Under-pressure Stoke City boss Mark Hughes admits Saturday’s Premier League home clash with West Brom is a "huge game" for his bottom-of-the-table side.
The Potters have endured a wretched start to the campaign and sit at the very foot of the standings with just one point from their first five games of the season.
They have suffered four consecutive defeats in the league and have conceded four goals in three of those games.
Stoke chairman Peter Coates told talkSPORT this week that the club will stick by Hughes despite their poor start, calling reports he is close to the sack ‘ridiculous’.