Stoke City know exactly what to expect from a Tony Pulis side, as they have experienced plenty of matches with him at the helm to understand his approach.

And, his return to the bet365 Stadium didn't disappoint, with the Boro boss setting up his high-flying team not to get beat and earning a 0-0 draw in the process.

It was the least surprising result of the day, probably of the whole season. Neither side are scoring many goals, with both putting not losing ahead of winning and it stayed true to type.

Some would call it an engrossing tactical encounter between two well matched sides whilst others would call it a bore draw, as predictable as they come.

Stoke fans were obviously well versed in what to expect and in the aftermath of the 0-0 draw they took to twitter to express their complete lack of surprise.

They were happy with their own side's defensive display, but not so much with a rather blunt attack that rarely threatened.

Here's a selection of their responses from twitter...