Pulis shuffles his pack

Stoke manager Tony Pulis will ring the changes again for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Newcastle after giving a number of fringe players a run-out in the Carling Cup.

Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen comes back into the starting line-up having been rested in the midweek defeat of Fulham, while winger Jermaine Pennant (hamstring) should return to the squad.