Butland: 'Stoke City form embarrassing'

Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland has admitted that his side's form is "embarrassing" and "difficult to swallow" after the Potters were <a href="/football/man-city/fa-cup/news/fa-cup-roundup-stoke-out-man-city-through_315653.html">beaten by Coventry City</a> in the FA Cup.

Stoke, who are without a manager after Mark Hughes was sacked following Saturday's 2-1 defeat, have endured a poor run of form and are in the <a href="/football/premier-league/2017-18/">Premier League</a> relegation zone after just five wins this season.

"We can't get much lower at the minute, it's been a tough time of late and everyone can see that," the England international told the <em>Stoke Sentinel</em>. "We're not happy with the way we're playing. Everyone is . . .