Mark Hughes’ old guard get the win on a cold, wet Tuesday night at Stoke

Stoke sacrificed flair by leaving out Shaqiri, Imbula, Afellay and Bojan.

Mark Hughes’ old guard get the win on a cold, wet Tuesday night at Stoke

Stoke 2 Watford 0

Ryan Shawcross and Peter Crouch scored either side of the interval to earn Stoke a first win in six and pile more misery on Walter Mazzarri's Watford.

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