Beattie set for Stoke debut

James Beattie is expected to make his debut for Stoke tomorrow against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Beattie was drafted in from Sheffield United in midweek, after scoring 12 goals this season for the Championship club.

Midfielder Salif Diao could be available, after suffering a back spasm, but Ricardo Fuller remains suspended.

Provisional squad: Sorensen, Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Delap, Amdy Faye, Whelan, Diao, Etherington, Beattie, Cresswell, Kitson, Simonsen, Wilkinson, Olofinjana, Lawrence, Tonge, Sonko, Pugh.