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Ryan Shawcross and his wife have tweeted a brilliant response in retaliation to Diego Costa's suggestion that the Stoke defender had a problem with body odour.
During yesterday's Premier League meeting at the Britannia Stadium between Stoke and Chelsea, the two battled all afternoon.
Ultimately Shawcross came out on top, with his Stoke side managing to keep a clean sheet and nick a goal at the other end to win 1-0 and pile yet more pressure on Chelsea.
But Costa made a rather mean accusation during the game. The Chelsea striker appeared to suggest his opponent smelt, with the Spain international caught on camera holding his nose, lifting his armpit and pointing at Shawcross.
With the comment clearly not forgotten, Shawross's wife Kath posted an excellent riposte on Twitter.
Alongside a picture of her husband holding a can of deodorant, she wrote: "Made sure Ryan Shawcross put his deodorant on this evening".
Show all 11 1 /11Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Asmir Begovic - 6 out of 10 Made a superb save to deny Johnson early on, but will feel he could have done more to keep Arnautovic’s superb volley out after getting a hand to the shot.
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Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Cesar Azpilicueta - 4 out of 10 After a relatively comfortable first half, the defender – playing once again at right-back – failed to mark Arnautovic closely enough before he scored.
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Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Kurt Zouma - 5 out of 10 Had the perfect chance to open the scoring for the visitors but went too early and was flagged as offside. However, after having a near-perfect first half in terms of his defensive work, he panicked while trying to clear Johnson’s cross out of Walters’ way, and it eventually fell to goalscorer Arnautovic.
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Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City John Terry - 4 out of 10 Should have communicated better with Baba Rahman in the build-up to the opener after running out of position to try and track the run of Johnson – but ultimately failed to do so after he allowed the Stoke defender to get his cross in.
Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Baba Rahman - 4 out of 10 Lost the battle on the left flank with Shaqiri several times – getting a yellow card for a foul on the Stoke winger in the process – before failing to do enough to stop Johnson from getting his cross into the box in the build-up to the opener.
Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Nemanja Matic - 5 out of 10 Kept Bojan quiet in the first half, winning tackles and distributing the ball well although he did deliver one disappointing pass to no one as Chelsea looked to attack one final time in the first half. However, he struggled to keep a hold of Stoke’s attacking players in the second period.
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Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Ramires - 5 out of 10 Had two great chances to hand Chelsea the opener in the first half but poked his first wide before being denied by Butland with his second.
Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Eden Hazard - 6 out of 10 His pace caused Johnson several problems and the Belgian was important in driving Chelsea’s attacking plays forwards as well as setting up his teammates for chances although they couldn’t convert them.
Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Pedro - 6 out of 10 Linked up well with Willian and Hazard and ran riot across the width of pitch in the first half before being unlucky to hit the post as Chelsea trailed 1-0. Came off with 20 minutes to go but enjoyed a positive match on his return from injury.
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Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Willian - 6 out of 10 Was one of Chelsea’s better players at the Britannia Stadium – as he has been for the Blues all season – but saw his creative powers restricted when compared to against Dynamo Kiev after being played in the middle instead of the flank.
Chelsea player ratings vs Stoke City Diego Costa - 5 out of 10 Should have scored when he failed to stretch out in time to meet Hazard’s cross, while looking slightly unsure in front of goal during some of his other chances.
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It seems that not only did Shawcross win the match, but also his feud with Costa.
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