fine save.[8] Just after half time a loose pass by Charlie Adam was picked up by Thorgan Hazard who slid the ball past Thomas Sørensen. Stoke earned a 1–1 draw after Jonathan Walters battled his way through the Borussia defence and set-up Peter Crouch for a simple tap-in.[8] On 22 July 2014 Stoke completed the signing of Barcelona forward Bojan Krkić for an undisclosed fee.[9] Stoke's second pre-season encounter was a 2–0 defeat against TSV 1860 München with goals from Daniel Adlung and Bobby Wood.[10] Stoke's final game of their training camp was against Schalke 04 in Kufstein just over the border in Austria. In an even first half Marko Arnautović had a penalty well saved by Ralf Fährmann. Bojan scored his first Stoke goal just after half time after being put through one on one by Stephen Ireland. However Schalke responded quickly with a header from Joël Matip. Dionatan Teixeira then had a goal disallowed for offside before a late strike from Tranquillo Barnetta earned Schalke the win.[11]

Upon their return to England Hughes split his squad for games against Burton Albion and Blackburn Rovers. Both matches were drawn firstly 0–0 with Burton and 1–1 with Blackburn with Bojan scoring his second pre-season goal.[12][13] On 6 August 2014 Stoke played their only home friendly of pre-season against Spanish outfit Real Betis. A period of good one-touch build up play led to Phil Bardsley crossing across the face of goal for Erik Pieters to tap in. Stoke made it 2–0 after Bojan won the ball on the half way line and ran through and fired past Antonio Adán for his third pre-season goal and earned Stoke their first win.[14] Stoke's final match of pre-season was back in Germany where they played out a 1–1 draw with SC Freiburg at the Dreisamstadion. Mame Biram Diouf scored his first goal for Stoke cancelling out an early goal from Pavel Krmaš.[15]

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
120 July 2014Borussia MönchengladbachA1–11,200Crouch 65'Report
226 July 2014TSV 1860 MünchenA0–21,000Report
329 July 2014Schalke 04A1–22,000Bojan 55'Report
42 August 2014Burton AlbionA0–01,836Report
53 August 2014Blackburn RoversA1–14,351Bojan 68'Report
66 August 2014Real BetisH2–010,211Pieters 30', Bojan 43'Report
79 August 2014SC FreiburgA1–113,700Diouf 39'Report

Premier League

August

For the first match of the 2014–15 season Stoke faced Midlands rivals Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium. Manager Mark Hughes gave debuts to new arrivals Phil Bardsley, Mame Biram Diouf and Bojan Krkić. Stoke made a decent start as they enjoyed a lot of possession in the Villa half without troubling Brad Guzan. Stoke almost fell behind after a mix-up between Asmir Begović and Marc Wilson allowed Kieran Richardson to cross to Gabriel Agbonlahor, but despite an open goal he failed to hit the target. Villa took the lead just after half-time with a powerful shot from Andreas Weimann. Stoke rarely looked like getting back into the game thereafter and Villa were able to see the game out.[16] Before the match Stoke announced the signing of Victor Moses on a season-long loan from Chelsea.[17]

Stoke's first away match of the season saw them travel to the KC Stadium to take on Hull City. Stoke were handed an early boost as Tigers defender James Chester was sent-off for a professional foul on Glenn Whelan. Despite their one-man advantage Stoke struggled to create goalscoring opportunities and just before half-time Hull took the lead when Tom Huddlestone's shot was only parried by Begović into the path of Nikica Jelavić. Stoke managed to salvage a point after Ryan Shawcross bundled the ball just over the line in the 83rd minute.[18] It was frustrating match for Stoke as despite having 19 shots on goal only 3 were on target.[19]

On 30 August 2014 Stoke faced the current champions Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. After a goalless first half Stoke took a shock lead on 58 minutes after a Man City corner was headed out to Mame Biram Diouf just outside his own penalty area, Diouf sprinted 70 yards down the pitch and scored past Joe Hart. Stoke were defensively resolute and were able to hold out for a 1–0 victory.[20][21] After the match Asmir Begovic stated that it was Stoke's best win in the Premier League.[22] There was some bad news for Stoke however as Peter Odemwingie sustained a knee injury which required surgery.[23]

September

On transfer deadline day Stoke brought back winger Oussama Assaidi on another season-long loan from Liverpool.[24] After the international break Stoke came up against newly promoted Leicester City at the Britannia Stadium on 13 September. It was another frustrating afternoon for the Potters as they had 27 shots on goal with only 6 on target and Leicester took full advantage of Stoke's wastefulness scoring the only goal of the game through Leonardo Ulloa.[25][26]

Stoke then faced another newly promoted side, Queens Park Rangers away at Loftus Road. Stoke took the lead through Diouf after good wing play from Victor Moses. QPR levelled through Steven Caulker before Peter Crouch scored his first goal of the season against his former club. Stoke were denied a victory as Niko Kranjčar curled in a late free-kick and the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[27][28]

