Stoke City boss Mark Hughes was unhappy after their 2-2 draw with Swansea City.

After going 2-0 down via an Ibrahim Afellay header in the 13th minute and Bojan Krkic strike in the 53rd, the Swans produced an unlikely-looking comeback to secure a point as Gylfi Sigurdsson and substitute Alberto Paloschi netted in the 68th and 79th minutes respectively.

Hughes expressed his frustration at the opportunity missed to secure what would have been a fifth win in seven matches. The draw keeps them in eighth as they lost ground in the battle for Europe.

Asked if he saw the result as a win thrown away, Hughes said: "Yes, to a certain extent.

"I thought we were good value at 2-0 and quite comfortable in the game. But as everyone knows, 2-0 up is always one of those leads that, for whatever reason, seems to be difficult to protect, and this was a case in point today.

"The key thing was who was going to score the next goal, and obviously Swansea got it.

"They got a bit of a lift from that. They had brought the lad Montero on, who gave them an outlet, and in the end they got a second goal.

"I'd say we got a little bit leggy, while Swansea had nothing to lose - they could have a real go and throw on attack-minded players. Possibly we got a little bit apprehensive, trying to protect what we had.

"But we are disappointed with the decision on the second goal because there was a player in an offside position who made a movement towards the ball, meaning he was interfering with play, so it shouldn't have been given.

"All in all, we are disappointed, but I thought there was some really progressive play in what we did today, some good movement.

"I was pleased up to a point - but obviously, with losing the 2-0 lead, it feels somewhat like a defeat."