Pulis to check international quartet

Stoke manager Tony Pulis will assess the fitness of his international quartet ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League relegation clash at West Brom.

Republic of Ireland duo Glenn Whelan and Stephen Kelly, Senegal star Abdoulaye Faye and Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen were all due to return to training this morning.

Kelly is likely to be on standby for full-back Andy Wilkinson (back injury), while Pulis has jet lag fears over Faye who played in a friendly fixture in Iran.

Amdy Faye will be recalled in central midfield if Salif Diao fails a test on a groin strain, but striker Mamady Sidibe will play no further part this season after a damaged cruciate ligament was confirmed.

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