2024–25 Stoke City F.C. season

The 2024–25 season was Stoke City's 108th season in the Football League, the 48th in the second tier.

Stoke City

2024–25 season
Chairman	John Coates
Manager	Steven Schumacher (until 16 September)[1] Ryan Shawcross (interim) (until 18 September)[2][3] Narcís Pèlach (from 18 September until 27 December)[4] Ryan Shawcross (interim) Mark Robins (from 1 January)[5]
Stadium	bet365 Stadium
Championship	18th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Cannon (9) All: Tom Cannon (10)
Highest home attendance	29,163 v Sheffield Wednesday (18 April 2025)
Lowest home attendance	19,679 v Bristol City (22 October 2024)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

After keeping Stoke up last season Steven Schumacher was given the summer to improve his squad for the 2024–25 campaign, however after only five matches he was surprisingly sacked and replaced by inexperienced Spanish coach Narcís Pèlach. This proved to be a poor decision as he only won three of his 19 matches in charge leading to his dismissal in December. Former Coventry City manager Mark Robins took over and he was able to keep Stoke up on the final day finishing two points above the relegation zone in 18th position.

Pre-season

The day after the end of the 2023–24 season Stoke announced that Tyrese Campbell, Ciaran Clark and Wesley would be leaving following the end of their contracts whilst Jordan Thompson had his extended by one-year.^[6] Stoke's first signing of the summer was Swedish goalkeeper Viktor Johansson on a three-year deal from Rotherham United.^[7] Head of recruitment Jared Dublin left the club in May 2024 and was replaced the following month by [ee Darnbrough from Hull City.^[8][9] Defender Ben Gibson was the second player to arrive, joining on a free after leaving Norwich City.^[10] French full-back Eric Bocat joined on 26 June 2024 from Belgian side Sint-Truiden.^[11] Forward Sam Gallagher joined from Blackburn Rovers on 31 July 2024.^[12] in early August it was announced that John Coates had become outright owner of the club following demerger implemented by bet365.^[13]

Stoke played friendlies against AZ Alkmaar, Bolton Wanderers, Chester, Cork City, Crewe Alexandra and Stockport County.^[14]

Chester v Stoke City

11 July 2024 Friendly	Chester	0–3	Stoke City	Chester
19:45 BST		Report	Tezgel 13', 45' Ennis 85'	Stadium: Deva Stadium

Cork City v Stoke City

17 July 2024 Friendly	Cork City	0–5	Stoke City	Cork, Ireland
19:45 BST		Report	Burger 23' Bae Jun-ho 25', 29' Sidibe 74' Johnson 80'	Stadium: Turners Cross

Crewe Alexandra v Stoke City

23 July 2024 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Stoke City	Crewe
19:30 BST	Sanders 2'	Report	Vidigal 62', 87'	Stadium: Gresty Road

Stockport County v Stoke City

27 July 2024 Friendly	Stockport County	1–0	Stoke City	Stockport
14:00 BST	Wootton 31'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park

Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City

30 July 2024 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Stoke City	Bolton
19:30 BST		Report	Manhoef 34'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

Stoke City v AZ Alkmaar

3 August 2024 Friendly	Stoke City	0–1	AZ Alkmaar	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST		Report	Parrott 48'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

August

Stoke began their 2024–25 campaign at home against Coventry City, Lewis Baker scoring the only goal with ten minutes remaining.^[15] A second half collapse the following week saw Stoke lose 3–0 at Watford with a brace from Edo Kayembe.^[16] For the visit of Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion Schumacher gave a first league start for Liverpool loanee Lewis Koumas. The Baggies scored early through Karlan Grant before Koumas, equalised for his first league goal in professional football. However straight from the kick-off West Brom regained the lead via Josh Maja and they went on to see out the win.^[17] On transfer deadline day leaving the club were midfielders Lewis Baker, Daniel Johnson and Josh Laurent whilst joining the team was Japanese defensive midfielder Tatsuki Seko and forward Tom Cannon.^[18] Stoke ended August with a 1–0 win at Plymouth Argyle, Million Manhoef scoring past Conor Hazard.^[19]

