Portsmouth v STOKE: All change for Tony Pulis as Potters boss brings in Mamady Sidibe and Tuncay

26 October 2009 09:37
[LNB]Starting role: Tuncay has a chance to impress[LNB]Stoke manager Tony Pulis has made no secret of the fact he will start with a second string line-up in Carling Cup tie at Portsmouth. [LNB]Striker Mamady Sidibe, who played an hour of a reserve match last week, is set to make his first senior appearance since undergoing surgery on a damaged cruciate ligament seven months ago. [LNB]Tuncay, who is yet to start in the Premier League for Stoke almost two months after a £5million move from Middlesbrough, will also be in a line-up likely to include Dave Kitson, Liam Lawrence and Danny Higginbotham. [LNB]Team (from): Simonsen, Griffin, Cort, Higginbotham, Pugh, Lawrence, Arismendi, Tonge, Tuncay, Kitson, Sidibe, Soares, Wedderburn, Sorensen, Wilkinson, Fuller, Etherington, Beattie, Collins. [LNB]CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE REST OF THE MIDWEEK CARLING CUP TEAM NEWS Explore more:People:Dave Kitson, Danny Higginbotham, Liam Lawrence

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