Stoke City team news vs Portsmouth as Mark Robins makes four changes
Tommy Simkin returns in goal against Portsmouth (3pm) while Sam Gallagher and Lamine Cisse are back in the front line and Ben Pearson returns in central midfield.
Gavin Bazunu drops out of the squad due to a reported injury while Steven Nzonzi, Million Manhoef and Lewis Baker are on the bench. You can follow all the action as it happens here.
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It will be interesting to see how the forward line shapes up at 3pm and whether Cisse or Gallagher is used in a central role next to Robert Bozenik and whether that is as a fellow striker or a number 10.
Junior Tchamadeu is back on the bench following his hamstring injury but there is no spot for Viktor Johansson, who is back in training but hasn't been deemed ready to throw into the team.
Aaron Cresswell, Ato Ampah, Ben Wilmot, Bosun Lawal, Tomáš Rigo and Maksym Talovierov miss out due to injury.
Stoke: Simkin, Agina, Phillips, Otegbayo, Bocat, Seko, Pearson, Cisse, Thomas, Gallagher, Bozenik. Subs: Fielding, Gibson, Tchamadeu, Nzonzi, Baker, Juho, Rak-Sakyi, Manhoef, Smit.
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