Other absentees for the game are striker Mame Biram Diouf, who is away on compassionate leave following the death of his mother, and goalkeeper Shay Given after he picked up an injury on worldwide duty with Republic of Ireland.
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“The likelihood is that he will come back early next week, but he’ll miss the game on Monday”, added Hughes.
Hughes expects the Senegal worldwide, 27, who has scored three times this season, to be back in training at a few point next week.
Then, the disaster struck and Hughes revealed: ‘There is a human side to what we do.
As Stoke prepare to go in search of a first victory at Swansea since 1993, he said: “Our games against them, certainly in Wales, have been hard, and we didn’t play particularly well against them past year”.
“We think it might settle down of its own accord and we will take it from there”.
‘There is an understanding people need a period of time to mourn and deal with tragedy when it happens. He has indicated he will look to get back next week if he can.
“It is a case of making sure Ryan is ready to come back and that when he does, he is able to hit the ground running and be at the level he was before the injury”.
‘It was bad circumstances.
“It’s important that the players put that to bed now and concentrate on their football here until Euro 2016”, Monk told a news conference ahead of Monday’s Premier League game at home to Stoke City. He needed to be with his family and that’s what he did’.
The central defender completed 90 minutes in a behind-closed-door friendly on Thursday, prompting talk he might be in the squad for Monday’s encounter with the Swans.
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Shawcross could now be pushing for a first-team recall in a fortnight.
