Stoke City need a victory when they host West Ham in Saturday's Premier League clash if they are to secure a top-10 finish for the fourth consecutive season, captain Ryan Shawcross has said.
Mark Hughes's Stoke lost 2-0 at Swansea City last weekend and remain 11th in the league, one point behind 10th-placed Watford, who have a game in hand.
On the other hand, Slaven Bilic's West Ham, currently placed 14th, could revive their own top-half finish hopes and leapfrog Stoke with a victory at the bet365 Stadium this weekend.
'It's vital because not only do we have to put our last result right, we are playing a team that is around us in the table,' Shawcross told the club's website.