On 29 September Stoke took on Alan Pardew's Newcastle United at the Britannia Stadium. Both sides went into the match under pressure with Stoke losing both of their home games whilst Newcastle had failed to record a victory. Stoke took an early lead as Peter Crouch headed in a cross from Victor Moses. Newcastle struggled to get back into the game and Arnautovic could have extended Stoke's advantage but his shot hit the post. Newcastle did have a chance to claim a point but Jack Colback could only hit the crossbar from four yards out.[29][30]

October

After beating Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the League Cup in September, Stoke were looking to make it a quick fire double. However Sunderland scored early through Connor Wickham, Charlie Adam levelled on 15 minutes before two goals from Steven Fletcher earned Sunderland a 3–1 victory.[31] It was a poor performance from Stoke and Mark Hughes admitted that his side deserved to lose.[32][33]

Following the international break Stoke took on Swansea City on 19 October. After an uneventful start the game turned as referee Michael Oliver awarded both sides controversial penalties. Firstly Ryan Shawcross was penalised for holding Wilfried Bony and then Victor Moses was brought down by Àngel Rangel. Both managers were unhappy with the decisions with Hughes stating that he feels Shawcross is being singled-out whilst Garry Monk claimed that Moses dived.[34] Stoke were able to earn a 2–1 victory after Jonathan Walters headed past Łukasz Fabiański.[35]

Stoke ended October with back to back League and Cup matches against an in-form Southampton side who went into the matches having previously beaten Sunderland 8–0. The Saints had the better chances and scored the only goal of the game through Sadio Mané.[36]

November

After Stoke were knocked out of the League Cup by Southampton they played against West Ham United. Stoke created numerous chances and goals from Victor Moses and Mame Diouf seemed to have given Stoke the victory. But the Hammers mounted a late comeback with goals from Enner Valencia and Stewart Downing which left Stoke having to settle for a 2–2 draw.[37]

On 9 November Stoke made the trip to the capital to take on Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Stoke took an early lead through a low shot from Bojan Krkić. Stoke added a second goal after Walters scored from close range following a square ball from Diouf. Spurs pulled one back late on through a Nacer Chadli volley but soon after Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton was sent-off for a professional foul on Moses and Stoke were able to see out a 2–1 victory.[38]

Despite defeating Tottenham, Stoke's inconsistency remained as they fell to a home defeat against newly promoted Burnley. The Potters made a woeful start to the match and conceded two goals in the opening 15 minutes, Danny Ings scoring both Burnley goals. Stoke pulled one back via Jon Walters but a wasteful second half display saw them suffer a third home defeat of the campaign.[39]

Stoke's preparation for the final match of November against Liverpool was disrupted by a sickness bug at the club's training ground.[40] The match itself was a largely uneventful affair which was won 1–0 by Liverpool, Glen Johnson scoring in the 85th minute.[41]

December

Stoke suffered a third straight league defeat on 2 December losing 2–1 at Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini headed Man United in front which was cancelled out by Steven N'Zonzi just before half time. A free-kick from Juan Mata put the home side back in front and Stoke were denied a point after Diouf's shot was blocked on the line by Ashley Young late in the match.[42]

Stoke then took on Arsenal in what was an eventful 90 minutes of football. The Potters made a perfect start as straight from kick-off the ball was played down the wing to N'Zonzi who crossed in for Peter Crouch to tap the ball past Damián Martínez.[43] Arsenal had the chance to pull level after Héctor Bellerín's cross found an unmarked Olivier Giroud but he could only guide his header off target.[43] Stoke added a second after Bojan turned in a cross from Walters before Walters himself scored to make it 3–0 at half time. Stoke thought they had made it 4–0 after Bojan had fired past Martínez but after a short delay the officials disallowed it for Diouf being in offside position and therefore interfering with play.[43] Arsenal took advantage of the confusion with goals from Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey but their hopes of completing a comeback were ended when Calum Chambers was sent-off for a second bookable offence and Stoke saw out a 3–2 victory.[43]

The next match away at Crystal Palace saw both teams make a bright start as Palace scored in the eleventh minute via a looping header from James McArthur. Just 92 seconds later Crouch scored from close range after a shot from Walters deflected into his path. However the remainder of the match saw both teams cancel each other out as the match ended in an drab 1–1 draw.[44]

Stoke began the festive period with a home match against league leaders Chelsea on 22 December. Stoke made a terrible start as John Terry headed in a Cesc Fàbregas corner after only two minutes. Stoke struggled to cause Chelsea too much problems and they sealed the win through Fàbregas late in the second half.[45]

