Paul Lambert had made no bones about it: Stoke needed to take three points from this match to retain hope of paying their arrears before the arrival of the relegation bailiff. They failed, so Lambert revised his view: his team can still avoid eviction from the Premier League provided they win all three of their remaining matches. He knows how unlikely that it is given that Stoke have won only one in 12 since his appointment in January.
“We have to go to Anfield [on Saturday] and get a result, then we have to get results against Crystal Palace and Swansea,” he said. “We need wins.”
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