Beattie and Lawrence may miss out

Stoke duo James Beattie and Liam Lawrence face fitness tests before the Barclays Premier League match at Hull tomorrow.

Beattie suffered a recurrence of a thigh injury in the defeat by West Ham while Lawrence has a problem with his hip.

Amdy Faye, Danny Higginbotham, Mamady Sidibe and Salif Diao are all ruled out.

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