Stoke City players couldn't care less about the complaints from opposition teams.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been among the sternest critics of Stoke's approach to the game and the long throws which have proved a potent weapon, especially at the Britannia, which has the smallest pitch in the Premier League.

"Nobody likes coming to Stoke," said defender Jonathan Woodgate. "The referee doesn't like coming, the journalists don't like coming, the police don't like coming. We are a match for anyone at home. We don't make it easy for teams and long may that continue."