Dean Whitehead believes Stoke are now as good a team on their travels as they are at home.

The Potters' form at the Britannia Stadium was the cornerstone of their success last year, with 10 wins and five draws from their 19 home fixtures helping them secure an impressive 12th-placed finish in their debut Barclays Premier League season.

It was a different story away from home as Tony Pulis' side suffered 13 defeats, but they have only lost once on the road so far this term.

Their away days have included a 1-1 draw at Everton and a 1-0 victory at Tottenham in recent weeks and Whitehead thinks the team have put their travel sickness behind them.

"It's important to take a little bit of pressure off the lads at home by picking up the results away," Whitehead told Press Association Sport. "We've had a good result at Everton and we beat Tottenham a couple of weeks ago, so we are as confident away from home as we are at the Britannia Stadium nowadays.

"There's no problem here (at the Britannia) and if we keep picking up results away from home we are going to be fine."