WATCH: Match highlights of Sunderland 1-3 Stoke
Sunday 15 January 2017 00:00, UK
Stoke bounced back from their disappointing FA Cup defeat to Wolves by beating Sunderland 3-1 away from home.
Two goals from Marko Arnautovic and a Peter Crouch header secured a 3-1 win for Stoke over a disappointing Sunderland.
Arnautovic's two goals in the space of seven first-half minutes was enough for the Potters to kill off any real chance of a Sunderland fightback before Crouch scored just 13 minutes later.
Jermain Defoe pulled one back with his 12th goal of the season as the first half was drawing to a close, but David Moyes' side could do no more real damage in the second half.
The result means Sunderland drop down to 19th while Stoke sit in ninth, two points behind West Brom.
One goal in particularly to watch out for was a wonderful flowing move involving Arnautovic, Xherdan Shaqiri and Crouch in the build-up to Stoke's second goal of the match.
Arnautovic played a one-two with Shaqiri to weave through a packed Sunderland defence before playing another give-and-go with the lively Crouch. The Austria international was then able to curl the ball past Vito Mannone to cap off one of the finest goals of Stoke's season.
Hit the video above to see highlights from Stoke's 3-1 victory against Sunderland.
