Stoke: Butland, Bardsley, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Muniesa (Wilson 49), Whelan, Adam, Diouf, Afellay (Shaqiri 76), Arnautovic, Walters (Odemwingie 90) Chelsea: Begovic, Zouma, Cahill, Terry, Rahman (Kenedy 70), Ramires (Traore 80), Mikel, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Costa (Remy 33) Man of the match Walters Match rating 7/10.
Traore scored the first for Chelsea and, operating on the right side of the attacking three, the teenager looks an intriguing prospect.
The Premier League said all rules were followed in Chelsea's signing of Traore on January 1 , 2014 the first day of the transfer window opening following his 18th birthday, on September 6 , 2013
Despite interest from across the continent, Allardyce appears to have finally completed a move for Traore.
Sinclair picks the ball up just inside the Watford half, beats Nyom and plays a delightful cross-field pass into the path of Traore.
Allardyce has been trying to strengthen his attacking options in the transfer market and was frustrated at missing out on Traore.
I finally got to play one of my own songs, Let Them Talk, with Romeo (from The Magic Numbers), the Temper Trap guys, Paul from Maximo Park, a horn section … and our secret weapon, the drummer Seb Rochford who usually plays with Rokia Traore.
An interim president, Dioncounda Traore, is trying to close a rift in the armed forces between plotters and those who remained loyal to the elected if ineffectual former government.
Some residents say they want to demonstrate against "the bearded ones", says Mr Traore, but many are too fearful.
The Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara released a cool, confident debut album, Fatou, which drew comparisons to her country's two greatest female stars, Rokia Traore and Oumou Sangare, with whom Diawara once worked.
Adama Traore and then namesake Lacina had efforts, but it was Spurs that found the breakthrough as Lamela ended a move he started.
