Topic: Asmir Begovic

Sunderland crush Stoke to claim first win

Sunderland finally secured their first Premier League win of the season with an impressive 4-0 demolition of Stoke City at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.Steve Bruce's side had scored only twice in their previous five matches but they surged ...

United snatch late win, Chelsea held

Manchester United started their defence of the Premier League title with a hard-fought 2-1 win over West Brom on Sunday, while new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Stoke.Sir Alex Ferguson sent out a youthful ...

Bent leveller gives Houllier a boost

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier was given something to cheer from his hospital bed as Darren Bent's goal salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to FA Cup finalists Stoke on Saturday.The French manager, who was rushed to hospital with chest ...

Avram Grant ready to extend FA Cup record

Avram Grant, who has revitalised West Ham after a torrid start to their league campaign, will be on a mission to preserve his remarkable record in English cup competitions against Stoke on Sunday.Grant may still be charged with the task of ...

Stoke keep Toffees stuck near drop zone

Stoke kept Everton dangerously close to the relegation zone as Tony Pulis's side secured a 2-0 win at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.Kenwyne Jones opened the scoring with a first-half header and Phil Jagielka scored an unlucky own goal after ...
The English League Cup is often seen by the Premiership's elite clubs as a small competition and is usually a competition they use for playing reserve team and fringe players for the first team. Stoke City are such a side and ...

Begovic denies going on strike

Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has denied claims that he went on strike in an effort to engineer a move away from the Britannia Stadium.. Potters boss Tony Pulis claimed that the Bosnian stopper refused to play in last week's Carling Cup ...

Stoke dismiss Chelsea's Begovic bid

Stoke chairman Peter Coates has revealed the club have rejected an offer from Chelsea for goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.. Coates insists the club have no intention of selling the 23-year-old Bosnian who reportedly refused to play in the Carling Cup match against Shrewsbury ...

Pulis pours scorn on Begovic claims

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has described the situation surrounding wantaway goalkeeper Asmir Begovic as being part of a " Begovic missed the Potters' 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup on Tuesday, with Pulis claiming afterwards that the 23-year-old had refused to ...
Graham Taylor has called on Liverpool and Stoke to punish their wantaway stars, describing the actions of Javier Mascherano and Asmir Begovic " Mascherano and Begovic have found themselves out of their respective sides in recent days amid talk of being unsettled by ...