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In-form Stoke midfielder Joe Allen admits his recent splurge of goals has been a pleasant surprise, after taking his tally to five in four games. The Wales international shook off concerns over his hamstring to hit a double on Saturday as the Potters claimed their first three points of the season with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland. Highlights of Stoke 2-0 Sunderland Allen had scored just five times in his previous three seasons for club and country, a total he has matched in his past four appearances, and he seems to be revitalised playing in a more advanced midfield position under Stoke boss Mark Hughes. And the 26-year-old was quick to point out the contributions of his new team-mates like Marko Arnautovic, Wilfried Bony, Peter Crouch and Xherdan Shaqiri in helping with his haul of goals. Mark Hughes gives his reaction to Sky Sports after his sides 2-0 win I dont really know where its coming from, Allen said.When you play off players like Wilf and Crouchy when hes come on, when youve got the quality of Marko on one wing and Shaq on the other, you know if you get in the right positions every now and then something is going to drop for you and at the moment it seems to be falling for me.Allen has settled quickly at the Bet365 Stadium following his £13m switch from Liverpool during a summer after he helped Wales advance to the Euro 2016 semi-finals. Matt Le Tissier gives his review on Stokes 2-0 with against Sunderland Im loving life at the minute, Allen said. I was really excited about joining the club and getting going here. I think you can see how much its benefiting my football.While Allen has started the season in fine fettle, it has taken his team until the eighth attempt to record a first Premier League success of the campaign. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Following the win over listless Sunderland, they have an opportunity to move up the table with a run of games against Hull, Swansea, West Ham, Bournemouth, Watford and Burnley.The self-belief and confidence has never left the changing room, Allen said. Allen scored for Wales in a recent World Cup Qualifier against Moldova We knew the quality we had in there. The performances weve shown, especially in the last couple of weeks, we knew it was just a matter of time. Weve had to be patient, its taken longer than we would have hoped to get the first win but I think people will start believing again that theres a few more to come.You can watch Liverpool v Man Utd, plus Englands tour of Bangladesh and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy six months at half price! Also See: Stoke cruise to first PL win Hughes hails Allen contribution WATCH: Allen hot streak continues WATCH: Premier League goals Nike Air More Uptempo 96 . Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves to backstop the Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Flames, handing Calgary its team record sixth consecutive home regulation loss. Nike Air Max Flair Nere . James scored 25 points against his former team, leading the energized Heat to a 114-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Dwyane Wade added 24 points and Chris Bosh had 22 for the Heat, idle since a 90-84 loss Tuesday at Indiana. http://www.nikeoffwhite.it/ . Plata blasted a rising shot to the upper left corner for his team-leading seventh goal of the season. He got the kick after referee Allen Chapman ruled Chris Tierney fouled John Stertzer in the penalty area. Nike Presto Off White . After a 10-game skid, winning sure feels good. Atlantas third error in the last two innings allowed Jackie Bradley Jr. Air Max 180 Og . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell.(Warning: The following vines are NSFW due to offensive gestures)And these soccer players love the vine craze so much that they used it as a goal celebration! ' ' '