Stoke booked their place in the Capital One Cup fourth round after Stephen Ireland and Peter Crouch scored in a 2-0 win at Tranmere on Wednesday night.
| Tranmere Rovers | Team Statistics | Stoke City |
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Shots on Target | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off Target | 7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Corners | 0 |
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 58.82% | Possession | 41.18% |