On Boxing Day Stoke made the journey to Goodison Park to face Everton. The first half was a disrupted by a number of lengthy injury delays before the key moment in the match. Everton full-back Leighton Baines burst through on goal only for Jonathan Walters to pull him back, however Lee Mason gave Walters a yellow card. From the resulting free-kick Everton lost possession and Stoke counter-attacked through Bojan who was fouled by James McCarthy in the penalty area, Bojan then converted the spot-kick. Stoke were able to produce a strong defensive performance in the second half and were able to hold on for a 1–0 victory.[46]

Stoke ended a successful 2014 with a home match against Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion at the Britannia. After a goalless first half a well worked moved ended with Diouf firing past Ben Foster. The Baggies should have equalized following a goalmouth scramble but Gareth McAuley could only hit the post from close range. Stoke secured back to back victories for the first time in the 2014–15 season after Arnautovic's shot deflected in off Diouf.[47] After the match West Brom sacked manager Alan Irvine and replaced him with former Stoke manager Tony Pulis.[48]

January

The first match of 2015 came against Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium. Stoke made a perfect start to the match as Ryan Shawcross scored past his former club after just two minutes. Stoke should have added a second after Diouf outmuscled Jonny Evans to go clean through on goal but he fired the shot over the bar, shortly after Man United leveled through Radamel Falcao. In the second half Stoke had a penalty appeal turned down by referee Michael Oliver for a handball by Chris Smalling and then a header by Crouch hit the post as the match ended 1–1.[49]

On 7 January 2015 Stoke made their first signing of the January transfer with the loan arrival of German defender Philipp Wollscheid on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.[50] He made his debut in the next league match away at Arsenal, however Stoke went on to produce a poor performance. Goals from Laurent Koscielny and a brace from Alexis Sánchez earned the home side the three points.[51]

Stoke recovered well the following week away at Midlands rivals Leicester City where they produced a commanding performance in a 1–0 victory. Stoke were dealt a blow before kick-off after Ryan Shawcross failed a fitness test meaning that Glenn Whelan took over as captain. After a goalless first half, Bojan fired a low shot past Ben Hamer after 63 minutes which was enough to earn the Potters their fourth away win of the season and their first at the King Power Stadium.[52]

Stoke suffered a major blow before their match against Queens Park Rangers with the news that Bojan will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.[53] Stephen Ireland took the role vacated by Bojan and he set-up Walters for the opening goal after 21 minutes. Walters added a second goal before Niko Kranjčar pulled one back for QPR just before half-time. Rangers tried in vain for force an equalizer in the second half with a Joey Barton free-kick which hit the crossbar the closest they came. Walters completed his hat-trick in stoppage time, becoming the first Stoke player to score a Premier League hat-trick.[54] On the final day of the January transfer window Mark Hughes allowed Robert Huth to join Leicester City on loan for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[55]

February

Stoke's next match was against John Carver's Newcastle United at St James' Park. After a fairly uneventful encounter the match came to life in the final 20 minutes after Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback avoided being sent-off for a foul on Victor Moses. Colback then scored with a low shot past Begovic on 74 minutes. Ireland had a goal ruled out for offside whilst Yoan Gouffran and Ayoze Pérez were guilt of poor finishing for the home side. Stoke were able to claim a point as Crouch headed in a Geoff Cameron cross in the final moments of the match.[56]

On 11 February champions Manchester City, claimed their first Premier League win at the Britannia Stadium in emphatic fashion. It was an even first half where a Crouch header cancelled out Sergio Agüero's opening goal. However Man City scored three times without reply in the second half with goals from Agüero, James Milner and Samir Nasri. With the match over as a contest Hughes was able to bring on Ollie Shenton for his league debut.[57]

After the embarrassing FA Cup defeat to Blackburn Rovers, Stoke took on Aston Villa at Villa Park. Villa had new manager Tim Sherwood in charge for the first time following the sacking of Paul Lambert. Scott Sinclair headed Villa in front after 20 minutes before a header from Diouf made it 1–1 just before half time. With the match seemingly headed for a draw, a mistake from Villa captain Ron Vlaar let Victor Moses through on goal, Vlaar then mistimed a sliding tackle and conceded a 90th-minute penalty. Vlaar was then sent-off by referee Roger East and Moses scored the penalty to earn Stoke a 2–1 victory.[58]

Stoke ended the month of February with a scrappy 1–0 win over Hull City. Peter Crouch scored the only goal of the game after 71 minutes just moments after coming on as a substitute.[59] Stephen Ireland suffered a deep cut on his calf which required 15 stitches following a challenge by Hull City defender Maynor Figueroa.[60]

March

Stoke then made it three wins in a row with a 2–0 victory over Roberto Martínez's Everton. Goals from Moses and Diouf sealed the victory which moved Stoke onto 42 points and into 8th position.[61]

Stoke then came up against former manager Tony Pulis now in charge at West Bromwich Albion. It was a drab 90 minutes of football with a header from Brown Ideye proving to be the only goal of the contest.[62]

