Stoke v Southampton preview
Stoke v Southampton preview
Stoke welcome high-flying Southampton to the Britannia Stadium for Wednesday's Capital One Cup fourth-round game.
It’ll be the second time in four days the two sides have faced each other, with the Saints winning 1-0 over the Potters at St Mary’s on Saturday.
Stoke have had an inconsistent start to the season, with three wins, two draws and four defeats leaving them in 12th place in the Premier League - but a win over Ronald Koeman’s side will help ease any concerns among the Britannia faithful.
Mark Hughes’ team have beaten Portsmouth and Sunderland to reach this stage, and will be aiming to progress further in the tournament – which they last won in 1972.
Southampton have had a blistering start to the season and are currently second in the Premier League table after winning six of their opening nine league games.
Having never won the Capital One Cup, the Saints will be looking to defy the odds even further by reaching their first quarter-final in the tournament since 2003.
Team news
Stoke assistant manager Mark Bowen has revealed that defender Robert Huth could be out for a few weeks after picking up a calf injury in training.
Midfielder Glenn Whelan (leg) and striker Peter Odemwingie (ACL) are long-term absentees for the home side.
Southampton will be once again be without youngsters Sam Gallagher (knee) and James Ward-Prowse (ankle) for their trip to Staffordshire, while forward Jay Rodriguez is also still out with an ACL injury.
Fringe players Maya Yoshida, Florin Gardos and Victor Wanyama could be in line for a starting berth, with the trio struggling to break into the starting XI in the league due to the Saints' supreme form of late.
It’ll be the second time in four days the two sides have faced each other, with the Saints winning 1-0 over the Potters at St Mary’s on Saturday.
Stoke have had an inconsistent start to the season, with three wins, two draws and four defeats leaving them in 12th place in the Premier League - but a win over Ronald Koeman’s side will help ease any concerns among the Britannia faithful.
Mark Hughes’ team have beaten Portsmouth and Sunderland to reach this stage, and will be aiming to progress further in the tournament – which they last won in 1972.
Southampton have had a blistering start to the season and are currently second in the Premier League table after winning six of their opening nine league games.
Having never won the Capital One Cup, the Saints will be looking to defy the odds even further by reaching their first quarter-final in the tournament since 2003.
Team news
Stoke assistant manager Mark Bowen has revealed that defender Robert Huth could be out for a few weeks after picking up a calf injury in training.
Midfielder Glenn Whelan (leg) and striker Peter Odemwingie (ACL) are long-term absentees for the home side.
Southampton will be once again be without youngsters Sam Gallagher (knee) and James Ward-Prowse (ankle) for their trip to Staffordshire, while forward Jay Rodriguez is also still out with an ACL injury.
Fringe players Maya Yoshida, Florin Gardos and Victor Wanyama could be in line for a starting berth, with the trio struggling to break into the starting XI in the league due to the Saints' supreme form of late.
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