September

Following the international break Stoke put in a poor performance away at newly promoted Oxford United losing 1–0, Idris El Mizouni scoring just after half time.^[20][21] Head coach Steven Schumacher was sacked two days later along with his coaching staff.^[22] Stoke moved quickly to bring in Spanish coach Narcís Pèlach from Norwich City for his first head coach role.^[23] His first game ended in a 3–1 defeat against Hull City with the Tigers scoring three second half goals after Wilmot had given Stoke the lead.^[24] City were outplayed by Middlesbrough a week later, losing 2–0 with Boro having 26 shots on Stoke's goal.^[25]

October

Stoke earned their first win under Pèlach in emphatic fashion, beating newly promoted Portsmouth 6–1 with Tom Cannon, scoring four goals becoming the first Stoke player to do so since Peter Thorne in March 2000. Gallagher and Moran also scored their first goals for the club.^[26] The team then played out a goalless draw away at Swansea City.^[27] After the second international break, Stoke took on promotion contenders Norwich City, Ante Crnac gave the Canaries the lead before a curling effort from Manhoef earned Stoke a point.^[28] Three days later Stoke hosted Bristol City and despite making a strong start, going 2–0 up from Koumas and Moran the Robins controlled the match and ended up having 28 shots on Johansson's goal with a brace from Nahki Wells bringing them level.^[29] Stoke ended October with a 2–0 defeat at promotion favourites Sheffield United.^[30]

November

Derby County made the short journey across the A50 and conceded an early penalty after Jacob Widell Zetterström brought down Tom Cannon, who converted from the spot. Stoke gifted the Rams an equaliser following a mix up between Gibson and Johansson before Gibson made amends heading in a late corner.^[31] Stoke then travelled to Blackburn, coming away with a 2–0 victory with goals from Manhoef and another penalty from Cannon.^[32] City then drew 1–1 with in-form Millwall after Gibson cancelled out Josh Coburn's opener.^[33] Following the final international break of the year Stoke drew 1–1 with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road with Žan Celar missing a penalty.^[34] Stoke then played out a drab goalless draw with Preston North End who had goalkeeper Freddie Woodman sent off late on for handling outside his area.^[35] Stoke ended November with a 2–0 defeat against promotion contenders Burnley.^[36]

December

Stoke took early leads against Sunderland and Luton Town but went on to lose 2–1 with late goals pilling the pressure on head coach Narcís Pèlach.^[37][38] Stoke again took an early lead at home to Cardiff City through Moran but the Bluebirds equalised via Anwar El Ghazi. Ben Gibson scored an own goal before he headed in a last minute free kick to salvage a 2–2 draw.^[39] Stoke then put in an awful performance away at Sheffield Wednesday. In an uneventful first half the Owls had defender Di'Shon Bernard sent off for two bookable offences. Despite playing against ten men for the second half Stoke went on to lose 2–0 with Cannon missing a penalty.^[40] Stoke were outplayed by Leeds United on boxing day, losing 2–0.^[41] Pèlach was sacked by Stoke on 27 December 2024 after only winning three out of his nineteen games in charge.^[42] Ryan Shawcross took caretaker charge of the final game of 2024 against Sunderland, Tom Cannon scoring in the 92nd minute to end Stoke's nine game winless run.^[43]

January

On New Year's Day, Stoke appointed Mark Robins on a three-and-a-half year contract, with Paul Nevin and James Rowberry as his assistants.^[44] Stoke later, drew 0–0 with promotion chasing Burnley who had Hannibal Mejbri sent off late on for treading on Tchamadeu.^[45] Robins' first game in charge was against bottom of the table, Plymouth Argyle which ended in a frustrating goalless draw.^[46] Stoke suffered a setback when Leicester decided to recall Tom Cannon and so Nathan Lowe was recalled from a productive spell at Walsall. Lowe was sent straight into the starting line-up away at West Bromwich Albion and he scored inside the opening ten minutes, Grady Diangana brought Albion level after and Stoke held on for a 1–1 draw.^[47] Left-back Josh Wilson-Esbrand was brought in on loan from Manchester City and went into the team to face Portsmouth at Fratton Park. He gave away a penalty after five minutes and Stoke never recovered going on to lose 3–1.^[48] Stoke's final match of January saw them play out another drab goalless home draw this time against Oxford United.^[49]