Crystal Palace then inflicted a fourth home defeat of the campaign upon Stoke on 21 March. Diouf scored early on after a Charlie Adam free-kick deflected into his path before the game turned in the last five minutes of the first half. Referee Andre Marriner adjudged that Begovic had fouled Yannick Bolasie in the penalty area which Glenn Murray converted. Slack defending then let in Wilfried Zaha just to give Palace a 2–1 half time lead. Stoke tried in vain to find an equaliser with Palace 'keeper Julián Speroni in fine form.[63]

April

Stoke began April with a trip to league leaders Chelsea on 4 April. The home side made a commanding start and after a period of sustained pressure they were awarded a penalty after Phillip Wollschied miss-timed a challenge on Cesc Fàbregas. Eden Hazard sent Begović the wrong way from the spot. Stoke equalised just before half time in spectacular fashion as Charlie Adam beat Chelsea 'keeper Thibaut Courtois from his own half.[64] Chelsea manager José Mourinho brought on his top goalscorer Diego Costa at half-time but went off injured 10 minutes later.[65] The Blues went back in front after a mistake from Begovic, which allowed Hazard to square the ball for Loïc Rémy for a simple tap-in. N'Zonzi hit the post for Stoke as they fell to a 2–1 defeat.[66]

Stoke went into their next match against West Ham United looking end a run of three defeats. However they made a poor start to the match as Aaron Cresswell curled in a free-kick after seven minutes. Stoke dominated the remainder of the match from then on but were left frustrated in the search of an equaliser. Marko Arnautović twice had a goal ruled out of offside whilst a header from Diouf hit the post. Stoke and were not to be denied a point though as Arnautović finally scored a legitimate goal in the 95th minute.[67]

Ronald Koeman's Southampton were next at the Britannia on 18 April. The Saints went into the match still looking to earn a place in Europe following a successful campaign, and they took the lead when Morgan Schneiderlin tapped in from close range after Stoke had failed to deal with a corner. Stoke should have equalised just before half-time but N'Zonzi miscued from just yards out. He helped Stoke level straight after half time as his over hit cross hit the crossbar and Diouf was quickest to react. Stoke managed to beat Southampton for the first time in the Premier League after Charlie Adam scored the winning goal in the 84th minute.[68]

For the visit of relegation threatened Sunderland there was a minute's silence for the 30th anniversary of the Bradford City stadium fire. Stoke made an awful start to the match as Sunderland took the lead inside the first minute through Connor Wickham after Begovic failed to hold on to a low cross. Stoke dominated from the restart and Adam fired Stoke level after 27 minutes. A jittery Stoke defense provided Sunderland with their best chances of taking three points but they were unable to capitalise and the match ended 1–1.[69] Peter Odemwingie made his come back from injury playing for the first time since August.[70]

May

Stoke traveled to South Wales on 2 May to play against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium where Jack Butland was give his first start of the season. Stoke produced a poor performance and lost the match 2–0 with goals from Jefferson Montero and Ki Sung-yueng. Marc Wilson became the first Stoke player to be sent-off in the Premier League this season after picking up two yellow cards.[71]

The Potters faced Tottenham Hotspur the following week at the Britannia Stadium. Stoke made a strong start and scored through a header from Adam after 21 minutes via a defensive mistake from Jan Vertonghen. City doubled their lead after another Spurs defensive mishap, a cross-field ball by Adam ended up with Hugo Lloris and Eric Dier getting in each other's way and N'Zonzi was able to fire the ball into an empty net. It got worse for Tottenham as Vlad Chiricheș was sent-off of two bookable offences and Diouf scored late on to seal a 3–0 victory and move stoke on to 50 points. It was also the first time Stoke had completed the double over Tottenham Hotspur.[72] The Premier League dubious goals panel later ruled Diouf's goal as a Jan Vertonghen own goal.[73]

Stoke beat last season's record points tally in the Premier League in a penultimate match of the season against already relegated Burnley at Turf Moor. Both sides cancelled each other out in an uneventful 0–0 draw.[74]

The final match of the 2014–15 season was against Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium who had former England captain Steven Gerrard playing his final match for the club.[75] Diouf opened the scoring in the 22nd minute after Adam's shot was parried into his path by Simon Mignolet. Diouf scored again soon after with a powerful shot from the edge of the area. Walters made it 3–0 on the half hour mark after being gifted a chance by Emre Can.[75] Adam scored against his former club with a low shot before N'Zonzi curled in a shot from 25-yards to earn Stoke a 5–0 lead at half-time.[75] Liverpool fans had something to celebrate after Gerrard scored a consolation but Crouch scored the final goal of the match to make the score 6–1. It was Stoke's biggest top-flight win since the 1966–67 season.[76]

