Stoke v Tottenham preview

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Hughes’s plan was always to give Butland at least two games towards the end of the season and, as a result, established number one Asmir Begovic has taken the opportunity to have what the manager described as “a slight procedure” which rules him out of this weekend.

Defender Geoff Cameron returns to the squad after missing the defeat at Swansea with a hamstring problem.

Tottenham will have midfielders Mousa Dembele (thigh) and Andros Townsend (foot) back in contention for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke.

Right-back Kyle Walker will play no part at the Britannia Stadium as he continues his rehabilitation from a foot injury.

Left-back Ben Davies will be out for the rest of the season after undergoing a shoulder operation last month.

Stoke v Tottenham preview

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Hughes’s plan was always to give Butland at least two games towards the end of the season and, as a result, established number one Asmir Begovic has taken the opportunity to have what the manager described as “a slight procedure” which rules him out of this weekend.

Defender Geoff Cameron returns to the squad after missing the defeat at Swansea with a hamstring problem.

Tottenham will have midfielders Mousa Dembele (thigh) and Andros Townsend (foot) back in contention for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke.

Right-back Kyle Walker will play no part at the Britannia Stadium as he continues his rehabilitation from a foot injury.

Left-back Ben Davies will be out for the rest of the season after undergoing a shoulder operation last month.

Stoke v Tottenham preview

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Stoke boss Tony Pulis has no fresh injury problems ahead of the game.

Peter Crouch, who did not travel to Kiev last week after missing training, returned to action along with Matthew Etherington (back), Rory Delap (groin) and Marc Wilson (hamstring) in Sunday’s 4-0 Premier League drubbing at Sunderland.

There was a start too for defender Jonathan Woodgate, who is not registered for the Potters’ Europa League games, in a side which featured eight changes, and it would be no surprise if Pulis shuffled his pack once again ahead of Saturday’s home clash with leaders Manchester United.

William Gallas and Sandro could make their first Spurs appearances of the season at Stoke.

Gallas (calf) and Sandro (knee) both picked up their injuries this summer but will play tomorrow if they come through training today.

Tottenham will field a team containing a mix of the youngsters who played in Greece last week and the fringe players, including goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, who did not feature against Liverpool yesterday.

Stoke (from): Begovic, Wilson, Huth, Shawcross, Upson, Wilkinson, Whelan, Whitehead, Diao, Etherington, Walters, Jones, Sorensen, Shotton, Arismendi, Woodgate, Pennant, Delap, Crouch, Palacios, Jerome.

Tottenham (from): Gomes, Friedel, Cudicini, Bale, Kaboul, Bassong, Gallas, Corluka, Walker, King, Assou-Ekotto, Parker, Huddlestone, Modric, Sandro, Livermore, Townsend, Lennon, Pienaar, Falque, Carroll, Fredericks, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Dos Santos, Adebayor, Van der Vaart, Kane.