Stoke City 2 Burnley 0 – Watch highlights: Potters stay in the top half of the table after beating Clarets at the Britannia

MARC MUNIESA volleyed home the winner for Stoke a goal his former club Barcelona would be proud off as Stoke City stay in the top 10 with a 2-0 win over Burnley.

Jonathan Walters put Stoke ahead as Mark Hughes will be delighted his side are beginning to climb the table and look their old selves again.

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Walters scored after a beautiful piece of skill from Shaqiri released Diouf down the right who sent a ball across for Walters who beat Paul Robinson with a delightful finish.

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Muniesa scored a brilliant volley to grab Stoke's second as the Potters ended the first half in full control of the game and looking like they have totally shaken of their disastrous start to the season.

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STATS, FACTS, GOALS & LOLS

• Mark Hughes kept the same Stoke side from their win at Watford - and that meant no start for Joe Allen and Wilfried Bony.
• Andre Gray was back for Burnley after a stint on the bench following his FA ban and a change of system.
• Jack Butland has given Stoke a scare. The England keeper needs a new scan on his knee after pulling out of a warm-up game.
• Jon Walters scored his first goal for the Potters this season. His only other strikes were for the Republic of Ireland against Oman in a friendly in August.
• Marc Muniesa's magnificent strike was his first in the Premier League. His previous goals came in the League Cup.
• Ref Mark Clattenburg booked Muniesa after he dragged back Andre Gray, angering Burnley as the striker was about to shoot when he stopped play.
• Burnley fans sang the name of Joey Barton as they pleaded for their old boy to be signed on when the window opens next month.
• Marko Arnautovic was left limping with a sore ankle and may be a doubt when Stoke go to Arsenal next weekend.

BIG PICTURE

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SOCIAL SAYS

DREAM TEAM RATINGS

STOKE CITY: Grant 7, Johnson 7, Martins Indi 7, Muniesa 9, Pieters 7 , Imbula 7 , Adam 6 (Whelan 87, 6) Diouf 7, Shaqiri 6 (Allen 61, 6), Arnautovic 7  ( Crouch 71, 6), Walters 8

Subs Not Used: Given, Krkic, Sobhi, Bony

Booked: Muniesa, Imbula, Diouf

STAR MAN: Muniesa

BURNLEY: Robinson 6, Flanagan 6 (Tarkowski 81, 6 ) , Keane 7 , Mee 7, Ward 7 , Boyd  5 (Vokes 77, 5), Marney 6, Hendrick 6 , Arfield 6  ( Kightly 90, 5), Barnes 6 , Gray 6

Subs Not used: Pope, Lowton, Defour, Bamford

Booked: Hendrick, Barnes

WHAT THEY SAID

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes:

"First half some of our stuff was really good, progressive, and second half was clearly different and we had to stand up to the challenge of Burnley going really direct and cope with the physicality of that."

Burnley manager Sean Dyche:

"Gamesmanship was on show again, they do it well, better than we do, we are a bit green.

"You have to manage the game through gamesmanship and they did that well."