PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW- STOKE V CRYSTAL PALACE (TEAM NEWS)

Xherdan Shaqiri and Glen Johnson are set to miss out once again on Saturday when Stoke host Crystal Palace.

Winger Shaqiri (calf) and defender Johnson (Achilles) have each missed the last two games and are nearing returns, but this weekend's Premier League contest at the Bet365 Stadium is likely to come too soon.

Ramadan Sobhi could be back in the matchday squad after completing his African Nations Cup campaign with Egypt, while Geoff Cameron, Jonathan Walters (both knee), Jack Butland (ankle) and Stephen Ireland (broken leg) all remain sidelined.

Sam Allardyce has both Mamadou Sakho and Luka Milivojevic available for Crystal Palace's Premier League trip to Stoke on Saturday.

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Sakho, on loan from Liverpool, has been striving to increase his match fitness having not played since April while Serbia international Milivojevic is now in contention having secured a visa.
Fellow new recruit Jeffrey Schlupp (hamstring) could be involved as Allardyce looks to bounce back from a 4-0 home loss to Sunderland last weekend.
Stoke squad: Grant, Given, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Bardsley, Muniesa, Whelan, Adam, Imbula, Allen, Afellay, Arnautovic, Sobhi, Crouch, Berahino, Bony, Diouf, Ngoy.
Palace squad: Hennessey, Mandanda, Speroni, Ward, Kelly, Tomkins, Delaney, Dann, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Fryers, Flamini, McArthur, Milivojevic, Ledley, Townsend, Kaikai, Cabaye, Zaha, Campbell, Schlupp, Remy, Lee, Phillips, C Benteke.

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