Fuller strike sinks Pompey

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Ricardo Fuller celebrates his fine strike.
Striker Ricardo Fuller applied a clinical finish to a neat passing move to give Stoke 1-0 victory at home to Portsmouth. The Jamaican's turn and shot in the 74th minute came after a swift interchange of passes between Matthew Etherington and Dean Whitehead. [+]
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| Latest Transfers | ||||
| Date | Player Out | Team | Fee |   |
| Nov 17 | Dave Kitson | Middlesbrough | Loan | Story |
| Nov 13 | Ben Marshall | Cheltenham Town | Loan | |
| Sep 29 | Richard Cresswell | Sheffield United | Loan | |
| Sep 24 | Carl Dickinson | Northampton Town | Loan | |
| Sep 24 | Ryan Shotton | Barnsley | Loan | |
| Sep 18 | Andrew Davies | Sheffield United | Loan | |
| Full Index | ||||
| Current Squad | |
| G43 Dave Parton | M26 Matthew Etherington |
| G1 Steve Simonsen | M19 Amdy Faye |
| G29 Thomas Sorensen | M7 Liam Lawrence |
| D22 Danny Collins | M36 Matthew Lund |
| D44 Ryan Connor | M14 Danny Pugh |
| D5 Leon Cort | M8 Tom Soares |
| D25 Abdoulaye Faye | M37 Nathaniel Wedderburn |
| D2 Andy Griffin | M6 Glenn Whelan |
| D3 Danny Higginbotham | M18 Dean Whitehead |
| D4 Robert Huth | F9 James Beattie |
| D17 Ryan Shawcross | F10 Ricardo Fuller |
| D28 Andy Wilkinson | F42 Louis Moult |
| M32 Diego Arismendi | F20 Tuncay Sanli |
| M24 Rory Delap | F11 Mamady Sidibe |
| M15 Salif Diao | |
| · Complete Squad | |
| Latest Fixtures/Results | |||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | Competition |
| Sun 8/11 | A - Hull City | L 2 - 1 | Premier League |
| Sun 22/11 | H- Portsmouth | W 1 - 0 | Premier League |
| Sat 28/11 | A - Blackburn Rovers | 15:00 UK | Premier League |
| Sat 5/12 | A - Arsenal | 15:00 UK | Premier League |
| Sat 12/12 | H - Wigan Athletic | 12:45 UK | Premier League | · Complete Club Fixtures/Results |
| 2009/10 Tables: English Premier League | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | L | D | GD | Pts |
| Chelsea | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 33 |
| Manchester United | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| Arsenal | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 25 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| Aston Villa | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| Manchester City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| Liverpool | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| Sunderland | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Stoke City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 19 |
| Burnley | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -10 | 17 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -9 | 16 |
| Fulham | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
| Birmingham | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -3 | 15 |
| Everton | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 15 |
| Wigan Athletic | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -17 | 14 |
| Hull City | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -15 | 12 |
| West Ham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -11 | 11 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -14 | 10 |
| Portsmouth | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | -9 | 7 |
| · Complete Tables | ||||||
| 2009/10 Leaders: Premier League | |||||
| PLAYER | Goals | ||||
| Dave Kitson | 2 | ||||
| James Beattie | 2 | ||||
| Matthew Etherington | 2 | ||||
| Ricardo Fuller | 1 | ||||
| Glenn Whelan | 1 | ||||
| Robert Huth | 1 | ||||
| PLAYER | Yellow Cards | ||||
| Ricardo Fuller | 4 | ||||
| Glenn Whelan | 4 | ||||
| Ryan Shawcross | 4 | ||||
| Dean Whitehead | 4 | ||||
| Salif Diao | 3 | ||||
| Robert Huth | 2 | ||||
| PLAYER | Red Cards | ||||
| Abdoulaye Faye | 1 | ||||
| · Complete Statistics | |||||
| Club History | ||||||||
| LC | GP | W | L | D | PT | GD | POS | |
| 2009/2010 | P | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -2 | 9 |
| 2008/2009 | P | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 45 | -17 | 12 |
| 2007/2008 | LC | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 79 | 14 | 2 |
| 2006/2007 | LC | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 73 | 21 | 8 |
| 2005/2006 | LC | 46 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 58 | -9 | 13 |
| 2004/2005 | LC | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | -2 | 12 |
| 2003/2004 | LC | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 66 | 3 | 11 |
| 2002/2003 | LC | 46 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 50 | -24 | 21 |
| 2001/2002 | L1 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 80 | 27 | 5 |