Results

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
116 August 2014Aston VillaH0–127,478Report
224 August 2014Hull CityA1–124,348Shawcross 83'Report
330 August 2014Manchester CityA1–045,622Diouf 58'Report
413 September 2014Leicester CityH0–127,500Report
520 September 2014Queens Park RangersA2–216,163Diouf 11', Crouch 51'Report
629 September 2014Newcastle UnitedH1–026,332Crouch 15'Report
74 October 2014SunderlandA1–342,713Adam 15'Report
819 October 2014Swansea CityH2–127,017Adam 43' (pen), Walters 76'Report
925 October 2014SouthamptonA0–130,017Report
101 November 2014West Ham UnitedH2–227,174Moses 33', Diouf 56'Report
119 November 2014Tottenham HotspurA2–135,966Bojan 6', Walters 33'Report
1222 November 2014BurnleyH1–227,018Walters 32'Report
1329 November 2014LiverpoolA0–144,735Report
142 December 2014Manchester UnitedA1–275,388N'Zonzi 39'Report
156 December 2014ArsenalH3–227,367Crouch 1', Bojan 35', Walters 45'Report
1613 December 2014Crystal PalaceA1–123,038Crouch 13'Report
1722 December 2014ChelseaH0–227,550Report
1826 December 2014EvertonA1–039,166Bojan 38' (pen)Report
1928 December 2014West Bromwich AlbionH2–027,070Diouf (2) 51', 66'Report
201 January 2015Manchester UnitedH1–127,203Shawcross 2'Report
2111 January 2015ArsenalA0–359,956Report
2217 January 2015Leicester CityA1–031,722Bojan 63'Report
2331 January 2015Queens Park RangersH3–127,512Walters (3) 21', 34', 90+2'Report
248 February 2015Newcastle UnitedA1–147,763Crouch 90'Report
2511 February 2015Manchester CityH1–427,011Crouch 38'Report
2621 February 2015Aston VillaA2–131,880Diouf 45', Moses 90+3' (pen)Report
2728 February 2015Hull CityH1–026,473Crouch 71'Report
284 March 2015EvertonH2–026,431Moses 32', Diouf 84'Report
2914 March 2015West Bromwich AlbionA0–124,323Report
3021 March 2015Crystal PalaceH1–227,532Diouf 14'Report
314 April 2015ChelseaA1–241,098Adam 44'Report
3211 April 2015West Ham UnitedA1–134,946Arnautović 90+5'Report
3318 April 2015SouthamptonH2–126,467Diouf 47', Adam 84'Report
3425 April 2015SunderlandH1–126,706Adam 27'Report
352 May 2015Swansea CityA0–220,611Report
369 May 2015Tottenham HotspurH3–027,104Adam 21', N'Zonzi 32', Vertonghen (o.g.) 86'Report
3716 May 2015BurnleyA0–018,636Report
3824 May 2015LiverpoolH6–127,602Diouf (2) 22', 26', Walters 30', Adam 41', N'Zonzi 45', Crouch 86'Report

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 26 9 3 73 32 +41 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 38 24 7 7 83 38 +45 79
3 Arsenal 38 22 9 7 71 36 +35 75
4 Manchester United 38 20 10 8 62 37 +25 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 7 12 58 53 +5 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Liverpool 38 18 8 12 52 48 +4 62
7 Southampton 38 18 6 14 54 33 +21 60 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Swansea City 38 16 8 14 46 49 −3 56
9 Stoke City 38 15 9 14 48 45 +3 54
10 Crystal Palace 38 13 9 16 47 51 −4 48
11 Everton 38 12 11 15 48 50 −2 47
12 West Ham United 38 12 11 15 44 47 −3 47 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
13 West Bromwich Albion 38 11 11 16 38 51 −13 44
14 Leicester City 38 11 8 19 46 55 −9 41
15 Newcastle United 38 10 9 19 40 63 −23 39
16 Sunderland 38 7 17 14 31 53 −22 38
17 Aston Villa 38 10 8 20 31 57 −26 38
18 Hull City (R) 38 8 11 19 33 51 −18 35 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Burnley (R) 38 7 12 19 28 53 −25 33
20 Queens Park Rangers (R) 38 8 6 24 42 73 −31 30
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since winners of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Arsenal, and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the FA Cup winner (Europa League group stage) is passed to the sixth-placed team, Liverpool, and the spot awarded to the League Cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the seventh-placed team, Southampton, since those teams were the first teams in the table not already qualified for any European competition.
  2. ↑ England was given an extra qualification berth for the Europa League first qualifying round as one of the top three associations in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.[77] The spot was given to West Ham United after finishing on top of the Premier League Fair Play table.[78][79]

