North East duo among top net spenders
Sunderland and Newcastle, the Premier League's bottom two teams, were among Europe's top 15 net summer spenders.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 1.81 | 42 | W2-1 | L3-4 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 30 | 1.43 | 37 | L0-1 | L0-4 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 30 | 1.39 | 35 | L0-2 | L2-4 | |
| 4 | Everton | 30 | 1.23 | 35 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 1.21 | 33 | W2-1 | L0-4 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 30 | 1.20 | 33 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 0.98 | 32 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 0.96 | 31 | L1-2 | L1-3 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 30 | 1.07 | 28 | D2-2 | L0-4 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 30 | 0.93 | 28 | W2-1 | L1-4 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 0.68 | 26 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 30 | 0.81 | 24 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 30 | 0.78 | 24 | W2-0 | L0-4 | |
| 14 | Bury | 30 | 0.77 | 24 | W3-1 | D3-3 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 0.72 | 24 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Stoke City | 30 | 0.64 | 24 | |||
| Stoke City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 16th | 12th | 16th |
| Played | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Won | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Drawn | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Lost | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 7th | 9th | 7th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-1 | 4-1-1 | 0-4-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-6 | 9-3 | 6-10 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 14th | 14th | 10th |
| Goals scored | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 15th | 4th | 15th |
| Goals conceded | 55 | 14 | 41 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 16th | 12th | 16th |
| Goal difference | -20 | +7 | -27 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 8th | 14th | 2nd |
| Goal total | 90 | 35 | 55 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | unbeaten in last 5 | ||
| Home | won last 3 | ||
| Away | drew last 3, w/o win in last 15 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 1-2-5 | 3-1-2 | 0-3-8 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-9 | 4-4 | 3-15 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 L0-4 |
W2-1 |
L0-4 |
| Occurence | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Stoke City | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 16th | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 55 | -20 | .400 |
| English FA Cup | Second Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | .500 |
| English Test Match | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | .625 |
| TOTAL | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 63 | -21 | .432 | |