So will the Potters be up for the cup? Huddersfield Town are at the bet365 Stadium this evening for a second round Carabao Cup tie (8pm), and Stoke boss Gary Rowett is trying to balance building on that weekend win over Hull with giving some of his fringe players crucial game time. Saido Berahino could be one of the Potters rested this evening after emerging as a key player for Rowett this season, and in the build-up to the game he has thanked his team-mates for giving him a second chance to make a name for himself at Stoke City. We will bring you all the latest Stoke City news and opinion throughout the day. We would also like to hear from you, so please send us your views via our Stoke City Facebook and Twitter accounts.<doc-sep>Sign up NOW for your daily Stoke City newsletter straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Stoke City 2 Huddersfield Town 0 Berahino (52), Bacuna (og,90) Not quite a `where-were-you’ moment, but not far off. It was the moment that Saido Berahino, without a goal in two-and-a-half years or 913 days for anyone, and without a Stoke goal in 33 games for the club, finally reached the promised land. The moment required a double take from the rest of us, just in case, but yes, it was Berahino, arms aloft celebrating the moment the world had all but given up hope of ever witnessing. His header, followed by a stoppage-time own goal, handed Stoke a deserved passage into the third round of the League Cup and, more significantly, maintained the momentum generated by that long-awaited first win of the season three days previously. And for Berahino, a monkey thrown off his back at long last and a psychological breakthrough that can only assist his on-going rehabilitation. Gary Rowett made four changes from Saturday’s win against Hull, but with only goalkeeper Adam Federici a genuine reserve he could hardly be accused of watering down his starting 11. Huddersfield meanwhile made 10 changes, including two debutants, as David Wagner named a line up suggesting an early cup exit might be part of his Premier League survival masterplan. The stakes and the atmosphere were a little less feverish than their last meeting in January - Paul Lambert’s first game as Stoke manager - but the home side was crammed full of players with plenty to prove still. Few more than Saido Berahino, of course, and it was his interception of a sloppy square ball that teed up the first effort on goal when drifting his 20-yarder a couple of feet over. (Image: PA) Berahino was at it again shortly afterwards when his raking ball to the left allowed James McClean to whip over a cross for at least two Stoke headers before Huddersfield cleared their box. A sparsley filled Boothen End then showed its appreciation when Adam Federici fisted clear under pressure to release Peter Etebo for a driving run through midfield that might have eventually produced a chance had Mame Diouf found Benik Afobe on the break. Stoke, with Etebo and Berahino continuing to look lively, were certainly playing with a welcome freedom and looking to shift the ball smartly and positively during the opening quarter of the evening. Etebo was kicking himself in the 28th minute, however, when he fluffed a through ball that was beckoning for the eager McClean. But Etebo was looking like his old self a couple of minutes later when teaming up with Diouf to leave Berahino colliding with the keeper as the home side continued to look the hotter prospect. McClean then grabbed a slice of the action after being unleashed down the left and veering infield to rifle low and hard from a tight angle against the keeper’s legs at his near post. Stoke’s best chance to open their first-half account came three minutes before the break when Berahino, his eyes widening, escaped his man and attempted a shot-cum-chip that cleared both goalkeeper and cross bar. Huddersfield’s one serious attempt all half came a minute later when skipper Tom Smith let fly from distance to send Federici flying through the air to ensure the ball was wide of its target. (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire) Cuco Martina, not to be outdone by some of his free-thinking team-mates, linked with Diouf to nearly good effect as Stoke tried to reprise their first-half initiative in the second. There was certainly no disputing Stoke’s right to take the lead - and what a cheer for the scorer. Again, there was bright movement of the ball in threatening areas as it was laid back for McClean to curl his shot against the frame of the goal. The Boothen End, such as it was, sighed hugely, but no matter because Berahino was on hand to head the dropping ball goalwards and watch, all fingers crossed, as the defender on the line could only hook into his own net. (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images) The roar accompanying his historic goal - historic is not too strong