Hughes relishes options up front as Stoke prepare for Middlesbrough


Britain Soccer Football - Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City - Premier League - White Hart Lane - 26/2/17 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino gestures during the match as Stoke City manager Mark Hughes looks on Action Images via Reuters / Peter Cziborra Livepic

(Reuters) - Stoke City manager Mark Hughes appeared to be relishing his selection dilemma ahead of his 10th-placed team's clash with Middlesbrough on Saturday, after last weekend's 4-0 drubbing at Tottenham Hotspur.

Hughes was forced to leave on-loan forward Wilfried Bony out of the squad and put new arrival Saido Berahino on the bench against Tottenham, opting instead to start with striker Peter Crouch.

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