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Stoke City news: Mark Hughes fearful over Jack Butland setback

Stoke boss Mark Hughes admits he is fearful England goalkeeper Jack Butland has suffered another setback in his recovery from an ankle injury.

The 23-year-old has not played since March, when he fractured his ankle on Three Lions duty in Germany, with the problem flaring up again over the summer and requiring more surgery, and he pulled out of an Under-23s fixtures on Friday night.

Butland had been due to return to action in that game at Reading, only to feel pain in the warm-up, so the Potters sent him for an MRI scan on Saturday in a bid to determine if the latest problem was minor or major.