BBC · Feb 6, 2025
Robins faces striker shortage for Cardiff Cup game
Image caption, Mark Robins' first win as Stoke boss was the FA Cup third-round extra-time triumph at SunderlandStoke City boss Mark Robins faces a real frontline crisis for Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round date with Cardiff City.
Robins, who won the Cup as a player with Manchester United in 1990, enjoyed a memorable run to Wembley last season when his Coventry City side were cruelly beaten on penalties in the semi-final by his old club.
And, having enjoyed his first league win as Stoke boss last Saturday at Hull, the Potters boss ought to be fancying his side's chances of another Cup scalp at home to a struggling Cardiff City side who shipped seven goals at Leeds the same day.