Hughes planning show of strength

Fulham manager Mark Hughes will select a strong team for Tuesday night's Carling Cup third-round clash at Stoke. Hughes admitted his recent arrival at Craven Cottage means he wants to run the rule over his first choice line-up as much as possible. Andy Johnson (knee) is still three to four weeks away from a first team return while Philippe Senderos (Achilles) and Bobby Zamora (knee) are long-term absentees. Diomansy Kamara (foot) is back in training but David Stockdale (ankle) has three more weeks on the sidelines. Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Pantsil, Salcido, Baird, Hangeland, Hughes, Halliche, Gera, Murphy, Duff, Riise, Etuhu, Dempsey, Greening, Davies, Dikgacoi, Elm, Dembele, Briggs.