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Dozens of angry Stoke City fans confronted their players at Stoke station this evening.

At one point they besieged the team coach and hurled furious abuse as the squad was desperate to leave the area.

One witness said he didn't see any violence, but admitted it was a scary atmosphere involving as many as 200 fans.

The supporters had been travelling on the same train from Euston to Stoke this evening following their side's humiliating 5-1 defeat against Tottenham at Wembley.

Initially, the players were kept on the train to allow fans to disperse, but then appear to have been allowed off before they had.

(Image: Robins Evans via Twitter)

The players ran the gauntlet of angry supporters on the station platform and then hot-footed some 200 yards down the road to their waiting bus.

But before long, however, it was surrounded by supporters venting their fury, particularly at manager Mark Hughes, said the witness.

Tonight's events follow the first audible chants from fans against the Stoke City manager towards the end of today's embarrassing defeat at Wembley.

Hughes himself acknowledged his team's second-half performance, in which Tottenham scored four goals in barely 20 minutes, was unacceptable.