Pulis set to rest key players

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is likely to make several changes for his side’s FA Cup third-round clash at Gillingham tomorrow.

Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is expected to come in for Thomas Sorensen, who is now in the Barclays Premier League line-up.

Defender Matthew Upson and strikers Kenwyne Jones and Cameron Jerome could also feature.

Stoke (from): Sorensen, Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Wilson, Pennant, Delap, Palacios, Etherington, Crouch, Walters, Begovic, Shotton, Upson, Diao, Jones, Whitehead, Whelan, Woodgate, Fuller.