Narcis Pelach has told his Stoke City players to nurture the love as he already starts to see a team emerge under his watch as head coach. Pelach was pleased with the effort that his side put in during a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Swansea, particularly on the back of physical stats that were through the roof in a 6-1 mid-week thrashing of Portsmouth.

Don Goodman has claimed that Narcís Pelach must succeed at Stoke City or else the club could face significant backlash from supporters. Steven Schumacher was controversially dismissed from his role as manager by the Potters in September, with Pelach arriving as his replacement.

Swansea City await on Saturday and Stoke, who have posted nine points from their opening five matches and ended a run of three straight defeats when slaying Portsmouth, now have a clear challenge in front of them - to marry up the positive result they achieved in the week with an even more convincing performance.

Swansea City remain unbeaten at home in the Championship this season but they were unable to find a way past Stoke City in a frustrating goalless draw. Swansea had the greater share of chances in an open first half,

Follow live coverage as Swansea City face Stoke City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Talking points as Stoke City go into the international break on the back of a hard-fought draw with Swansea City