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Stoke boss Hughes hails Crouch goalscoring performance at QPR

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes hailed the goalscoring performance of Peter Crouch for their 2-2 draw at QPR.

Hughes sees no reason why Crouch cannot continue to lead the Stoke attack when needed, after ending 10 Barclays Premier League matches without a goal.

"On his day, given what he does and the role he is asked to do for us, Peter is as good as any," said Hughes.

"Peter gives me a different type of option. I was trying in the summer to get different options up front and I think we did that.

"We have different types of player for different opposition, and I will mix and match, to try and get the combinations correct.

"If I do that then we'll have the right threats in the right games."

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