Hello and welcome to live coverage of Stoke City vs Sunderland.

The referee blows for full time. An easy win for Stoke, who'll be glad of the chance to leapfrog West Ham (for now) and Swansea City. Joe Allen had another excellent game, but the same can't be said of Sunderland. They really do look like a traditional Sunderland mess, managed by a man not known for his inspirational work.

Jones is booked for a cynical trip on Cameron in Stoke's half to stop a counterattack.

There will be four minutes of added time.

Walters breaks down the right of the box, but his cross drifts over the bar.

Charlie Adam hits one with his right foot from 30 yards, it clips the bar.

Stoke look for an opening, and with Sunderland defending with such little organisation, there could be more goals to come.

A cross from the left is aimed for Anichebe, but it drifts over him, a touch too high.

Adam's low, inswinging corner for Stoke is cleared at the near post.

Rodwell is swapped for Anichebe.

Khazri hits the free kick well towards the top of the goal, but it doesn't curl enough towards the corner to trouble Grant, who catches.

Khazri is caught by a late tackle from Adam, who needlessly but inevitably claims innocence. A free kick for Sunderland about 25 yards out.

Pieters is barged over by Khazri in midfield. Adam's free kick sells Whelan short but he just reaches it. Shaqiri receives the pass and his cross for Walters is overhit and curls out at the back post.

Walters and Muniesa on for Allen and Bony.

Khazri has room for a shot from the edge of the box after a run towards goal, but he drags his effort wide of the post.

Arnautovic and Shaqiri swap passes in the box, and Arnautovic's cross dribbles ahead of Bony and to nobody else.

The cross comes to nothing.

Free kick for Sunderland from 40 yards out.

Arnautovic thinks he's scored, but he's offside. Adam's shot is deflected into his path and it flicks off his toe and into the net. He was a fraction offside, but visibly so.

O'Shea chests a high cross, under no pressure, into the path of Pickford for him to collect.

Bardsley is replaced by Adam.