Stoke City could move into the Premier League's top four with a win over Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.
Mark Hughes has won two of his first three league matches as Potters boss, including the 1-0 success over West Ham United two weeks ago.
Manchester City, who sit third in the table, went into the international break off the back of a 2-0 victory over Hull City.
New signings Marko Arnautovic and Stephen Ireland could make their Stoke debuts against Manuel Pellegrini's men.
City defender Martin Demichelis, who recently joined the club from Atletico Madrid, will miss the match due to a knee injury.
Recent form
Stoke City: LWW
Manchester City: WLW
Possible starting lineups
Stoke City: Begovic; Huth, Cameron, Shawcross, Pieters; Wilson, Arnautovic, Etherington, Adam; Walters Jones
Manchester City: Hart; Zabaleta, Kolarov, Nastasic, Lescott; Fernandinho, Toure, Silva; Aguero, Negredo, Navas
Sports Mole says: 0-2
Steven Toplis
