Jones boost for Stoke

Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones could make a swift return to action against Tottenham at the Britannia Stadium tomorrow.

Jones, who joined the Potters earlier this month for a club record £8m from Sunderland, limped off with an ankle problem barely 10 minutes into their Barclays Premier League opener at Wolves last weekend, but a series of scans and X-rays showed the Trinidadian had suffered only minor ligament damage.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam Lawrence remains sidelined after sustaining a groin strain, while new forward Jon Walters could make his debut having arrived from Ipswich this week.

Team (from): Begovic, Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Delap, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Jones, Fuller, Tuncay, Soares, Sidibe, Pugh, Faye, Collins, Wilkinson, Sorensen, Walters.