Stoke striker Vincent Pericard has been re-arrested by police after his electronic tag fell off for a second time.

The tag, which first came loose after training earlier this week, fell off again after the 25-year-old made a goalscoring return for Stoke's reserves on Wednesday.

The tag is supposed to be fitted 24 hours a day to ensure Pericard observes a curfew between 7pm and 7am, and its removal is believed to have been an accident on both occasions.

The curfew was lifted temporarily on Wednesday evening to allow him to play for the reserves at the Britannia Stadium, but the tag was supposed to remain fitted throughout to monitor his return home that night.

Pericard was released early from prison a fortnight ago after serving nearly five weeks of a four-month sentence for falsely claiming he was not the driver of his speeding car.

He was ordered to wear the electronic tag for a three-week period after his release.