Faye injury doubt for Stoke

Stoke captain Adboulaye Faye faces a race against time to be fit for the visit of Blackburn to the Britannia Stadium tomorrow.

After overcoming a calf problem, Faye was troubled by back spasms in Monday night’s game at Sunderland and will undergo a late fitness test.

New signing Asmir Begovic will be included in the squad after the goalkeeper completed his move from Portsmouth on transfer deadline day.

Team (from): Sorensen, Huth, Abdoulaye Faye, Amdy Faye, Higginbotham, Collins, Lawrence, Sidibe, Whitehead, Delap, Diao, Kitson, Beattie, Etherington, Fuller, Tuncay, Pugh, Whelan, Simonsen, Begovic.