Xherdan Shaqiri had given Stoke hope with a deflected 43rd- minute free kick, only for James McArthur to equalise midway through the second half after a slick counter-attack. Then, as Palace piled ...

Former Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri has re-joined Basel, his boyhood team. Shaqiri, 32, has signed a three-year contract with the Swiss outfit following a difficult time at club level.

Xherdan Shaqiri also missed an excellent chance in each half as Stoke sought a second goal to make sure of the points. But the misses made little difference as Stoke celebrated a first victory at ...

but could not keep his close-range header down from Xherdan Shaqiri's whipped cross. Ighalo had previously scored five of Watford's six league goals this season and came close to making Stoke pay ...