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Ireland: Stoke players set on finishing inside top ten

A top ten finish is a serious target for Stoke City's players.

The Potters are looking for a first ever top-10 finish in the Premier League and are only four points short of their record tally of 47.

Midfielder Stephen Ireland said: "We want these last games to mean something, and we're chasing teams down.

"The manager wants us to win every game between now and the end of the season. He's not going to let us take our foot off the gas whatsoever.

"It was a tough game. We were sloppy, they were sloppy - it was just one of those games. Luckily we got the three points. If anyone was going to win the points, it was us.

"We had 40 points coming into this game and I don't think that's enough to start celebrating. The manager wants 50-plus. That's what he wanted at the start of the season. We're in a position to do it, so we're going to go for it."

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