Mark Hughes called on Stoke to “show their mettle” after they dropped into the relegation zone following their 2-1 home defeat by Bournemouth. Although Mame Biram Diouf pulled one back in the second period, Stoke slipped into the bottom three and have now lost five of their last six in all competitions. “We fell off last week and this week, and it’s time to show our mettle. Second half there were some decent performances within the team, without creating the moments. We wanted to show a response – first half we didn’t, second half we did.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2017 16:25 UTC