February

Striker Ali Al-Hamadi joined on loan from Ipswich Town until the end of the season.^[50] He scored on his debut helping Stoke to a 2–1 comeback win over Hull City.^[51] Following their FA Cup exit Stoke put in another poor away performance, going down 2–0 at Bristol City with Anis Mehmeti scoring both goals.^[52] Stoke then came from behind to beat Swansea City 3–1 with Lewis Baker, lobbing Swans goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux from his own half.^[53] The team failed to build on his though losing to Norwich City and Middlesbrough.^[54]

March

March began with another goalless home draw this time against Watford.^[55] Robins returned to his old club Coventry on 8 March, Stoke making a poor start going 2–0 down after 30 minutes. They improved greatly in the second half and a brace from Sam Gallagher looked to have earned a draw but a last minute strike from Bobby Thomas condemned Stoke to a 3–2 defeat.^[56] Four days later Stoke were able to grind out a narrow win over Blackburn Rovers with Ali Al-Hamadi scoring the only goal of the game.^[57] A turgid game against Millwall looked to be heading for a goalless draw before the Lions were scored a controversial penalty in the final minute.^[58] Following the international break, Stoke entered the final eight fixtures just one place above the relegation zone. Stoke claimed a vital 3–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers on 29 March.^[59]

April

Stoke were unable to pull away from the bottom as they could only draw 1–1 at Preston North End and at home to relegation rivals Luton Town, with Stoke again conceding in stoppage-time.^[60][61] Stoke then picked up a vital 1–0 win over Cardiff City with Will Fish conceding a late own goal.^[62] On Good Friday against Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke recorded their highest attendance for a Championship fixture at the bet365 Stadium, with 29,163 tickets sold. the team were able to gain a 2–0 victory thanks to a tap in from Manhoef and a bizarre error by Wednesday keeper Pierce Charles who booted an attempted clearance straight at Ben Wilmot.^[63] On Easter Monday, Stoke were well beaten by Premier League bound Leeds United and then by 3rd place Sheffield United four days later to leave them going into the final day of the season two points above the relegation zone.^[64]

May

Stoke played out a goalless draw with fellow relegation rivals Derby County on the final day, a result which was enough for both sides to remain in the Championship for the 2025–26 season.^[65]

Matches

Stoke City v Coventry City

10 August 2024 1	Stoke City	1–0	Coventry City	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST	Baker 78'	Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 25,037

Watford v Stoke City

17 August 2024 2	Watford	3–0	Stoke City	Watford
15:00 BST	Kayembe 47', 73' Andrews 49'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,789

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion

24 August 2024 3	Stoke City	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Koumas 29'	Report	Grant 18' Maja 31'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 24,371

Plymouth Argyle v Stoke City

31 August 2024 4	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Stoke City	Plymouth
15:00 BST		Report	Manhoef 83'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,934

Oxford United v Stoke City

14 September 2024 5	Oxford United	1–0	Stoke City	Oxford
12:30 BST	El Mizouni 48'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,507

Stoke City v Hull City

20 September 2024 6	Stoke City	1–3	Hull City	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 BST	Wilmot 30'	Report	Palmer 63' Slater 77' Wilmot 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,366 Referee: Ben Toner

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

28 September 2024 7	Middlesbrough	2–0	Stoke City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Doak 34' Hackney 73'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,610

Stoke City v Portsmouth

2 October 2024 8	Stoke City	6–1	Portsmouth	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Cannon 13', 43', 48' (pen.), 51' Gallagher 45+1' Moran 53'	Report	O'Mahony 29'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,824 Referee: Tom Nield

Swansea City v Stoke City

5 October 2024 9	Swansea City	0–0	Stoke City	Swansea
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 14,546

Stoke City v Norwich City

19 October 2024 10	Stoke City	1–1	Norwich City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Manhoef 45+6'	Report	Crnac 45'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,002

Stoke City v Bristol City

22 October 2024 11	Stoke City	2–2	Bristol City	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Koumas 2' Moran 14'	Report	Wells 50', 52'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 19,679

Sheffield United v Stoke City

26 October 2024 12	Sheffield United	2–0	Stoke City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Moore 14' Campbell 50'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,575

Stoke City v Derby County

2 November 2024 13	Stoke City	2–1	Derby County	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT	Cannon 9' (pen.) Gibson 82'	Report	Johansson 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 24,511

Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City

6 November 2024 14	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Stoke City	Blackburn
19:45 GMT		Report	Manhoef 57' Cannon 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,144

Stoke City v Millwall

9 November 2024 15	Stoke City	1–1	Millwall	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT	Gibson 60'	Report	Coburn 42'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,060

Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City

23 November 2024 16	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Stoke City	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT	Gibson 68' (o.g.)	Report	Cannon 24'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,688

Stoke City v Preston North End

26 November 2024 17	Stoke City	0–0	Preston North End	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 19,805

Stoke City v Burnley

30 November 2024 18	Stoke City	0–2	Burnley	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT		Report	Rodriguez 52' Brownhill 78' (pen.)	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,994

Sunderland v Stoke City

7 December 2024 19	Sunderland	2–1	Stoke City	Sunderland
12:30 GMT	Watson 7', 86'	Report	Koumas 6'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 35,300

Luton Town v Stoke City

10 December 2024 20	Luton Town	2–1	Stoke City	Luton
19:45 GMT	Morris 24' Adebayo 90'	Report	Cannon 6'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,537

Stoke City v Cardiff City

14 December 2024 21	Stoke City	2–2	Cardiff City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Moran 17' Gibson 90+5'	Report	El Ghazi 32' Gibson 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,847

Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke City

21 December 2024 22	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Stoke City	Sheffield
12:30 GMT	Windass 52' Paterson 76'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26.743

Stoke City v Leeds United

26 December 2024 23	Stoke City	0–2	Leeds United	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT		Report	Piroe 42', 63'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 24,738

Stoke City v Sunderland

29 December 2024 24	Stoke City	1–0	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Cannon 90+2'	Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,654

Burnley v Stoke City

1 January 2025 25	Burnley	0–0	Stoke City	Burnley
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,119

Stoke City v Plymouth Argyle

4 January 2025 26	Stoke City	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,168

West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City

18 January 2025 27	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Stoke City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Diangana 71'	Report	Lowe 9'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,695

Portsmouth v Stoke City

22 January 2025 28	Portsmouth	3–1	Stoke City	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Bishop 5' (pen.) Lang 9' Ogilvie 49'	Report	Wilmot 27'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,388

Stoke City v Oxford United

25 January 2025 29	Stoke City	0–0	Oxford United	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,911

Hull City v Stoke City

1 February 2025 30	Hull City	1–2	Stoke City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Matazo 6'	Report	Al-Hamadi 43' Moran 74'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 21,709

Bristol City v Stoke City

12 February 2025 31	Bristol City	2–0	Stoke City	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Mehmeti 11', 73'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,457

Stoke City v Swansea City

15 February 2025 32	Stoke City	3–1	Swansea City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Burger 64' Bae Jun-ho 73' Baker 90+3'	Report	Tymon 61'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,256

Norwich City v Stoke City

22 February 2025 33	Norwich City	4–2	Stoke City	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Dobbin 32' Sargent 48', 71' Tchamadeu 78' (o.g.)	Report	Baker 45+2', 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,267

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

25 February 2025 34	Stoke City	1–3	Middlesbrough	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Bae Jun-ho 45'	Report	Forss 20' Azaz 52' Conway 73'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,141

Stoke City v Watford

1 March 2025 35	Stoke City	0–0	Watford	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,894

Coventry City v Stoke City

8 March 2025 36	Coventry City	3–2	Stoke City	Coventry
12:30 GMT	Torp 22', 31' Thomas 90+7'	Report	Gallagher 65', 86'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 30,011

Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers

12 March 2025 37	Stoke City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT	Al-Hamadi 19'	Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,194

Millwall v Stoke City

15 March 2025 38	Millwall	1–0	Stoke City	Bermondsey, London
12:30 GMT	Ivanović 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,799

Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers

29 March 2025 39	Stoke City	3–1	Queens Park Rangers	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Bae Jun-ho 21' Tchamadeu 44' Manhoef 54'	Report	Yang Min-hyeok 78'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,192

Preston North End v Stoke City

5 April 2025 40	Preston North End	1–1	Stoke City	Preston
15:00 BST	Kesler-Hayden 11'	Report	Baker 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,341

Stoke City v Luton Town

8 April 2025 41	Stoke City	1–1	Luton Town	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Baker 74'	Report	Alli 90+1'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,226

Cardiff City v Stoke City

12 April 2025 42	Cardiff City	0–1	Stoke City	Cardiff
15:00 BST		Report	Fish 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,658

Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday

18 April 2025 43	Stoke City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Manhoef 21' Wilmot 61'	Report		Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 29,163

