Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross will be out for “a
couple of weeks” because of a back injury.
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The 27-year-old defender had to leave the field in the
first half of last weekend’s 3-1 home victory over
QPR.
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“Unfortunately Ryan will be missing now for a couple
of weeks,” Potters boss Mark Hughes said. “He’s just
got an issue with the disc in his back.
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“We have other players capable of filling in though,
so it is a chance for them to come in and make a
mark.”
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Stoke, 10th in the table, travel to Newcastle in the
Premier League on Sunday, before hosting
Manchester City on 11 February.
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Three days later the Potters are away to Blackburn in
the FA Cup fifth round with a league visit to Aston
Villa on 21 February.
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