Saints travel to Stoke City and have to be prepared to meet fire with fire as they face a team renowned for their physical prowess.

The only downside of Saints trip to Stoke City on Saturday is that we do so without the services of Victor Wanyama who is suspended for the trip, however that is not to say that Saints do not have the strength to overcome the Potters, however it will be a tough test.

But Saints have the personnel to deal with it, at the back we have the height to take on the aerial threat and defending set pieces we can bring Pelle back into the box as we have done so on many occasions this season.

But what we should remember as a team is that we are in the position we are in because of our ability to win games, not because we let sides dominate us, we have to use our strengths against Stoke and that means taking them on at their own game when needed but imposing ourselves on them.

The league position does not lie, we are a better side, we have to show that and that means getting physical and it means catching them on the break and hurting them.

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