a description if you’ve watched his many trials and tribulations - was befitting an attendance three times the one actually witnessing his long-awaited first goal for the club. Stoke’s lead was only partially threatened by a minor goalmouth scramble as Huddersfield, almost as much as Stoke, tried to catch their breath after the goal. Bojan’s popular introduction added an impish quality to Stoke’s play, which remained purposeful, as both Afobe and the positively voracious Berahino hunted the quick through ball. The visitors were threatening to build up a head of steam approaching the final 15, however, as Ashley Williams superbly blocked Alex Pritchard’s shot on goal before Bruno Martins Indi’s head injury offered Stoke a welcome breather. Stoke’s narrow lead continued to encourage Huddersfield entering the final 10 and Darren Fletcher did well to disrupt big Jon Stankovic’s attempts to keep his volley down and on target from a right-wing corner. Pressure was growing on the Stoke goal and the tension was only briefly lifted when Berahino left to a hero’s departure and was replaced by Charlie Adam’s fresher legs. And the home side was indebted in the closing moments to Martins Indi’s elongated leg dispossessing Laurent Depoitre as the Jon Parkin look-a-like threatened to thunder goalwards unopposed. The game ended bizarrely when Juninho Bacuna volleyed a back pass to a goalkeeper who wasn’t there - he’d just been upfield for a free-kick - and the ball rolled into the empty Huddersfield net to spark as much laughter as cheering.<doc-sep>It's over, it's finally over We never thought we would see the day. Ladies and gentleman, call your family and friends, tell them that you love them. The end is nigh. Reuters 8 MY EYES Saido Berahino has scored. He’s scored an actual goal. This is not a drill, the Stoke City man has finally netted after 913 days without a goal. The 25-year-old has broken his hoodoo that has plagued him since February 2016. Getty Images - Getty 8 So many beers in Stoke tonight He scored one of the goals in Stoke’s 2-0 Carabao cup victory over Huddersfield. How sh*t must Huddersfield be. Since Berahino had previously last scored a goal, Kylian Mbappe had only scored seventy seven, won back-to-back league titles and also won a World Cup. Getty Images - Getty 8 Berahino > Mbappe has never scored against Huddersfield though, has he? That’s the real quiz. Could this goal just be the beginning of Berahino rising to world domination? Reuters 8 Dat technique Bloody hell, first Trump gets elected, now this. What a time to be alive. 913 – Stoke City's Saido Berahino has scored his first club goal in 913 days since he scored for West Brom against Crystal Palace in February 2016, ending a run of 48 matches without scoring in all competitions. Finally. #CarabaoCup — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 28, 2018 Twitter is convinced the end of the world is upon us… READ MORE FROM THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF DREAM TEAM: Have you signed up to play Dream Team Weekender? 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The 25-year-old's long run without finding the net finally came to an end as he fired the Potters ahead in the Carabao Cup One of the most talked about goal droughts in English football has finally come to an end after 913 days! Saido Berahino, once thought to be a future England star, netted his first goal in two and a half years to put Stoke 1-0 to the good against Huddersfield Town in the Carabao Cup. The 25-year-old was considered a potential star as a young player but was hampered by a bust-up with Tony Pulis at West Brom and has failed to follow through on that early promise. He has now become something a joke in some circles, with his inability to find the net sparking a raft of memes on social media. But those may now come to a close with his goal for Stoke City, a headed effort after James McClean's shot came back off the woodwork and fell kindly for the forward. It ended a run of playing time that spanned 40 hours and 26 minutes of football over 48 appearances. Article continues below In between strikes for Berahino, with the last competitive goal he scored coming for West Brom against Crystal Palace in February 2016, fellow 25-year-old Englishman Harry Kane has netted 103 times. And while Kane is among the top strikers in world football now, it shows the massive gap between the promising young talent who didn't pan out and the one who did. 913 - Stoke City's Saido Berahino has scored his first club goal in 913 days since he scored for West Brom against Crystal Palace in February 2016, ending a run of 48 matches without scoring in all competitions. Finally. #CarabaoCup — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 28, 2018 But the run is over, and maybe Berahino can use his latest strike to kick-start a better run for his career.