Squad sheets: Stoke City v Newcastle United

Having hit out at "lazy" journalists for describing his team as overly physical, the Stoke City chairman, Peter Coates, will be glad to know that no such suggestion is to be made here. Instead the focus is on Stoke's home record, which since the turn of the year has been impeccable. Tony Pulis's men are unbeaten at the Britannia Stadium in 2011, with their most recent win there being the FA Cup triumph over West Ham. Newcastle arrive in the Potteries having won only one of their last nine games in all competitions. Sachin Nakrani Venue Britannia Stadium, Saturday 3pm Tickets £30-40 (01782 367599) Last season n/a Referee Lee Mason This season's matches 16 Y 72, R 3, 4.69 cards per game Odds Stoke 13-10 Newcastle 5-2 Draw 11-5 Stoke Subs from Sorensen, Pugh, Faye, Diao, Whitehead, Collins, Wilkinson, Fuller, Shotton, Carew, Tonge Doubtful Carew (back), Faye (hamstring) Injured Sidibe (achilles, Aug) Suspended None Form guide LDLLWL Disciplinary record Y53 R2 Leading scorer Huth 6 Newcastle Subs from Krul, Campbell, Barton, Simpson, Perch, Ferguson, Ranger, Kuqi, Vuckic, Richardson, Best Doubtful Barton (thigh), Gutiérrez (hamstring), José Enrique (hamstring) Injured Ireland (thigh, 2 Apr), Gosling (knee, May), Ben Arfa (broken leg, 23 Apr), Smith (knee, Aug) Suspended R Taylor (second of three) Form guide LDWDDL Disciplinary record Y61 R2 Leading scorer Nolan 11 Match pointers • Stoke have the worst shooting accuracy in the division, hitting the target with just 37% of their efforts • Newcastle have not won at Stoke in the league since May 1985 when a Paul Dyson own goal settled the match • Stoke beat Newcastle 2-1 at St James Park in September despite having only one shot on target • Newcastle have not lost twice to Stoke in a single league season since 1970-71 • Stoke are the only side not to have scored a Premier League goal in the opening 15 minutes of a match this term