Stoke City loan watch as Nathan Lowe given Hibernian demand, Milan Smit reviewed

Stoke City loanees Milan Smit, Nathan Lowe, and Tommy Simkin have featured in an update on the club's players currently away on temporary spells. Striker Milan Smit scored a consolation goal for Darmstadt in a 5-1 defeat to Wolfsburg, taking his tally to three goals in six games, and confirmed his intention to return to Stoke for pre-season next summer.

Meanwhile, 21-year-old forward Nathan Lowe has scored twice in 15 appearances on loan at Hibernian, where former player Scott Allan urged him to embrace the pressure and impress new manager Marink Reedijk. Goalkeeper Tommy Simkin kept a clean sheet in Doncaster Rovers' 2-0 win over Peterborough before joining the England Under-21 squad.