Despite back-to-back defeats in league and cup action, Stoke City players have been enjoying some downtime ahead of this weekend’s Championship clash.

Consecutive 3-2 defeats to Blackburn Rovers in the league and cup defeat to Nottingham Forest have compounded a miserable week for the Potters.

Gary Rowett’s men head to the New York Stadium to face Rotherham United looking to get back to winning ways.

Stoke have only won twice this season and find themselves in 18th place in the divisional standings. 

But despite the losses, the Potters’ players have been to a local retail store to promote the launch of a popular football video game - FIFA 19.

And it is safe to say the Stoke fans feel their time could be better spent after a poor start to the season.

Saido Berahino won against Bojan Krcic on that occasion, and the replied to Stoke’s tweet didn’t garner very positive reactions either: