Stoke City boss Mark Robins praised Walsall after his side beat the Saddlers 4-3 on penalties to progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup,
The game ended 0-0 with Robins not happy with how his team performed but insisted that the most important thing is that they are in the hat for the next round.
The Potter's travel to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (15:00 BST) and will look to continue their winning start to the league season.
"We're through and that's about as much as I can say, we have got to take what we can from the game and that's not taking anything away from Walsall who worked their socks off," he told BBC Radio Stoke.