Slumping Stoke part company with Hughes

Stoke boss Mark Hughes made his case for remaining in charge to Stoke's board on Thursday

Stoke boss Mark Hughes made his case for remaining in charge to Stoke's board on Thursday

"Stoke City can confirm that the contract of manager Mark Hughes has been terminated with immediate effect", the club said in a statement on their official Twitter feed.

Mark Hughes has been sacked as manager of Premier League strugglers Stoke after their FA Cup exit against League Two Coventry.

Stoke have sacked manager Mark Hughes, the Premier League club have announced.

It left Hughes clinging to his job after the Stoke board considered his future in the week, with the Potters in the Premier League relegation zone.

Hughes' 200th game in charge of Stoke could prove to be his last after Jack Grimmer's second half strike gave fourth tier Coventry a 2-1 win at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday.

'The Club will look to appoint a new manager as soon as possible and will be making no further comment at this time'.

After the defeat, chairman Peter Coates has made a decision to act, and end Hughes' 199-game, four-and-a-half year spell as Stoke manager.

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"We're really pleased for him; he's been a bit ham-strung with little niggling injuries and that's stopped him being able to advance as quickly as he would have wanted too".

He said: 'Has it changed anything markedly from this afternoon?

The six-time capped Ireland global has worked tirelessly through an extensive rehabilitation programme and his attitude was rewarded by Stoke in December with a renewed contract until the end of the season. I don't think it is.

The42 has just published its first book, Behind The Lines, a collection of some of the year's best sports stories.

Hughes looked to be on borrowed time when he rested all his established players for a 5-0 defeat at Chelsea in a bid to keep them fresh for a match against Newcastle.

Hughes was appointed at Stoke on May 30th 2013, taking over from fellow Welshman Tony Pulis.

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