Wilmot confident Stoke City will stay up

Stoke City defender Ben Wilmot said every game between now and the end of the Championship season will be "nervy" but the Potters are playing well enough to stay up.

The 25-year-old's late deflected effort at relegation rivals Cardiff City, which went down as a Will Fish own goal, helped the Potters to a vital 1-0 victory in the race for survival.

Mark Robins' side moved five points clear of the drop zone following the win in Wales with four games remaining.

"It was obviously going to be a nervy game with the position they're in, all these games are now," Wilmot told BBC Radio Stoke.

"I think it would've been huge either way - win, lose or draw.

"It's in our hands, so we've just got to keep doing what we're doing, keep playing well and the results will come, and we'll be fine in the end."

Wilmot also said it is "nice" to be playing in a settled back four alongside Junior Tchamadeu, Ashley Phillips and Eric Junior Bocat, who have all started the past six games together.

"Me and Ash have got a good connection, I enjoy playing with Eric on my left, and I think Ash enjoys playing with Junior on his right," he added.

"We've been playing for a good number of games together now. I feel like we're improving with each other in every game and I feel nice and solid with the three of them."