Charlie Adam News

Charlie Adam, who joined Stoke City on a four-year deal from Liverpool in 2010, has agreed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the Britannia Stadium until 2017.

Chelsea showed cool heads to extend their English Premier League to seven points on Saturday with a 2-1 home win over Stoke City. Charlie Adam's freakish goal was the talking point of the match.

Paulinho was making his first start under current Spurs manager Tim Sherwood when Stoke City's Charlie Adam clattered into him with 28 minutes left in the 3-0 win for the White Hart Lane club.

Liverpool's fluid forward line of Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and debutant Iago Aspas impressed in the absence of the suspended Luis Suarez, but it was Mignolet who proved the hosts' saviour.

Despite the embarrassment of his thwarted bid for freedom, Odemwingie says he fully expects to be allowed to leave West Brom in the near future.

Redknapp, who did bring Christopher Samba, Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend to QPR on Thursday, the latter two on loan deals, said he sympathised with Odemwingie.

Norwich bought Argentine striker Luciano Becchio from Leeds, third-bottom Wigan brought in Austria defender Paul Scharner on loan from Hamburg and Fulham took Netherlands midfielder Urby Emanuelson from AC Milan.

Charlie Adam was Stoke's hero again as the Scotland midfielder scored the only goal in his side's 1-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.

Fiorentina created one of the surprises on the final transfer deadline day by re-signing one of Italy's most prolific strikers in Luca Toni, it was announced Friday.

English Premier League clubs have until 2200GMT on Friday to buy and sell players before the transfer window shuts until January. Here is a list of the confirmed deals that have gone through so far on Friday (all fees in pounds):