Stoke v Bournemouth: Team news, odds and stats

Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Stoke’s home clash with Bournemouth.

Stoke v Bournemouth (Bet365 Stadium)

Team news

Stoke

Xherdan Shaqiri is a doubt for Stoke’s home clash with Bournemouth, but Joe Allen is expected to return to the Potters’ midfield.

Boss Mark Hughes revealed Switzerland international Shaqiri picked up a ‘bad ankle sprain’ in the 7-2 loss to Manchester City last weekend, while Allen, who missed that game having suffered concussion while away with Wales, has returned to full training this week.

Xherdan Shaqiri is a doubt for Stoke’s home clash with Bournemouth with an ankle injury

Striker Peter Crouch (back) is another concern, while defenders Bruno Martins Indi (calf), Ryan Shawcross (back) and Tom Edwards (ankle) are also doubtful and Stephen Ireland (broken leg) is out.

Provisional Squad: Butland, Grant, Cameron, Zouma, Wimmer, Johnson, Pieters, Souttar, Edwards, Diouf, Tymon, Fletcher, Allen, Adam, Afellay, Jese, Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting, Sobhi, Berahino, Crouch.

Crystal Palace 

Ryan Fraser must pass a late fitness test to feature in Bournemouth’s Premier League trip to Stoke.

The Scotland wing is battling a hamstring issue, while Brad Smith remains sidelined with a hip injury.

Ryan Fraser must pass a late fitness test to feature in Bournemouth's  trip to Stoke

Ryan Fraser must pass a late fitness test to feature in Bournemouth’s trip to Stoke

Striker Callum Wilson is not quite ready for a Premier League return after a second long-term knee injury, and Tyrone Mings continues to fight a back problem.

Provisional squad: Begovic, Ake, Francis, A Smith, Daniels, L Cook, