Stoke vs Tottenham team news: Mauricio Pochettino names unchanged side, Shay Given makes league debut for Potters
Given, who turns 40-years-old on Wednesday, replaces Jakob Haugaard in goal
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Your support makes all the difference.Mauricio Pochettino has kept faith in the starting line-up which saw Tottenham Hotspur run out 3-0 winners of Manchester United eight days ago.
Jan Vertonghen retains his place in the centre of defence having fully returned from a knee injury. The front four of Erik Lamela, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Harry Kane – which has proved so devastating in recent months – start up top.
Tottenham will be hoping to close the gap on league leaders Leicester City to five points, after the Foxes could only draw against West Ham United on Sunday.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes makes four changes to the team which went down to a 4-1 defeat at Anfield last weekend.
Shay Given, who turns 40-years-old on Wednesday, makes his Premier League debut for the club in goal.
Marc Muniesa comes in for the suspended Erik Pieters, while Glenn Whelan and Marko Arnautovic replaces Phil Bardsley and Peter Crouch respectively.
Line-ups
Stoke: Given; Cameron, Shawcross, Wolscheid, Muniesa; Imbula, Whelan; Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic; Bojan
Substitutes: Haugaard, Bardsley, Ireland, Joselu, Adam, Diouf, Crouch
Tottenham: Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Dembele; Lamela, Eriksen, Alli; Kane
Substitutes: Vorm, Davies, Trippier, Wimmer, Mason, Chadli, Son
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