Mark Hughes praises Stoke City's home form

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has challenged his players to maintain their home form when they face Liverpool on Sunday.

The Potters have lost just once in the league at home this season and are unbeaten in their last seven games at the Britannia Stadium, but have picked up just five points on their travels.

"We can take encouragement from the results against Everton and Chelsea earlier in the season because we know we can go up against the best teams in the country and get positive results," he told the club's official website.

"If you are going to have a good season in the Premier League then your home form has to be good and ours has been thankfully and we want that to continue in the second half of the season.

"It's up to everyone to play to their maximum. We can't carry anybody because when we do have players who don't hit the top of their ability that is when we find it difficult to win games. However, more often than not, everyone has played really well and as a consequence we have got positive results at home."

Stoke are currently 12th in the Premier League table.