"Getting in the team for the first Premiership game is what it's all about," Stone told the Portsmouth News. "People are starting to think about whether they're going to be in the starting XI against Villa - if they're not then there's something wrong with them. Everybody wants to be in that team."
Speaking after the Feyenoord game, he added: "Now I can’t wait for Saturday. I’ve still got friends at Aston Villa and I can’t wait to put one over them."