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Stoke 'on track' for top-half finish - Bardsley

Phil Bardsley believes Stoke City are well-placed to meet a pre-season target they set.

The Potters players wanted a top-10 finish in the Premier League in 2014/15 and after three-straight wins, the Staffordshire club find themselves sitting in the lofty heights of eighth.

Stoke have lost just once in their past seven league outings, winning five of those, suggesting to Scottish defender Bardsley that the top half is certainly attainable come season's end.

"We set out at the beginning of season to achieve that top-10 status, and we're on track," he said.

"If we keep progressing and playing as we are, there's no reason why we can't sustain that and finish as high as possible."

Mark Hughes' Stoke next meet 13th-placed West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday.

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