Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion

Stoke City could include Tom Ince and Benik Afobe for the visit to the West Bromwich Albion Midlands derby.

The two could come back after losing the seat in the 2-0 defeat at Hull.

Albion trio Jacob Murphy, Stefan Johansen and Jefferson Montero are all available after being ineligible for the fourth round FA Cup home rematch against Brighton on Tuesday.

Baggies boss Darren Moore made seven changes in the middle of the week and should do the same in Potteries.

Matt Phillips misses a seventh consecutive game due to an ankle injury, while his other midfielder, James Morrison, absent for five games, doubts his own problem at the ankle.

Albion started the day with 12 points better than Stoke, whose only win since the appointment of his new boss, Nathan Jones, on January 9, was opposed to Leeds.

Match facts

• Stoke have only won one of their last eight league games against West Bromwich Albion – and did not clean up those games.
• Albion is looking to record a double in the League on Stoke off the highest flight for the first time since the 1930-1931 season.
• Stoke, who has lost four of his last five games, has only won one of his last seven.
• Albion has scored 38 league goals in the second half of the season, five more than Stoke (33).
• The Baggies have won five of their last six games away from the championship, losing the other side to Blackburn, Albion's former boss, Tony Mowbray.
• Albion Dwight Gayle's striker has the best goals / minutes ratio of all league players this season (minimum 5 goals). He scores a goal every 105 minutes.