Tag: Stoke

Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton defender misses Stoke game amid Aston Villa interest
22 August 2026 Off

Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton defender misses Stoke game amid Aston Villa interest

By Total Football News

Harwood-Bellis has been at Southampton since 2023, initially joining on loan from Manchester City and helping the side win promotion from the second tier in 2023-24.

He played in Southampton’s opening league game of the season, a defeat by Watford.

“Everything that I can say about him is that he has been an absolute professional in the way he has conducted himself in all moments,” Eckert added.

“Let’s see what

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Southampton 3-1 Stoke City: Saints score two late goals to secure victory
22 August 2026 Off

Southampton 3-1 Stoke City: Saints score two late goals to secure victory

By Total Football News

Southampton’s owner Dragan Solak was in attendance for the game, watching the teams walk out as the home fans loudly chanted in support of their head coach Eckert, and the Saints owner will have liked what he saw early on as Saints took the lead after eight minutes in the St Mary’s sunshine.

Flynn Downes slotted a pass through for Larin to chase and the Canada striker coolly struck the

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George Hirst: Stoke City sign Ipswich Town striker on three-year deal
20 August 2026 Off

George Hirst: Stoke City sign Ipswich Town striker on three-year deal

By Total Football News

Stoke City have signed striker George Hirst from Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee on a deal until at least the end of the 2028-29 season.

Scotland international Hirst, 27, has been with the Tractor Boys for the last three seasons, winning two promotions, and scored 23 times in 102 games after joining from Leicester City.

Eleven of his 21 league goals came last season, helping Ipswich seal automatic promotion

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Tatsuki Seko: Urawa Reds sign midfielder from Stoke City
17 August 2026 Off

Tatsuki Seko: Urawa Reds sign midfielder from Stoke City

By Total Football News

Japanese midfielder Tatsuki Seko has left Stoke City to join J1 League side Urawa Reds for an undisclosed fee.

The 28-year-old returns to Japan after two seasons in the Championship with the Potters, having arrived from Kawasaki Frontale in the summer of 2024.

He played 75 times for Stoke across all competitions, but has not featured in the early weeks of the latest campaign.

“Tatsuki and his family were open

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Stoke City 1-2 Swansea City: Adam Idah scores with first touch to seal comeback win
15 August 2026 Off

Stoke City 1-2 Swansea City: Adam Idah scores with first touch to seal comeback win

By Total Football News

There was an intriguing subplot in this contest as Ethan Galbraith made his league debut for Stoke a little over six weeks after joining in a big-money move from Swansea.

Much is expected of the Northern Ireland midfielder, who was one of Swansea’s star performers in 2025-26 and brushed off boos from the travelling fans during what was a solid league debut for the Potters.

But it was those in

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Mark Robins: Stoke City manager says ‘anything is possible’ in Championship
13 August 2026 Off

Mark Robins: Stoke City manager says ‘anything is possible’ in Championship

By Total Football News

Stoke City boss Mark Robins said he does not want to dampen down expectations fans might have this season and believes “anything is possible” heading into a new campaign.

The Potters embark on their ninth attempt to return to the Premier League since they dropped out of it in 2018 and have invested heavily on and off the field in a bid to significantly improve on last term’s 17th place.

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Stoke City: ”Work to do in attack for the Potters’ – analysis
10 August 2026 Off

Stoke City: ”Work to do in attack for the Potters’ – analysis

By Total Football News

Stoke did what they had to do against an Oldham side that acquitted themselves well throughout in their Carabao Cup tie.

Viktor Johansson made several good saves behind a back four still coming together as a unit following Luke Graham’s arrival to replace Ashley Phillips and in the absence of injured Junior Tchamadeu and Aaron Cresswell.

The midfield has seen three new arrivals and remains a work in progress too,

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Lamine Cisse: Stoke winger says fans have not seen his ‘best’
7 August 2026 Off

Lamine Cisse: Stoke winger says fans have not seen his ‘best’

By Total Football News

Stoke City winger Lamine Cisse says the fans have not seen his full potential yet.

The 23-year-old scored three goals and provided three assists in 34 Championship appearances last season in his first campaign in English football after arriving from French side SC Bastia.

But the Frenchman believes there is more to come after “learning a lot” and adapting to the intensity of the league.

“Now I’m more ready for

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Mark Robins: Stoke City head coach adamant things are different this season
7 August 2026 Off

Mark Robins: Stoke City head coach adamant things are different this season

By Total Football News

Stoke City boss Mark Robins says things around the club “feel different” heading into the new season – and that they remain desperate to end their near-decade absence from the Premier League.

Robins is preparing for his second full season in charge, hoping to return the Potters to the top flight for the first time since relegation in 2018.

In the eight seasons since, Stoke have failed to mount a

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