Stoke City defender Jonathan Woodgate is full of praise for today's opponents Swansea City.
The match comes three days after Stoke's 1-0 defeat by Valencia at the Mestalla, which sent the Spaniards through to the last 16 of the Europa League with a 2-0 aggregate win, and Woodgate is hoping the clash will have prepared them well for Sunday's encounter.
"Swansea are similar to Valencia. They play just as much football as them, in fact they even pass the ball a bit more than Valencia. We should be used to that now and it should be a good game.
"They (Swansea) have been first class. The way they have played their football and got to where they are is a credit to them. They had more possession than Arsenal, and they beat them - that is some job."The former England defender said: "We have a big game on Sunday and we need to win it.
