ODEMWINGIE IS HAPPY HERE - Mark Huges

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes praised the match winning performance of Nigerian international Peter Odemwingie in Saturday's 1-0 win over Hull City.

Odemwingie, 32, lit up a lacklustre affair at the Britannia Stadium, pouncing on a loose pass from Ahmed Elmohamady before finishing a mazy run with a fierce left-foot strike past a despairing Steve Harper in the Hull goal.

Hughes was thrilled with the strike by the Nigerian, and believes the striker is thriving due to being "happy in his environment".

"We're pleased with what he's producing," Hughes said. "He's obviously come in and he wasn't a risk really because he's an accomplished Premier League player who has scored goals at this level so we know what we were getting.

"But you always hope the period of going to a new club, settling down and getting used to who's around you in the dressing room is short.

"In fairness to Peter he's come in and seamlessly picked up some outstanding form. I think that comes in being happy in his environment and happy in the players that surround him.

"We're reaping the benefits because he's a major factor in us winning today."

If you are Coach Stephen Keshi, will you take Odemwingie to Brazil?