Leeds United v Stoke City

21 April 2025 44	Leeds United	6–0	Stoke City	Leeds
15:00 BST	Piroe 2', 8', 20', 41' Firpo 26' Gnonto 59'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,644

Stoke City v Sheffield United

25 April 2025 45	Stoke City	0–2	Sheffield United	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 BST		Report	McCallum 38' Brooks 87'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 24,460 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Derby County v Stoke City

3 May 2025 46	Derby County	0–0	Stoke City	Derby
12:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 32,471

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Portsmouth	46	14	12	20	58	71	−13	54
17	Oxford United	46	13	14	19	49	65	−16	53
18	Stoke City	46	12	15	19	45	62	−17	51
19	Derby County	46	13	11	22	48	56	−8	50
20	Preston North End	46	10	20	16	48	59	−11	50

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[66]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Stoke City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Sunderland.^[67][68] Stoke progressed 2–1 with an extra time goal from Niall Ennis.^[69] In the fourth round against Cardiff City, Stoke made a comeback from 2–0 down to lead 3–2 before Cardiff equalised and sent the game into a penalty shoot out which the Bluebirds progressed 4–2.^[70]

Sunderland v Stoke City

11 January 2025 Third round	Sunderland	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Stoke City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Aleksić 64'	Report	Cannon 4' (pen.) Ennis 112'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 15,774 Referee: Elliot Bell

Stoke City v Cardiff City

8 February 2025 Fourth round	Stoke City	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Cardiff City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Koumas 42', 46' Baker 57' (pen.)	Report	Colwill 8', 68' Salech 19'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 12,641 Referee: Thomas Kirk
	Penalties
	Tezgel Seko Rose Burger		Ralls Salech Chambers Willock Colwill

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

Stoke were drawn away against League Two side Carlisle United in the first round, academy graduates Freddie Anderson and Emre Tezgel each scored their first professional goals for the club in a 2–0 victory.^[71] In the second round, Stoke faced Championship rivals Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Stoke fielded their youngest ever team with an average age of under 21 and they put in a clinical performance winning 5–0 with goals from Tezgel, Koumas, Mmaee and a brace from Manhoef.^[72] Ryan Shawcross took caretaker charge of the third round tie against Fleetwood Town, managed by Charlie Adam. A late goal from Rhys Bennett sent the tie to penalties after Michael Rose had given Stoke the lead. Johansson saved two Fleetwood pens as Stoke progressed 2–1.^[73] Stoke were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Southampton in the fourth round, losing 3–2.

Carlisle United v Stoke City

13 August 2024 First Round	Carlisle United	0–2	Stoke City	Carlisle
19:30 BST		Report	Anderson 48' Tezgel 79'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,441

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

27 August 2024 Second Round	Middlesbrough	0–5	Stoke City	Middlesbrough
19:15 BST		Report	Tezgel 14' Mmaee 57' Koumas 60' Manhoef 65', 69'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,408

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town

17 September 2024 Third Round	Stoke City	1–1 (2–1 p)	Fleetwood Town	Stoke-on-Trent
19:30 BST	Rose 54'	Report	Bennett 90+1'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 8,927
	Penalties
	Cannon Tezgel Sidibe Burger		Patterson Graydon Odubeko Bonds Broom

Southampton v Stoke City

29 October 2024 Fourth Round	Southampton	3–2	Stoke City	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Harwood-Bellis 19' Armstrong 35' (pen.) Bree 88'	Report	Phillips 45' Cannon 54'	Stadium: St Mary's Attendance: 16,092 Referee: Lewis Smith

