As featured on NewsNow: Football news

Hughes urges Stoke to make Britannia a 'fortress'

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is hoping his players can make the Britannia Stadium a hard place for opponents to visit.

The Potters have not won at home in the Premier League in two attempts this season and have lost three of their past five outings at the venue but have been in good form on the road.

Two draws and a win away from home this term takes Stoke's unbeaten away spell to five matches and ahead of Monday night's meeting with Newcastle United, Hughes has implored his team to get back to winning ways in Staffordshire.

"We have not got a point on home soil at the moment but we have another chance to put that right on Monday," he said.

"The match against Aston Villa (1-0 loss on August 16) was a poor performance but we improved greatly against Leicester (1-0 defeat on September 13) and I was more happy with the level of form that we showed in that match.

"Our away form has been very good recently - towards the end of last season and into this one.

"We now need to show some of that form in front of our home fans at the Britannia.

"We are all working hard in training and looking to make the Britannia a fortress again."

 For breaking stories and all the great banter like us on Facebook: facebook.com/tribalfootball

Video of the day:

Andrew Slevison
About the author

Andrew Slevison

×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

  1. Go Ad-Free
  2. Faster site experience
  3. Support great writing
  4. Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free