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Stoke were drawn at home against Conference Premier side Wrexham in the FA Cup third round. Stoke put in a disappointing display against the non-league side and fell behind after 73 minutes to a Mark Carrington header. However Stoke avoided an embarrassing exit as a close range tap-in from Marko Arnautović and a brace from Stephen Ireland in the final ten minutes saw the Potters progress 3–1.[80] In the fourth round Stoke came up against League One Rochdale at Spotland. Bojan volleyed Stoke into an early lead before he went off injured. From then on Rochdale had the better of the first half but were unable to beat Jack Butland. After half-time Stoke scored through Stephen Ireland, Victor Moses and Jonathan Walters with Rhys Bennett getting a consolation for the Dale.[81] Stoke faced Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round and despite Peter Crouch scoring an early goal Stoke crashed to a 4–1 defeat.[82]

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R34 January 2015WrexhamH3–119,423Arnautović 80', Ireland (2) 88', 90+4'Report
R426 January 2015RochdaleA4–17,443Bojan 4', Ireland 52', Moses 61', Walters 90+3'Report
R514 February 2015Blackburn RoversA1–413,934Crouch 10'Report

League Cup

Stoke were drawn at home to League Two side Portsmouth in the second round of the League Cup. The Potters were able to claim a 3–0 victory with a brace from Jonathan Walters and a strike from Peter Crouch.[83][84] It was a comfortable victory for Stoke and manager Mark Hughes was able to give a professional debut to academy player Ollie Shenton.[85] Stoke faced fellow Premier League side Sunderland in the fourth round and despite falling behind to a Jozy Altidore strike, two goals from Marc Muniesa earned Stoke their first ever win at the Stadium of Light and progression to the next round.[86] In the Fourth Round Stoke faced Southampton and after an abject first half display found themselves 2–0 down. Stoke improved in the second half and goals from Steven N'Zonzi and Mame Biram Diouf brought it back level before Peter Crouch was then sent-off for two bookable offences and the Saints went and scored the decisive third goal.[87]

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R227 August 2014PortsmouthH3–010,312Walters (2) 16', 47', Crouch 90'Report
R323 September 2014SunderlandA2–117,353Muniesa (2) 31',71'Report
R429 October 2014SouthamptonH2–316,340N'Zonzi 49', Diouf 82'Report

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKBosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović 350001036030
2DFScotland Phil Bardsley 24(1)0302029(1)090
3DFNetherlands Erik Pieters 29(2)0001030(2)070
4DFGermany Robert Huth 0(1)010203(1)010
5DFSpain Marc Muniesa 14(5)0102217(5)230
6MFRepublic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 26(2)0200028(2)070
7MFRepublic of Ireland Stephen Ireland 11(6)00(2)31012(8)330
8MFHonduras Wilson Palacios 0000000000
9FWNigeria Peter Odemwingie 1(6)000102(6)000
10FWAustria Marko Arnautović 20(9)1312(1)025(10)230
11MFUnited States Brek Shea 0000000000
12DFRepublic of Ireland Marc Wilson 25(2)0201028(2)081
13FWNigeria Victor Moses 193211(1)022(1)430
14MFScotland Jamie Ness 0000000000
15MFFrance Steven N'Zonzi 383202142430
16MFScotland Charlie Adam 15(14)71(2)02(1)018(17)770
17DFEngland Ryan Shawcross (c) 322203037260
18FWSenegal Mame Biram Diouf 28(6)11202132(6)1280
19FWRepublic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 28(4)81(1)12231(5)1150
20DFUnited States Geoff Cameron 21(6)0202025(6)041
21MFEngland Steve Sidwell 5(7)01(2)00(1)06(10)040
22GKEngland Jack Butland 3030208000
23DFSlovakia Dionatan Teixeira 0(1)000000(1)000
24MFMorocco Oussama Assaidi 1(8)010103(8)010
25FWEngland Peter Crouch 17(16)81(1)11(2)119(19)1041
26DFGermany Philipp Wollscheid 120200014050
27FWSpain Bojan Krkić 14(2)4111016(2)530
28DFEngland Andy Wilkinson 000(1)0101(1)000
29GKDenmark Thomas Sørensen 0000000000
31MFEngland Charlie Ward 0000000000
34MFEngland Ollie Shenton 0(1)0000(1)00(2)000
35GKAustria Daniel Bachmann 0000000000
––Own goals –1–0–0–1––

