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on 05-Jan-2010, kick off time 19:45
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Stoke City play host to Fulham on Tuesday evening hoping to arrest a Premier League slump which has seen them fail to win in their last six league outings.
A 3-0 FA Cup third round win at home to non-league York City helped morale at the Britannia Stadium, but boss Tony Pulis was careful not to read too much into that victory, despite naming a strong looking line-up.
He told the club's official website: "We haven't been able to train as hard or with the same intensity as usual due to the bad weather.
"Therefore I decided to cut back on that and play a strong side in what is going to be a three-game week with Fulham to come on Tuesday evening."
Pulis has the luxury of a fully-fit squad to choose from, with his trickiest decision over who to start with in attack, with City having scored just 15 times in 19 league games so far this season.
Fulham laboured to overcome lower league opposition at the weekend as well, with a goal from the in-form Bobby Zamora just enough to see off Swindon Town at Craven Cottage.
Zamora has now scored six times in his last eight games, providing the kind of spearhead that the hosts are currently lacking.
However, the Cottagers had to make do without star defender Brede Hangeland and he is unlikely to recover from a calf injury in time to feature in midweek.
Right-back John Paintsil will also be absent due to a knee injury, while Simon Davies (ankle) seems unlikely to feature.
Source: DSG
