O'Neill wary of threat from Potters

Villa have seen off Manchester United and Sunderland on their travels over the last few days and face Stoke at Villa Park on Saturday for their third game in a week. O'Neill expects Tony Pulis's side to be fresh having had no midweek game, but is hopeful Villa - currently fourth in the Premier League - can maintain their form and rise to the challenge once again. "Stoke have had no midweek game. But we go into the match on the back of two away performances - and two games we have won at tough venues in Old Trafford and the Stadium of Light," O'Neill told the club's official website. "Now it's a case of resting up and getting prepared for this weekend physically. Mentally we will be right. Physically it will be very demanding - but that's the Premier League."