Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross has no problem playing out-of-position at right-back.

"Centre-half is my preferred position," he said, "but I'm not too fussed where I'm playing as long as I am in the team. I'll play in goal, anywhere, as long as I'm picked.

"Playing at right-back is something I wanted to do again after my first game there at Blackburn earlier in the season. A lot of people said after I couldn't play there and I wanted to prove I could.

"I think I did OK at Hull last week, especially as it was only my second game there. It is tougher physically because you've got to sprint back when you've got forward, while you also need a positional sense to cover your centre-half. "But I enjoyed it and will happily play there again if the gaffer wants me to do that job again."