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
22 May 2014 DF Scotland Phil Bardsley England Sunderland Free[3][88]
9 June 2014 MF England Steve Sidwell England Fulham Free[89][90]
11 June 2014 FW Senegal Mame Biram Diouf Germany Hannover 96 Free[5]
11 June 2014 DF Slovakia Dionatan Teixeira Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica Undisclosed[5]
22 July 2014 FW Spain Bojan Krkić Spain Barcelona Undisclosed[91][92]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
23 May 2014 MF England Matthew Etherington Released Free[93]
23 May 2014 MF England Lucas Dawson Released Free[93]
23 May 2014 MF Netherlands Kevin Gomez-Nieto Netherlands Helmond Sport Free[93]
23 May 2014 DF England Ben Heneghan England Chester Free[94]
23 May 2014 DF Republic of Ireland Jordan Keane England Alfreton Town Free[93][95]
23 May 2014 MF England Jordan Richardson Released Free[93]
23 May 2014 FW Switzerland Karim Rossi England Hull City Free[93]
27 June 2014 MF England Michael Kightly England Burnley Undisclosed[96]
20 August 2014 FW England Cameron Jerome England Norwich City Undisclosed[97][98]
19 December 2014 MF United States Brek Shea United States Orlando City Undisclosed[99]
1 January 2015 DF England Ryan Shotton England Derby County Undisclosed[100]
8 January 2015 MF United States Maurice Edu United States Philadelphia Union Undisclosed

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From
16 August 2014 30 June 2015 FW Nigeria Victor Moses England Chelsea[101][102]
1 September 2014 11 January 2015 MF Morocco Oussama Assaidi England Liverpool[103][104]
7 January 2015 30 June 2015 DF Germany Philipp Wollscheid Germany Bayer Leverkusen[105]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
5 August 2014 30 June 2015 GK Austria Daniel Bachmann Wales Wrexham[106]
9 August 2014 9 September 2014 FW England James Alabi England Accrington Stanley[107]
14 August 2014 1 January 2015 MF Scotland Jamie Ness England Crewe Alexandra[108]
25 August 2014 1 January 2015 DF England Ryan Shotton England Derby County[109]
11 September 2014 13 December 2014 MF United States Brek Shea England Birmingham City[110]
20 October 2014 27 November 2014 GK England Jack Butland England Derby County[111][112]
20 October 2014 19 January 2015 DF England Andy Wilkinson England Millwall[113][114]
8 January 2015 30 June 2015 FW England George Waring England Barnsley[115]
2 February 2015 30 June 2015 DF Germany Robert Huth England Leicester City[116]

Under 21s

Pre-season friendlies

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
115 July 2014Bognor Regis TownA2–1Adeloye, WaringReport
219 July 2014Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–1ThomasReport
326 July 2014Newcastle TownA3–1Thomas, Parry, AdeloyeReport
429 July 2014Congleton TownA4–0Jerome (3), SkapetisReport
55 August 2014Witton AlbionA3–2Parry, Alabi, AdeloyeReport
69 August 2014RhylA3–0Shea (2), SkapetisReport

Under-21 Premier League Division 2

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
118 August 2014Aston VillaA1–1ShentonReport
229 August 2014Derby CountyH2–1Skapetis, ParryReport
312 September 2014ReadingH1–2AdeloyeReport
422 September 2014Blackburn RoversA2–5Lecygne, ParryReport
520 October 2014Bolton WanderersA2–2Parry, WaringReport
625 October 2014ArsenalH0–3Report
73 November 2014West Bromwich AlbionA1–3ShentonReport
813 November 2014Newcastle UnitedH1–2Taylor (o.g.)Report
916 January 2015Aston VillaH2–0Parry (pen), ShentonReport
1027 January 2015Derby CountyA1–7ThomasReport
1113 February 2015Wolverhampton WanderersH2–2Edwards, ParryReport
1220 February 2014Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0AdeloyeReport
139 March 2015Newcastle UnitedA1–1ParryReport
1413 March 2015Bolton WanderersH1–1TaylorReport
1520 March 2015Blackburn RoversH1–0TaylorReport
1627 March 2015MiddlesbroughA0–2Report
177 April 2015ArsenalA1–4ShentonReport
1820 April 2015West Bromwich AlbionH1–1N'GoyReport
1927 April 2015ReadingA0–3Report
204 May 2015Wolverhampton WanderersA2–4N'Goy, ShentonReport
218 May 2015Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–3Report
2216 May 2015MiddlesbroughH0–3Report

Under-21 Premier League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
R of 328 December 2014Sheffield UnitedH0–0 (5–4 pens)Report
R of 165 January 2015MiddlesbroughA4–1Shenton, Lecygne, Waring (2)Report
QF2 February 2015Derby CountyA0–1Report

Central League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
Group match 11 October 2014WalsallA1–1AdeloyeReport
Group match 22 December 2014Shrewsbury TownH0–2Report
Group match 317 December 2014Port ValeA0–3Report

Staffordshire Senior Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
R128 October 2014Heath HayesA3–1Ward, Waring, AdeloyeReport
QF17 February 2015Walsall WoodA1–2ParryReport

