Stoke Star Says Fans Can Frighten Boro!

Danny Higginbotham: "We've got some very important games coming up and Middlesbrough is one we'll be looking to take three points.

"The home form has kept us going. The crowd has played a big part in that and hopefully they can do the same again.

"We were very disappointed with our first-half performance against Everton. But we're still very positive.

"The beauty of football is that you get the chance to put things right the following week."

Stoke's next four fixtures are all against teams in the bottom half of the division.

After the home game with Middlesbrough, they then travel to bottom club West Bromwich Albion (4 April), before home matches against Newcastle (11 April) and Blackburn (18 April).