Friday 26 September 2014 16:26, UK
Stoke boss Mark Hughes says 'it is only a matter of time' before his side return to their traditionally strong home form at the Britannia Stadium.
The Potters, who face Newcastle on Monday, have lost both of their Premier League matches at home this season but have picked up five points on their travels, including a memorable 1-0 win over champions Manchester City at the Etihad.
It is a reversal of Stoke's usual pattern of form since they arrived in the top flight in 2008, with only the top four of City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal boasting a better home record last season.
"The Britannia is still a tough place to come," said Hughes.
"We're aware teams will probably set up a little bit differently than they have in the past.
"Teams have come thinking they can have a real go at us and we've got to be able to deal with that.
"With the quality we've got there's no reason why we can't, so we're not too concerned with the home form.
"We all feel it will resolve itself very, very quickly. It is only a matter of time."
Stoke have lost 29 league games at home in their seven seasons in the Premier League compared to a mammoth 64 defeats away from the Britannia in the same period.
"What we talked about at the start of the season was the need to align our away form with that at home - we've gone a little awry on that," conceded Hughes, who has endeavoured to develop Stoke's style of play since replacing Tony Pulis at the helm.
"But we're very enthused and encouraged by what we're doing on our travels, which has improved markedly since I came in last year.
"On that basis, we feel very confident our home form will turn very quickly."