Squad statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Viktor Johansson	46	0	1	0	2	0	49	0	5	0
2	DF	Lynden Gooch	12(8)	0	0(1)	0	0(2)	0	12(11)	0	3	0
3	DF	Enda Stevens	13(5)	0	1(1)	0	1	0	15(6)	0	2	0
4	MF	Ben Pearson	8(5)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	8(6)	0	5	0
5	DF	Michael Rose	13(9)	0	1	0	2	1	16(9)	1	3	0
6	MF	Wouter Burger	37(2)	1	2	0	2(2)	0	41(4)	1	11	0
7	MF	André Vidigal	0(10)	0	1	0	1	0	2(10)	0	0	0
8	MF	Lewis Baker	16(3)	6	2	1	1	0	19(3)	7	3	0
9	FW	Tom Cannon	22	9	1	1	1(1)	1	24(1)	11	3	0
9	FW	Ali Al-Hamadi	11(4)	2	0	0	0	0	11(4)	2	2	0
10	MF	Bae Jun-ho	37(8)	3	1(1)	0	1(1)	0	39(10)	3	6	0
11	FW	Lewis Koumas	26(17)	3	2	2	3(1)	1	31(18)	6	5	0
12	MF	Daniel Johnson	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0	1(1)	0	1	0
12	MF	Tatsuki Seko	18(7)	0	1(1)	0	1	0	20(8)	0	0	0
13	GK	Jack Bonham	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
14	FW	Niall Ennis	1(8)	0	0(1)	1	1(1)	0	2(10)	1	0	0
15	MF	Jordan Thompson	13(10)	0	0	0	2(1)	0	15(11)	0	7	0
16	DF	Ben Wilmot	36(3)	3	1	0	1(1)	0	38(4)	3	9	0
17	DF	Eric Bocat	23(7)	0	0	0	2(2)	0	25(9)	0	1	0
18	MF	Bosun Lawal	1(6)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	1(7)	0	0	0
19	FW	Ryan Mmaee	1(2)	0	0	0	1	1	2(2)	1	0	0
20	FW	Sam Gallagher	9(13)	3	0	0	0	0	9(13)	3	4	0
22	DF	Junior Tchamadeu	35(6)	1	2	0	2	0	39(6)	1	12	0
23	DF	Ben Gibson	22(2)	3	1	0	0	0	23(2)	3	7	0
24	MF	Andrew Moran	26(9)	4	1	0	2(1)	0	29(10)	4	10	0
26	DF	Ashley Phillips	35	0	1	0	3	1	39	1	6	0
28	MF	Josh Laurent	3	0	0	0	0(1)	0	3(1)	0	3	0
30	MF	Sol Sidibe	3(5)	0	0(1)	0	4	0	7(6)	0	0	0
33	DF	Josh Wilson-Esbrand	4(2)	0	1	0	0	0	5(2)	0	0	0
34	GK	Frank Fielding	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	FW	Nathan Lowe	5(5)	1	0	0	0	0	5(5)	1	1	0
37	FW	Emre Tezgel	2(10)	0	1(1)	0	1(2)	2	4(13)	2	1	0
41	DF	Jaden Dixon	0(2)	0	0	0	4	0	4(2)	0	0	0
42	FW	Million Manhoef	28(6)	5	0	0	2(2)	2	30(8)	7	2	0
43	DF	Freddie Anderson	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
46	MF	Will Smith	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0
50	MF	Darius Lipsiuc	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0
56	MF	Favour Fawunmi	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
Own goals			—	1	—	0	—	0	—	1	—

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
18 May 2024[a]	GK	Viktor Johansson	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	[74]
8 June 2024[b]	DF	Ben Gibson	Norwich City	Free	[75]
26 June 2024	DF	Eric Bocat	Sint-Truiden	Undisclosed	[76]
5 July 2024	MF	Chinoso Chibueze[c]	Chelsea	Free	[77]
5 July 2024	GK	Noah Cooper[c]	Arsenal	Free	[77]
5 July 2024	DF	Francis Gyimah[c]	Liverpool	Free	[77]
5 July 2024	MF	Kieron Willox[c]	Rangers	Free	[77]
26 July 2024	MF	Wiktor Gromek[c]	Lecce	Undisclosed	[78]
26 July 2024	FW	Japhet Matondo[c]	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[79]
31 July 2024	FW	Sam Gallagher	Blackburn Rovers	Undisclosed	[80]
12 August 2024	MF	Bosun Lawal	Celtic	Undisclosed	[81]
30 August 2024	MF	Tatsuki Seko	Kawasaki Frontale	Undisclosed	[82]
3 February 2024	MF	Ruben Curley[c]	Manchester United	Undisclosed	[83]
5 February 2025	FW	Adriel Walker[c]	West Bromwich Albion	Free	[84]
7 February 2025	FW	Favour Fawunmi[c]	West Ham United	Free	[85]

