text: Stoke City manager Mark Hughes plans to make the Britannia Stadium pitch bigger to suit his side's passing style of play. The Potters' current playing surface is the joint smallest in the Premier League - along with QPR's Loftus Road and Tottenham's White Hart Lane - but Hughes is keen to extend its current 100m x 66m parameter. The Premier League wish to standardise pitch sizes at 105m x 68m. Ten clubs currently meet the regulation size. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is planning to extend the pitch at the Britannia Stadium for next season . The Potters boss is keen for the Britannia Stadium playing area to be extend to suit his side's playing style . The Britannia Stadium pitch is the joint smallest along with the Loftus Road and White Hart Lane playing area's . Stoke have enjoyed an impressive season under Hughes and play much less direct than past Potters sides . Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle all currently comply with the regulations and have pitch sizes of 105m x 68m. However, exceptions are allowed 'if it is impossible to comply with rule K21 due to the ground's construction.' Everton, Liverpool and Chelsea are three of the ten clubs who do not currently comply with the regulated size. Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road pitch is the smallest pitch in the Premier League this season . Tottenham's White Hart Lane is also one of the smallest pitches in the top-flight with parameters of 100m x67m . Former Stoke boss Tony Pulis insisted on using the minimum measurements allowed when the Potters were promoted to the Premier League back in 2008 in order to contain the opposition. The smaller pitch also benefited former midfielder Rory Delap, whose launched throws into the area led to a number of Stoke goals during the club's formative years in the top-flight. Back in 2011, Stoke were actually forced to extend the width and length of the pitch after qualifying for the Europa League. However, Hughes has completely overhauled the club's playing philosophy since taking over the Britannia Stadium hotseat in 2013 - the club are much less direct now -  and is set to expand the pitch by at least 15ft for next season. Former Stoke boss Tony Pulis insisted on using the minimum pitch size allowed when the club were promoted . Stoke were famed for their direct style of play and scored plenty of goals from Rory Delap's long throws .
target: Stoke currently have the joint smallest pitch in the Premier League .
  Mark Hughes plans to extend the playing area to benefit his team's style .
  Tony Pulis used small pitch when the club were promoted in 2008 .