Stoke City cruised to a 3-1 victory over Sunderland on Saturday, as a brace from Marko Arnautovic and a Peter Crouch header sent them on their way. Jermain Defoe nicked one back for Sunderland (4-3-14) in the 40th minute, but that was about as good as it got for the hosts. The result lifts Stoke (7-6-8) up to ninth in the Premier League table while Sunderland dropped a place to 19th.
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