Commons excited to face Potters

Commons played for Stoke before moving to Nottingham Forest

Derby County winger Kris Commons is relishing the chance of playing his former club Stoke City in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup.

The date for the fixture at the Britannia Stadium has now been confirmed as Tuesday, 2 December.

Commons told the club website: "It'll be nice to go back there. I'll bump into a few faces who I've missed and it would be nice to get to the next round.

"They're a Premier League side but it's a cup game and anything can happen."

Commons, who scored in last weekend's 3-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday, added: "Stoke are the favourites but we will go there nice and confident, without any real pressure on our shoulders.

"If we win it will be a great scalp for us."