Stoke with juniors against Chelsea

Mark Hughes faces a new crisis in Stoke City`s team after being left without almost all of his defense and forced to use teenagers against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Captain Ryan Shawkross has a calf injury in the match according buy football tips against Huddersfield, Bruno Martins Indian has a sore throat and will not play for a few weeks, and Kurt Zuma is not even allowed a minute against the squad who passed it to Stoke. `This is a serious crisis We are in a very delicate situation and we may be forced to bet on a couple of adolescents They have to do this for us It will not be easy because even with the best`We have to go out on the field, think positively and do what we can, ` said Stoke manager before the Championship match. Leftback Eric Peters, who was injured against West Ham earlier this month, has little chance to play, but Hughes is optimistic:`Maybe he`ll be on his way back. `