Delap demands home success

In the last couple of seasons Tony Pulis' side had forged a reputation of being as tough as any top-flight side at home - but the Potters are on the back of run of three consecutive home defeats. Delap told stokecityfc.com: "This is a game that if we want to progress, we have to go out and win. QPR and Bolton were both in that category too, but we let ourselves down then and we really don't want to do that again on Saturday. "The Britannia Stadium has always been something of a fortress for us, and to taste defeat here in three successive games has hurt us. "We want to get back to how things were before, and rest assured we are working hard to make sure that will be the case at the weekend."