th ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League . ▁ ▁Piet ers ▁retained ▁his ▁place ▁at ▁left - back ▁under ▁Mark ▁Hugh es ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 , ▁playing ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁matches ▁as ▁Sto ke ▁finished ▁in ▁nin th ▁position . ▁Sto ke ▁suffered ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁def ensive ▁inj uries ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁Piet ers ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁gro in ▁injury . ▁Sto ke ▁ended ▁the ▁campaign ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 ▁victory ▁against ▁Liverpool . ▁Piet ers ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁extension ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁keeping ▁him ▁contract ed ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Piet ers ▁played ▁ 4 1 ▁times ▁for ▁Sto ke ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁as ▁the ▁Pot ters ▁again ▁finished ▁nin th . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁Opt a ▁Sports ▁revealed ▁that ▁Piet ers ▁made ▁more ▁tack les ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁def ender ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁during ▁the ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Piet ers ▁again ▁remained ▁Hugh es ' ▁first ▁choice ▁left ▁back ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 , ▁making ▁ 3 8 ▁appearances ▁as ▁Sto ke ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 3 th ▁position . ▁Piet ers ▁was ▁critic ised ▁at ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁campaign ▁by ▁supp or ters ▁due ▁to ▁some ▁poor ▁performances ▁and ▁assistant ▁manager ▁Mark ▁Bow en ▁admitted ▁that ▁Piet ers ▁" has ▁come ▁off ▁his ▁standards ". ▁Piet ers ▁was ▁f ined ▁£ 7 0 ,