Everton's �15m new boy Marouane Fellaini is set to start, but Segundo Castillo and Jack Rodwell are doubts.
Lars Jacobsen could be out for three months after dislocating his shoulder in Denmark's 3-2 World Cup qualifying win against Portugal.
Stoke (from): Sorensen, Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Sonko, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Delap, Olofinjana, Tonge, Soares, Kitson, Sidibe, Fuller, Cresswell, Wilkinson, Dickinson, Whelan, Diao, Shawcross, Cort, Simonsen
Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Lescott, Baines, Jagielka, Arteta, Osman, Baxter, Yakubu, Turner, Nash, Jutkiewicz, Fellaini, Agard, Kissock, Wallace.
Everton boss David Moyes: "I think a lot of people probably thought it (promotion to the Premier League) would be a bit too much for Stoke. But they've done really well. "They'll be hard to beat, I know that. They're a very big, strong team and because of that you've got obstacles to overcome. "You're going to have lots of balls into your box which you'll have to deal with and, if you can't deal with them, they will beat you. "
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chocnut2008-09-13 22:37:22