Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Stoke City and Tottenham. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at the Britannia Stadium in Staffordshire and can be live streamed here free.
Sitting mid-table, Stoke City enter today's match with a comfortable 44 points. With just four matches remaining, however, manager Mark Hughes has set the bar. For the Welshman, it's setting the mark for the club's best-ever Premier League finish or bust (h/t to Goal). "We set ourselves a challenge at the beginning of the year and we're on course," he said.
"I sat them down and said this is what we are going to try and do. Given that the points total was higher than they had ever got before, maybe some of them in the room didn't believe it was possible," he added.
"But credit to them. They have really focused on what we needed to do and hit almost every target we have set them during the season. I think a lot of people at the beginning of the season thought we would have difficulty competing, but we have been okay and we're in a great position to finish off the season in a good way."
"The lads have been great and have brought what we are doing to other people's attention, and now people are aware we are doing okay. But we've still got to achieve things. I always try to set targets which will enable the team."
"I'm at to go for something they haven't achieved before."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Stoke City's Geoff Cameron has been a revelation for the club at right-back. The American international's defensive prowess has allowed him to average 2.9 tackles, 2.5 interceptions and 3.5 clearances per match this season.
Stoke City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Pieters, Wilson, Shawcross, Cameron; Whelan, N'Zonzi; Arnautovic, Ireland, Odemwingie; Crouch
Tottenham's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Lloris; Rose, Kaboul, Chiriches, Naughton; Eriksen, Paulinho, Chadli, Lennon; Adebayor, Kane
Premier League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Liverpool |
35 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
96 |
44 |
52 |
80 |
|||
|
2 |
Chelsea |
35 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
67 |
26 |
41 |
75 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester City |
34 |
23 |
5 |
6 |
91 |
35 |
56 |
74 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
35 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
62 |
41 |
21 |
70 |
|||
|
5 |
Everton |
35 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
57 |
34 |
23 |
69 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
35 |
19 |
6 |
10 |
51 |
49 |
2 |
63 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
34 |
17 |
6 |
11 |
56 |
40 |
16 |
57 |
|||
|
8 |
Southampton |
35 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
50 |
45 |
5 |
49 |
|||
|
9 |
Newcastle United |
35 |
14 |
4 |
17 |
39 |
54 |
-15 |
46 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
35 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
39 |
49 |
-10 |
44 |
|||
|
11 |
Crystal Palace |
35 |
13 |
4 |
18 |
28 |
41 |
-13 |
43 |
|||
|
12 |
West Ham United |
35 |
10 |
7 |
18 |
38 |
48 |
-10 |
37 |
|||
|
13 |
Swansea City |
35 |
9 |
9 |
17 |
47 |
51 |
-4 |
36 |
|||
|
14 |
Hull City |
34 |
10 |
6 |
18 |
34 |
43 |
-9 |
36 |
|||
|
15 |
Aston Villa |
34 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
35 |
49 |
-14 |
35 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
34 |
6 |
15 |
13 |
41 |
54 |
-13 |
33 |
|||
|
17 |
Norwich City |
35 |
8 |
8 |
19 |
28 |
56 |
-28 |
32 |
|||
|
18 |
Cardiff City |
35 |
7 |
9 |
19 |
31 |
65 |
-34 |
30 |
|||
|
19 |
Fulham |
35 |
9 |
3 |
23 |
35 |
77 |
-42 |
30 |
|||
|
20 |
Sunderland |
34 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
33 |
57 |
-24 |
29 |
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