Fulham will again be without a number of key players.
Alex Kacaniklic and Bryan Ruiz are both out for the next two weeks with hamstring injuries picked up against Sunderland, while Mickael Tavares and Kieran Richardson miss out with similar complaints.
Fulham can call upon Mahamadou Diarra (knee) and Chris Baird (ban) again, although captain Brede Hangeland (ban), Simon Davies (hip) and Kerim Frei (loan return) are also unavailable. David Stockdale, Marcello Trotta and Alex Smith left the club on loan on Thursday.
FULHAM SQUAD
Etheridge, Schwarzer,
Riether, Hughes, Senderos, JA Riise, Kelly,
Duff, Sidwell, Baird, Diarra, Dejagah, Karagounis, Kasami,
Petric, Rodallega, Berbatov,
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Jones, Jerome, Crouch, Walters,
Whelan, Etherington, Palacios, Kightly,
Adam, Edu, Nzonzi, Ness, Whitehead,
Huth, Shawcross, Cameron, Upson, Shotton,
Begovic,
Sorensen,
STOKE SQUAD
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Stoke could be without defender Andy Wilkinson for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Fulham at the Britannia Stadium.
Wilkinson had to come off in the first half of Monday's 1-1 draw at West Ham due to a back problem and has undergone a scan. If he is ruled out, his replacement at Upton Park, Ryan Shotton, is likely to deputise once again at full-back.
Midfielder Dean Whitehead is back available after being suspended for the match against the Hammers, but striker Michael Owen is not expected to be ready to make his return from a hamstring complaint, while midfielder Rory Delap (hernia) and defender Marc Wilson (broken leg) remain sidelined.
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