Stoke City had picked up of late after back-to-back wins against Swansea and Fulham before a defeat at Sheffield Wednesday last night halted their mini revival. 

So, they still have a lot of work to do and with the table starting to take shape, certain games are already looking particularly important.

One that stands out right now is a trip to struggling Middlesbrough and it was confirmed that the game has been brought forward a day to Friday 20th December so that it can be shown on Sky Sports.

Jonathan Woodgate's side are just outside the relegation zone with Stoke 23rd in the table and only off the bottom on goal difference, so it's shaping up to be a pivotal clash.

Of course, a long journey to Teesside five days before Christmas is far from ideal for the Potters fans, so they were understandably frustrated and they hit out when the news broke.

Here we look at some of the comments from Twitter...