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By Peter Johnstone

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Glenn Murray of Brighton in action during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and AFC Bournemouth at Amex Stadium on January 1, 2018 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Glenn Murray of Brighton in action during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and AFC Bournemouth at Amex Stadium on January 1, 2018 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /
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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – JANUARY 16: Paul Lambert talks to the media as he is officially unveiled as Stoke City new manager at Britannia Stadium on January 16, 2018 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – JANUARY 16: Paul Lambert talks to the media as he is officially unveiled as Stoke City new manager at Britannia Stadium on January 16, 2018 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) /

5. Paul Lambert gets first Stoke win

One of the more low-key games of the weekend sees Stoke host Huddersfield at the Bet365 Stadium. However, this game does have an interesting storyline as it will be Paul Lambert’s first game in charge after taking over the managerial hot seat from Mark Hughes.

Hughes was finally sacked after Stoke crashed out the FA Cup and Lambert has been chosen as the man to get the Potters back to their best. Whether he’ll be able to do that remains to be seen.

The Scottish manager did well with Norwich in getting them promoted to the Premier League but his time in charge of Aston Villa was disappointing. He has a third bite at the Premier League cherry with Stoke and hopefully for Potters fans he can get it right.

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Lambert should fancy his chances of starting his time in charge of Stoke off with a win, too. Huddersfield can be tough opponents but West Ham showed last week that the Terriers defense is not the strongest.

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