Whelan and Delap start for Stoke; Meyler in for Black Cats

Stoke manager Tony Pulis made three changes to his team for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Britannia Stadium.

Forward Cameron Jerome and midfielders Glenn Whelan and Rory Delap came into the Potters first XI, replacing Kenwyne Jones, Wilson Palacios – who, like the ill Matthew Etherington, did not feature in the squad at all – and Dean Whitehead.