Why Andrew Moran has been left out as Stoke City take on QPR

Stoke City boss Narcis Pelach has made three changes to his team at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday - with two of them enforced alterations. Wouter Burger is suspended and Pelach now turns to teenager Sol Sidibe, fresh from his England under 18 exploits, who starts for the first time since the Spaniard's appointment.

Sidibe lines up in midfield next to Tatsuki Seko in midfield, while Lewis Koumas has also been recalled to the starting line-up after Andrew Moran - another loanee from the Premier League - reported overnight that he was unwell and has been left at home as a result.

Pelach also has summoned Ben Wilmot to start at right-back, ahead of Junior Tchamadeu who drops to the bench alongside the returning Enda Stevens. Jaden Dixon, who has been involved in the England under 18s with Sidibe, is also among the substitutes. The average age of the starting XI, remarkably, is 22 years and nine months.

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Stoke City: Johansson; Wilmot, Phillips, Gibson, Bocat; Seko, Sidibe, Manhoef, Koumas, Junho; Cannon

Substitutes: Bonham, Stevens, Rose, Tchamadeu, Dixon, Tezgel, Thompson, Vidigal, Ennis

Queens Park Rangers: Nardi, Dunne, Cook, Morrison, Ashby, Smyth, Saito, Madsen, Field, Varane, Celar

Substitutes: Walsh, Paal, Fox, Andersen, Santos, Morgan, Lloyd, Dixon-Bonner, Bennie