Kitson will find his form - Pulis

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has backed striker Dave Kitson to kick-start his career at the Britannia Stadium after rediscovering his scoring touch.

Kitson failed to score in 18 league and cup games for the Potters following his big-money move from Reading and ended the season back on loan with the Royals, who lost in the play-off semi-final to Burnley.
But he scored his first goal in a year for the Potters in the 3-1 defeat by German outfit St Pauli - his previous strike came in a pre-season friendly at Southampton last summer.

Pulis told The Sentinel: "You just hope Dave puts it all together. I still think he's a very good player, he just had a bad time because he never scored goals.

"If he did and got his confidence back, he would show what a good player he is."