Stoke City boss Mark Hughes was delighted with Peter Crouch's goal in victory at Sunderland.

Crouch capitalised on an error by hapless keeper Vito Mannone to make it 3-0 with the 99th Premier League goal of his career and his 50th strike for the Potters.

Hughes said: "He continues to defy people who question whether or not we should have given him a contract or [ask] should he still be playing at this level. We have no doubts whatsoever.

"He's only one goal away now from 100 Premier League goals, which is a really important landmark for him and I'd be very, very surprised if he didn't reach it very quickly."