Fulham v STOKE: New arrival John Carew in line for immediate debut

New signing John Carew goes straight into the Stoke squad to play Fulham at Craven Cottage after completing the paperwork on his loan move from Aston Villa in time.The Norway international may have to settle for a place on the bench as he has made only two appearances in the last two months. Up for the cup: Jon Walters struck twice in extra-time mid-week against Cardiff to send Stoke through to the fourth round of the FA CupManager Tony Pulis will restore his strongest line-up, although forward Jon Walters pressed his claims for retention with both goals in the midweek FA Cup victory over Cardiff in which 10 first-teamers were rested.Defender Danny Higginbotham came off with a hamstring strain in midweek and is unlikely to recover in time to be included in the squad.Provisional squad: Begovic, Huth, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Wilson Delap, Etherington, Whitehead, Tuncay, Jones, Sorensen, Faye, Collins, Pugh, Whelan, Pennant, Walters, Carew, Fuller.CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  Explore more:People: Tony Pulis, Danny Higginbotham, John Carew Places: Cardiff, Norway

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