NEIL LEFT TO RUE POWELL INJURY

ALEX Neil admitted his Stoke side were second best, but said they never recovered from losing Nick Powell to a hamstring injury in the 22nd minute. Powell, who has spent a lot of time in the treatment room in recent years had been pulling the strings in the centre of the park. Neil said: “They looked more dangerous than we were. “I thought the turning point was when Nick came off because he picked up Kyle Bartley in our box for set-plays and was a good threat, he looked alive and he linked things. “But when he came off, we struggled to retain the ball, we did...

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