Hughes pleased with fightback

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Mark Hughes hailed Stoke’s fighting spirit after they came back from a one-goal deficit to beat West Ham 2-1 on Sunday.

Mame Biram Diouf’s late header earned the Potters their first win since March and secured a top-10 finish for the third consecutive season under Hughes.

Michail Antonio had put the Hammers ahead at the Britannia, but Giannelli Imbula equalised 10 minutes after the break and Diouf powered home two minutes from time to end Stoke’s miserable run of form.

“I was delighted in the second half,” Hughes said. “I thought we started brightly and then conceded against the run of play from a set-piece.

“We lost a bit of confidence and that was the difference in the second half as we got on the ball and we were determined to play our football.

“All season we’ve been …

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