Stoke City team news vs Cardiff as Mark Robins makes seven changes
Mark Robins has made seven changes to the starting XI and put Favour Fawunmi and Ruben Curley straight on the bench as Stoke City take on Cardiff in the FA Cup fourth round.
There are rare starts for Jack Bonham, in goal, and Andre Vidigal, in the front line, while Emre Tezgel gets an opportunity up front in the absence of cup-tied Nathan Lowe and Ali Al-Hamadi.
Ben Gibson returns to defence while Lewis Baker is back in midfield following illness. Junior Tchamadeu, Michael Rose and Josh Wilson-Esbrand complete the back four. Baker is joined in midfield by Wouter Burger. Bae Junho and Lewis Koumas are in attack.
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Robins, who reached the semi-final with Coventry last season, has a mid-week game at Bristol City coming up and seven players missing through injury. Bosun Lawal and Ben Pearson are among the subs today.
Winger Fawunmi, aged 18, only joined from West Ham yesterday morning after impressing in a trial game for the under-21s on Tuesday. Midfielder Curley, aged 19, was announced on Tuesday morning after joining from Manchester United. Teenage defender Jaden Dixon is also on the bench.
Stoke: Bonham, Tchamadeu, Rose, Gibson, Wilson-Esbrand, Burger, Baker, Vidigal, Junho, Koumas, Tezgel. Subs: Fielding, Phillips, Dixon, Stevens, Pearson, Seko, Lawal, Curley, Fowunmi.
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