Stoke city manager Tony Pulis has said that he is extremely delighted with his team's performance in the recent 1-1 draw with Everton on Wednesday night.

It was a match that meant little to both teams, but Stoke city play with a positive attitude.

Both Stoke City and Everton do not have a lot to play for in the remaining two matches of the season, but there was a fantastic attitude amongst both sets of players. Stoke city manager Tony Pulis said after the match that he was extremely delighted with the result and the performance of his players.

Stoke city have managed to comfortably avoid relegation this season, but targeting a top-10 finish would be the main aspect of next season according to Tony Pulis. Stoke spent a lot of money on players this season, but it has not translated into a jump in the league positions. There are currently 13th in the table, although they do have the opportunity to get into the top half of the table if results go their way in the remaining two matches of the season. However, Tony Pulis said that he could not find fault in his players after having achieved safety in the Premier league once again.

"I thought Everton were the better side in the first half. Their goal was a bit fortuitous but they deserved it. We were better in the second half and deserved the draw," said Tony Pulis after the match. Meanwhile, Everton manager David Moyes said that his side has deserved a top-10 finish this season. "I'll be pleased if we finish in the top 10. If you'd offered me that at the start of the season, I'd have taken it. I thought we played very well and were unlucky not to take more from it," said David Moyes.

Stoke city midfielder Wilson Palacios has said that he is looking forward to returning to first-team action in the match against Blackburn.

Wilson Palacios has been ruled out of the first team action for quite some time now due to injury problems, but the midfielder is now ready to return to the Stoke city side. Even though Wilson Palacios has not been the first-team regular he once used to be, one cannot doubt his quality one little bit.

Wilson Palacios moved to Stoke city in a £ 6 million deal from Tottenham in the summer. Since then, he has played only 38 min of Premier League football, but one can expect to see him more often than not in the future.

So far, Wilson Palacios has started in four matches for Stoke city, but the midfielder could be back in contention for a starting place in the match against Blackburn Rovers. Even though the threat of relegation has been away from Stoke city for quite a while, they will not be taking Blackburn Rovers lightly. Even though the 3-2 loss at the hands of QPR has made them vulnerable to the threat of relegation, Wilson Palacios believes that Stoke city have enough quality to get them away from the drop zone.

"I am 100 per cent and at the manager's disposal, but it is up to Tony Pulis to put me in the team. I am happy at Stoke. I came here with a bad injury, but now I'm ready to play. The players at Stoke are very good, so I have to fight for my place," Wilson Palacios said in an interview given to a Football Roadshow. A start for Wilson Palacios would reunite him with his former Tottenham teammate Peter Crouch.