Sidibe set for Stoke start

26 October 2009 09:10
Stoke manager Tony Pulis has made no secret of the fact he will start with a second string line-up in the 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.

Source: Eurosport