Pulis keen to manage great expectations

STOKE manager Tony Pulis welcomed a point from Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Wigan but insists the Potters must not get carried away and start expecting to win games in the top flight.

The respective form of the sides going into the DW Stadium clash pointed to an away victory, with Stoke having won three of their previous four games while the Latics were in the bottom three with just one victory in eight league matches.

All the goals came in a frantic 22-minute spell in the first half, with Robert Huth giving the visitors the lead with a deflected free-kick before Ben Watson’s free-kick was diverted into his own net by James Collins on the half-hour mark.