Football Soccer - Stoke City v Everton - Barclays Premier League - Britannia Stadium - 6/2/16 Stoke City manager Mark Hughes Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic
(Reuters) - Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has backed manager Mark Hughes to guide the Midlands team out of their current slump after Saturday's 3-0 drubbing at home to Everton left them without a win in four Premier League games.
Last month Stoke were knocked out of the League Cup in a penalty shootout away to Liverpool and lost in the FA Cup fourth round at Crystal Palace.
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