Whelan a doubt for Stoke

Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan is the only doubt for manager Tony Pulis as he prepares for the Barclays Premier League visit of West Ham.

The Republic of Ireland international sustained a calf injury against Italy in a World Cup qualifier last weekend.

Summer signing Tuncay Sanli, who played for Turkey on Wednesday, is edging closer to a first Barclays Premier League start after three substitute appearances.

Provisional squad: Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Collins, Lawrence, Whitehead, Delap, Whelan, Etherington, Kitson, Beattie, Tuncay, Fuller, Simonsen, Higginbotham, Pugh, Griffin, Cort, Wilkinson.