Sunday 17 July 2016 11:14, UK
Stoke were beaten 3-0 in a pre-season friendly by new Championship club Burton Albion on Saturday.
But there were some positives for the Potters and Mark Hughes as Jack Butland and Glenn Johnson made their returns from injury.
After a goalless first half, the Brewers broke the deadlock three minutes into the second period with Brighton loanee Chris O'Grady latching onto a loose ball before adding his second 10 minutes later, rifling a header past second-half goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard.
Lucas Akins - who was a vital part of Burton's League One promotion last season - added the third with four minutes to play, firing his effort into the bottom corner.
A young Arsenal XI were beaten 3-0 by Boreham Wood and conceded early on, with Joe Devera heading home at the far post from a Daniel Uchechi cross and the Gunners' Eddie Nketiah causing problems throughout the first half.
Donyell Malen went closest to levelling for the visitors during the second period when he hit on the turn, but was kept at bay by Boreham Wood goalkeeper Sam Beasant, who also kept out Nathan Teller in the dying minutes.
The hosts struck twice late on to seal the victory, with Shaun Jeffers racing through to slot past Joao Virginia before Kenny Davis added a 90th-minute penalty to send the young Gunners away with a defeat.
West Bromwich Albion picked up their first pre-season win, and despite plenty of speculation continuing to surround his future, Saido Berahino netted twice as the Baggies won 2-1 against Kidderminster Harriers.
The striker got his first after 17 minutes after a flick from Salomon Rondon released Berahino in the box to slot home, before capitalising on a defensive mistake to lift the ball over the oncoming goalkeeper.
A Harriers trialist pulled back a late penalty for the hosts, but Tony Pulis' men held on for the remaining seven minutes to claim the victory.
Everton also recorded a win on Saturday as they beat Jablonec 1-0, with Brendon Galloway scoring the only goal of the game.
Newly promoted Middlesbrough picked up a 2-0 win over Doncaster Rovers following their 6-0 thrashing of York City last Saturday.
Stewart Downing opened the scoring in the 13th minute after his shot took a deflection, and Alex Pattison added a second with eight minutes to play as he surged into the box and fired the ball past the goalkeeper.
Championship play-off winners Hull City also won 2-0 as they traveled to North Ferriby United, and book-ended the half-time break with their strikes.
Greg Olley got the Tigers off the ground in the 38th minute, after Greg Olley turned in Ahmed Elmohamady's cross at the back post, before Greg Luer added the second three minutes after the restart.
Crystal Palace were in action across the pond, and overcame a strong challenge from FC Cincinnati to win 2-0 in-front of a record Ohio crowd.
35,061 fans packed into the sold-out Nippert Stadium as Jordan Mutch gave the Eagles the lead with a powerful 25-yard effort before Wilfriend Zaha added a second in the 63rd minute with an assist from new signing Andros Townsend to wrap up a solid showing from the south east Londoners.
Swansea were also playing in the United States, but they fell to a 2-0 defeat to the Richmond Kickers, which included a 95-minute delay after bad weather hit the stadium in Virginia.
The home side took the lead in the 11th minute after Jordi Amat turned Brian Ownby's cross into his own net. The Kickers added a second with 16 minutes to play as they broke forward and it was Anthony Grant who beat the offside trap to slide home.
Elsewhere, two of the Premier League's newest managers were in action as Jose Mourinho's Manchester United picked up a 2-0 win over Wigan while Antonio Conte saw his Chelsea side fall to a 2-0 defeat against Rapid Vienna in Austria.
