Stoke have beaten Tottenham 2-1 at the Brittania Stadium.
Former Spurs winger Matthew Etherington scored twice for the potters in the first half, Adebayor got one back for Spurs from the penalty spot
A little earlier Martin O’Neill’s begun life as Sunderland manager with a win.
But they needed an injury-time goal from Seb Larsson to beat Blackburn 2-1 at the Stadium of Light, having trailed 1-0 for much of the game.