1. The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens
2. The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Norwich City contract expired
3. Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	FW	Tyrese Campbell	Sheffield United	Released	[86][87]
30 June 2024	DF	Ciaran Clark	Unattached	Released	[86]
30 June 2024	DF	Tom Curl	Unattached	Released	[88]
30 June 2024	DF	Tom Edwards	Salford City	Released	[88][89]
30 June 2024	DF	Ian Kamga	Watford	Released	[88][90]
30 June 2024	MF	Ben Kershaw	Hyde United	Released	[88][91]
30 June 2024	GK	Blondy Nna Noukeu	Sunderland	Released	[88][92]
30 June 2024	FW	Kahrel Reddin	Altrincham	Released	[88][93]
30 June 2024	MF	Sonny Singh	Unattached	Released	[88]
30 June 2024	MF	Tom Sparrow	Motherwell	Released	[88][94]
30 June 2024	FW	Wesley	Fatih Karagümrük	Released	[86][95]
30 June 2024	FW	D'Margio Wright-Phillips	Beerschot	Released	[88][96]
1 July 2024	DF	Matt Baker	Newport County	Compensation	[97]
4 July 2024	DF	David Okagbue	Walsall	Compensation	[98]
1 August 2024	DF	Liam McCarron	Northampton Town	Undisclosed	[99]
13 August 2024	MF	Mehdi Léris	Pisa	Undisclosed	[100]
29 August 2024	MF	Daniel Johnson	Fatih Karagümrük	Contract terminated	[101][102]
29 August 2024	MF	Ali Hayder	Macclesfield	Free	[103]
30 August 2024	MF	Josh Laurent	Burnley	Undisclosed	[104]
27 January 2025	FW	Dara McGuinness	Finn Harps	Free	[105]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
10 August 2024	FW	Lewis Koumas	Liverpool	30 June 2025	[106]
16 August 2024	MF	Andrew Moran	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2025	[107]
23 August 2024	DF	Ashley Phillips	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2025	[108]
30 August 2024	FW	Tom Cannon	Leicester City	15 January 2025[a]	[110]
22 January 2025	DF	Josh Wilson-Esbrand	Manchester City	30 June 2025	[111]
24 January 2025	FW	Ali Al-Hamadi	Ipswich Town	30 June 2025	[112]

1. On 15 January, Cannon was recalled back to his parent club Leicester City and sold to Sheffield United^[109]

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Name	To	On loan until	Ref.
2 July 2024	GK	Tommy Simkin	Walsall	End of Season	[113]
22 August 2024	FW	Nathan Lowe	Walsall	12 January 2025[a]	[115]
23 August 2024	DF	Luke Badley-Morgan	Airdrieonians	End of Season	[116]
29 August 2024	MF	Lewis Baker	Blackburn Rovers	8 January 2025[b]	[118]
4 September 2024	FW	Ryan Mmaee	Rapid Wien	3 February 2025[c]	[120]
6 September 2024	MF	Nikola Jojić	Mladost Lučani	17 February 2025[d]	[122]
10 September 2024	FW	Dara McGuinness	Leek Town	4 January 2025	[123]
4 October 2024	FW	Adam Watson	Hanley Town	8 December 2024	[124]
8 November 2024	FW	Keke Jeffers	Torquay United	2 January 2025	[125]
9 December 2024	FW	Adam Watson	Witton Albion	6 January 2025	[126]
7 December 2024	DF	Jake Griffin	Brackley Town	14 January 2025	[127]
17 December 2024	DF	Christy Grogan	Wythenshawe Town	14 January 2025	[128]
17 January 2025	FW	Dean Adekoya	Runcorn Linnets	15 February 2025	[129]
23 January 2025	DF	Freddie Anderson	Cork City	1 November 2025	[130]
30 January 2025	FW	Niall Ennis	Blackpool	30 June 2025	[131]
3 February 2025	MF	Darius Lipsiuc	Walsall	30 June 2025	[132]
17 February 2025	FW	Nikola Jojić	Gorica	30 June 2025	[121]
1 March 2025	FW	Josh Maskall	Mickleover	29 March 2025	[133]
5 March 2025	FW	Keke Jeffers	Ashton United	30 June 2025	[134]

1. On 12 January, Lowe was recalled back from his loan at Walsall^[114]
2. On 8 January, Baker was recalled back from his loan at Blackburn^[117]
3. On 3 February, Mmaee's loan with Rapid Wien was terminated by mutual consent^[119]
4. On 17 February, Jojić was recalled back from his season-long loan at Mladost Lučani and subsequently joined Gorica on loan^[121]