Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross has stressed that the 1-0 defeat to Burnley left the club's players and coaches "gutted" and acknowledged that things are not going their way at present.

The Potters had appeared to be on the way to a much-needed point at Turf Moor on Tuesday night until Ashley Barnes netted a last-minute winner for the Clarets.

Stoke now sit 15th in the table and have made their worst start to a Premier League season, taking only 16 points from their opening 17 games.

"I thought we put on a half-decent performance in response to [the 5-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur] and we were unlucky not to come away with a point at least," Shawcross told Sky Sports News. "We're really disappointed.

"It's the way it's going at the moment. Unlike at Spurs, I thought we worked really hard and unfortunately it was just that little bit of quality didn't get us a goal and then in the last minute they pinched the winner.

"We had dealt well with them all night, I don't think Jack [Butland] had a real shot to save, but at the moment it's not going for us. It will change. The lads are all gutted, the management team are all gutted. We just have to move on to the next game now and make sure we pick up a win."

Up next for Stoke is Saturday's Premier League home game with West Ham United.