Mark Hughes has warned his players to treat Sheffield Wednesday with respect – or risk becoming the next Arsenal.

Championship Wednesday embarrassed the Gunners by thumping them 3-0 in the last round of the Capital One Cup, and are now eyeing a quarter-final upset at Stoke on Tuesday.

The Potters came close to being on the wrong end of a shock in round two of the competition, when they were taken to penalties by League Two side Luton.

But they then beat holders Chelsea on spot-kicks to make the last eight – and are in sight of the semi-finals for the first time since they lifted the trophy in 1972.

But Hughes warned Stoke can’t afford to take the Owls, who also won at Premier League Newcastle in round three, lightly.

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He said: “There’s no way we will be underestimating them. We know they are a good side but they will also know that so are we. We are ready, so it’s set up to be a cracking tie.

“Right from the start we have said we want to go as far as we can and we will be putting out a strong side.”

Striker Peter Odemwingie will miss out with a hamstring injury.

Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal hopes the club’s travelling fans can inspire his players to produce more Capital One Cup heroics.

Pott luck: Relief and delight for Jon Walters and co after the shootout with Luton (
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A sold-out Hillsborough played its full part when Carvalhal’s side stunned Arsenal with goals from Ross Wallace, Lucas Joao and Sam Hutchinson.

And more than 4,500 Owls supporters are expected to follow them to the Britannia in the hope of witnessing another big upset.

Carvalhal - who coach of Turkish side Besiktas when they lost 2-1 at Stoke in the Europa League in 2011 - is already hugely popular with Wednesday fans having lifted the gloom at the club since taking over in the summer.

And he is keen for his players to make those supporters proud.

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“I went there [Stoke] with Besiktas and we maybe had 3,000 or 4,000 fans, and I remember the players in that moment,” 49-year-old Carvalhal said.

“When they went to warm up, they were filled with extra energy because they saw people had come from far away to follow us and support us, and we must give something to them.

“It will be cold at the Britannia and there will be rain, probably. It’s not a good day to go to the football. If you have 4,000 fans there to see you, I said to my players that they must play to our supporters.

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“There will be 4,000 fans in the rain and cold and they pay for a ticket to see us. We must play to them.

“It happened at Blackburn on Saturday and it will happen again. We will give 300 per cent, give everything on the pitch.”

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