Stoke's new additions Batth and Vokes both started away at in-form Hull City, Stoke again losing 2–0 with goals from Jarrod Bowen and Kamil Grosicki, with Vokes missing a penalty. City then lost a third in a row without scoring, going down 1–0 to promotion hopefuls West Bromwich Albion. On 12 February Gordon Banks died at the age of 81, he helped Stoke win the 1972 League Cup and England the 1966 FIFA World Cup, supporters paid tribute to him at his statue outside the bet365 Stadium. Stoke then kept a first clean sheet under Jones away at Wigan Athletic but failed to find the net for a fourth match in a drab goalless draw. Stoke's barren run continued as they could only muster a 1–1 draw away at bottom of the table, Ipswich Town. Stoke paid their respects to Gordon Banks before the match against Aston Villa with Jack Butland wearing a special classic green goalkeeping top. The match itself ended in another 1–1 draw, Sam Vokes' first goal for the club being cancelled out by Albert Adomah.