Pulis hopeful over recovering stars

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is keeping his fingers crossed that a number of his key players will have recovered from injury in time for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Bolton.

Neither Ryan Shawcross nor Marc Wilson travelled to Israel for last night’s Europa League clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv after picking up muscle injuries in the defeat by Newcastle on Monday while Matthew Etherington (back), Jermaine Pennant and Rory Delap were only fit enough for the bench.