Aston Villa striker John Carew rates Stoke City among the toughest away days in the Premiership.

Villa are at the Britannia stadium tomorrow.

Carew told Villa's website: "It will be a very tough game. It's one of the most difficult away games in the Premier League.

"It's a game that will be similar to the game against Reading. Stoke are obviously a division higher than Reading but they are a physical side and it will be a physical game on a tiny pitch.

"We really have to be up for it. I am sure we will be able to get something out of the game."