I think that was a distinctly Championship game, two low-quality sides relying on errors to grind out goals. The difference between ourselves and safety is the missed chances - think about Grabban at home to Rotherham - including two tonight. We were the better side for most of tonight, without ever being good. We’re four unbeaten, and sadly, that was one of the better performances I’ve seen from us in 2020.
I suppose Hughton will point to signs of improvement; 2 goals conceded in our last 4, and we’re grinding out points where we weren’t before. I certainly looked at tonight and thought Stoke were nailed on to beat us. But our continuing inability to score is killing us, and will kill us if we can’t find something from somewhere. Five away goals all season, and 2 of them own goals.