Stoke face strong Fulham side

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson named a strong starting XI for tonight’s Barclays Premier League visit of Stoke.

Brede Hangeland, Zoltan Gera, Danny Murphy, Damien Duff, Aaron Hughes and Dickson Etuhu all came in for the Europa League finalists’ last home game of the season.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis opted to stick with the same team that drew 0-0 with Everton on Sunday.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Duff, Murphy, Etuhu, Davies, Dempsey, Gera.

Subs: Zuberbuhler, Baird, Okaka, Nevland, Riise, Smalling, Dikgacoi.

Stoke: Begovic, Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Delap, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Fuller, Sidibe.

Subs: Simonsen, Lawrence, Pugh, Diao, Sanli, Collins, Moult.

Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)