Stoke City midfielder Ryan Shotton has urged the club to back up Sunday's 2-0 victory over Swansea City with a winning streak.

The Potters are currently 12th in the Premier League table but Shotton believes that the weekend's result could help Stoke move up the standings in the coming weeks.

"You can see in the dressing room straight away. The result was a good lift for us, we've just got to carry on and kick on now, that's the important thing," the 23-year-old said.

"In the back of our minds we knew these two matches were going to be massive because you've got the big ones coming up. If we can do the same again next week then we're up and running again."

Shotton joined Stoke as a trainee in 2005.