Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is eager not to get carried away after victory over West Bromwich Albion.

Matthew Etherington's penalty put the visitors ahead in the 55th minute when referee Chris Foy adjudged Scott Carson to have fouled Kenwyne Jones.

Substitute Jon Walters converted another spot-kick with five minutes of normal time remaining and then netted again at the end to secure a 3-0 triumph for the Potters.

The Staffordshire outfit have now taken nine points from a possible nine after also beating Birmingham and Liverpool, marking quite a turnaround from their four consecutive league defeats which preceded that.

The last time Stoke won three successive top flight games was in the 1983-84 season and Pulis was keen to praise his side's efforts - although he vowed he would be keeping as calm now as he had during their difficult spell.

"We have been on a bad run of four straight defeats in the Premier League and now we have three straight wins, which is the first time this club has done that in the Premier League," Pulis said.

"It is a great achievement by the players, but as I have said, whether you are losing or winning, I think it is important the manager stays as level as he possibly can.

"I'll allow the supporters to get down and despondent or happy and getting carried away."