Pulis satisfied after cup stroll

19 February 2011 20:01
Stoke boss Tony Pulis praised his team for a professional performance against npower League One leaders Brighton - although he felt they might have been even more than 3-0 up by half-time. The Potters secured a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for a second successive season with a comfortable victory at the Britannia Stadium which came courtesy of three headers in the opening period from John Carew, Jon Walters and Ryan Shawcross. "The attitude of the players was absolutely fantastic," Pulis said. "We looked fresh and ready to go to work and the disappointing thing in the first half was that it was only 3-0. Jon Walters could have scored a hat-trick. "But the second goal was great and the two others, people will talk about set-plays, but they were well executed. We're just delighted to be in the next round."

Source: PA