Boro game is a must-win - Delap

Delap has scored two goals in the Premier League for Stoke this season

Rory Delap believes Stoke can edge closer towards Premier League survival in tomorrow's game against Middlesbrough.

The two teams go into the match at the Britannia Stadium both in the bottom three of the Premier League.

Delap told BBC Radio Stoke: "It's a home game, and with our away form as it is, for us it's a must-win game.

"We're playing at home and it's against a team that are around us, so we'll be going all out for the win."

Stoke dropped to 18th in the Premier League following their 3-1 defeat at Everton, level on points with Newcastle and Portsmouth, but with an inferior goal difference.

Middlesbrough lie a place below Stoke, two points behind the Potters.

Delap has missed just four of Stoke's 29 Premier League matches this season, three of them due to the suspension he picked up for his red card against Manchester City in January.

His two goals this season have helped the Potters to a win against Tottenham in October, and two minutes away from a famous victory at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.