Appearances

Pos. Name U21 Matches
AppsGoals
GKBermuda Dale Eve 130
GKHungary Dániel Gyollai 120
GKAustralia Dominik Kurasik 40
DFEngland Lewis Banks 2(5)0
DFEngland Ben Barber 180
DFEngland Jake Cook 3(3)0
DFEngland Sam Coulson 7(2)0
DFEngland Liam Edwards 151
DFEngland Will Miles 10
DFRepublic of Ireland Bobby Moseley 4(1)0
DFSpain Marc Muniesa 10
DFRepublic of Ireland Ryan O'Reilly 11(1)0
DFEngland Lee Pickerill 0(1)0
DFEngland Johnville Renee-Pringle 11(2)0
DFEngland Ryan Shotton 10
DFWales Curtis Strong 6(2)0
DFSlovakia Dionatan Teixeira 50
DFRepublic of Ireland Mason Watkins-Clarke 200
DFEngland Toby Wells 0(1)0
DFEngland Elliot Wheeler 140
MFScotland Charlie Adam 10
MFEngland George Cater 10
MFFrance Mohamed Chemlal 10
MFEngland Dan Demkiv 10
MFEngland Daniel Jarvis 3(3)0
MFFrance Eddy Lecygne 192
MFEngland Kieran Monlouis 3(3)0
MFHonduras Wilson Palacios 10
MFWales Robbie Parry 18(3)7
MFEngland Oliver Roberts 8(1)0
MFUnited States Brek Shea 20
MFEngland Ollie Shenton 216
MFEngland Joel Taylor 20(2)2
MFEngland Adam Thomas 3(2)1
MFEngland Charlie Ward 21(1)0
FWEngland Tomi Adeloye 4(8)3
FWGermany Yusuf Çoban 8(6)0
FWWales Jack Nardiello 30
FWBelgium Julien N'Goy 4(2)2
FWEngland Nathan Ricketts-Hopkinson 150
FWWales Tom Shepherd 1(4)0
FWAustralia Peter Skapetis 31
FWEngland George Waring 9(1)3
FWEngland Charles Weston-Hayles 0(1)0

Under 18s

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— Hungary GK Dániel Gyollai
— Australia GK Dominic Kurasik
— Australia GK Chris Marques
— England DF Lewis Banks
— England DF Theo Brierley
— England DF Liam Edwards
— England DF Lee Pickerill
— England DF Johnville Renee-Pringle
— Wales DF Liam Smith
— England DF Theo Vassell
— England DF Toby Wells
No. Position Player
— England DF Josh Williams
— England MF Kevin Douglas
— England MF Kyren Hamilton
— England MF Daniel Jarvis
— England MF Oliver Roberts
— England MF Ollie Shenton
— England MF Freddy Yao
— Germany FW Yusuf Çoban
— Belgium FW Julien N'Goy
— Wales FW Tom Shepherd
— England FW Charles Weston-Hayles

Under-18 Premier League 1

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
116 August 2014LiverpoolH7–1Çoban (2), Shepherd (3), Weston-Hayles (2)Report
223 August 2014MiddlesbroughH1–0ÇobanReport
330 August 2014Newcastle UnitedH1–1Weston-HaylesReport
413 September 2014Manchester UnitedA0–1Report
520 September 2014Wolverhampton WanderersH1–4ÇobanReport
627 September 2014Bolton WanderersA1–0Weston-HaylesReport
74 October 2014Blackburn RoversH1–2JarvisReport
811 October 2014EvertonA0–2Report
918 October 2014Derby CountyH3–3Roberts, Jarvis, ÇobanReport
101 November 2014SunderlandH1–3ShepherdReport
1115 November 2014Manchester CityA1–1ÇobanReport
1222 November 2014MiddlesbroughA0–2Report
1330 November 2014LiverpoolA0–2Report
146 December 2014Newcastle UnitedA0–3Report
1520 December 2014Manchester UnitedH0–2Report
1610 January 2015Bolton WanderersH2–1N'Goy (2)Report
1724 January 2015Blackburn RoversA0–3Report
1814 February 2015Manchester CityH0–3Report
1921 February 2015SunderlandA0–2Report
2024 February 2015Derby CountyA1–1Weston-HaylesReport
2128 February 2015EvertonH3–1Çoban (2), PringleReport
223 March 2015Wolverhampton WanderersA0–1Report
2314 March 2015Bolton WanderersA2–0Jarvis, N'GoyReport
2421 March 2015ArsenalH3–4Shepherd, N'Goy, Own GoalReport
2528 March 2015FulhamH2–2Roberts, SmallwoodReport
2611 April 2015Norwich CityA4–1Coban, N'Goy (2), ShepherdReport
2725 April 2015SouthamptonA2–2Shepherd, DrydenReport
282 May 2015Newcastle UnitedH3–1Jarvis (2), BanksReport
299 May 2015Blackburn RoversA2–1Roberts, JarvisReport

FA Youth Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersReport
R316 December 2014Sheffield WednesdayA5–0N'Goy, Roberts, Shenton, Banks, PickerillReport
R419 January 2015Mansfield TownA3–0N'Goy, Renee-Pringle, JarvisReport
R530 January 2015Manchester CityA0–1Report

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