Shawcross Set For Stoke Return

13 March 2015 11:52

Ryan Shawcross is available for Stoke after recovering from a back problem and could return to face West Brom.

The defender has been out since January but boss Mark Hughes must make a decision whether to throw him straight back in.

Stephen Ireland is likely to sit out with a gashed leg while Philipp Wollscheid (groin) is struggling and Bojan Krkic and Peter Odemwingie (both knee) remain long-term absentees.

Provisional squad: Begovic, Butland, Wollscheid, Shawcross, Cameron, Wilson, Bardsley, Pieters, Nzonzi, Adam, Whelan, Sidwell, Walters, Arnautovic, Crouch, Moses, Diouf, Shenton, Teixeira.

Source: PA-WIRE