Shaqiri wins Newcastle United Man of the Match poll

Xherdan Shaqiri has won the Vital Stoke man of the match award for his performance in the Potters 1-0 victory against Newcastle United at the Britannia Stadium.

The former Bayern Munich midfielder was in superb form for Stoke throughout the game and scored the only goal of the game in the dying embers of the fixture.

The Swiss midfielder was energetic and creative throughout. He wasn`t scared to take on his man and put a cross into the box, and also to cut inside and shoot, with the latter helping him to break the deadlock with a superb strike from 20-yards.

The 24-year old receives 5 maximum Player of the season points after winning the poll with 53% of the vote, beating Jack Butland (20%) who receives 3pts and Phillip Wollscheid (12%) who receives 1pt.


Vital Stoke Player of the season 2015/16

1. Jack Butland- 47
2. Marko Arnautovic- 35
3. Xherdan Shaqiri- 28
4. Glen Johnson- 21
5. Glenn Whelan-19
6. Ibrahim Afellay- 18
7. Bojan- 16
7. Marc Muniesa- 16
9. Erik Pieters- 14
10. Jonathan Walters- 11
11. Gianelli Imbula-10
12. Joselu- 9
13. Stephen Ireland- 8
14. Ryan Shawcross- 7
14. Phillip Wollscheid- 7
16. Geoff Cameron- 5
17. Marco van Ginkel – 3
18. Mame Biram Diouf- 4
19. Steve Sidwell- 1
19. Charlie Adam-1


Vital Stoke Man of the match 2015/16

Liverpool (Home) Marc Muniesa 43%
Tottenham (Away) Stephen Ireland 40%
Norwich (Away) Jack Butland 72%
West Brom (Home) Glenn Whelan 61%
Arsenal (Away) Jack Butland 82%
Leicester City (Home) Jonathan Walters 42%
AFC Bournemouth (Home) Marko Arnautovic 44%
Aston Villa (Away) Marko Arnautovic 50%
Swansea (Away) Glenn Whelan 50%
Watford (Home) Glenn Whelan 44%
Newcastle United (Away) Jack Butland 64%
Chelsea (Home) Erik Pieters 50%
Southampton (Away) Marko Arnautovic 45%
Sunderland (Away) Jack Butland 30%
Man City (Home) Xherdan Shaqiri 68%
West Ham (Away) Jack Butland 44%
Crystal Palace (Home) Ibrahim Afellay 35%
Manchester United (Home) Marko Arnautovic 23%
Everton (Away) Marko Arnautovic 57%
West Brom (Away) Glen Johnson 40%
Norwich City (Home) Joselu 55%
Arsenal (Home) Jack Butland 24%
Leicester (Away) Glen Johnson 34%
Manchester United (Away) Marc Muniesa 60%
Everton (Home) Gianelli Imbula 52%
AFC Bournemouth (Away) Gianelli Imbula 46%
Aston Villa (Home) Ibrahim Afellay 53%
Newcastle United (Home) Xherdan Shaqiri 50%