Overview
- Stoke City handed Bristol City their first away defeat of the league season with a 5-1 win at the bet365 Stadium, snapping the visitors’ three-game winning run.
- Manchester City loanee Divin Mubama scored three, with Million Manhoef and Junior Tchamadeu adding goals before Mark Sykes’ late consolation header.
- A spilled ball by on-loan goalkeeper Radek Vitek led directly to Mubama’s second, underlining a day of defensive lapses for the visitors.
- Defender Rob Atkinson departed with a suspected hamstring injury, leaving his status for Tuesday’s home match against Blackburn and Friday’s trip to Watford uncertain as midfield options remain thin.
- Gerhard Struber said there is "no time to moan" and called for an immediate response, while Mark Robins hailed one of Stoke’s best home displays and a "vast improvement" before their visit to Oxford United.