James Beattie reveals that his success with penalties comes from copying Matthew Le Tissier's style.

The Stoke striker claims to have missed just one of 36 attempts, and was spot-on again last weekend in the 2-1 win over West Ham.

Beattie, a former Southampton colleague of Le Tissier, says: "Matt introduced me to the idea of getting a routine and sticking to it.

"So I sat down and came up with one. I just pretend I'm in the back garden taking shots with my son James in goal.

"Don't worry, I don't hit the ball quite so hard against him. But I just shut everything out and don't look at the 'keeper.

"I did miss a penalty for Everton once. Mind you, I scored off the rebound. I just hope I haven't put the kiss of death on my penalties now after talking about it."