Team News: Stephen Ireland returns for Stoke City in one of three changes

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has made three changes to his side for this afternoon's Premier League meeting with Swansea City at the Britannia Stadium.

Midfielder Stephen Ireland is among the returning players for the home team, along with Erik Pieters and Mame Biram Diouf.

Marc Muniesa, Marko Arnautovic and Glenn Whelan are the men to make way, as Stoke look to return to winning ways following their 3-1 defeat at the hands of Sunderland last time out.

Swansea boss Garry Monk has made two changes to his side, meanwhile, with Angel Rangel returning from suspension to replace Jazz Richards, while Tom Carroll also comes into the side in the place of the banned Jonjo Shelvey.

Stoke: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters; Nzonzi, Adam, Diouf, Ireland, Moses; Crouch Subs: Sorensen, Muniesa, Walters, Cameron, Sidwell, Assaidi, Bojan

Swansea: Fabianski; Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor; Carroll, Ki, Sigurdsson; Dyer, Routledge, Bony Subs: Tremmel, Bartley, Shephard, Fulton, Montero, Emnes, Gomis

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