He knows how unlikely that it is given that Stoke have won only one in 12 since his appointment in January. “We need wins.”They seemed on course to get one here thanks to Badou Ndiaye’s fine goal in the 11th minute. But Mame Birame Diouf fluffed a wonderful chance to add to that before Ashley Barnes cancelled it out. It was Barnes’s ninth league goal of the season, three more than any of Stoke’s strikers. Moments before half-time the crowd leapt to their feet in anticipation of a goal that would have made Stoke’s lead more comfortable.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2018 14:51 UTC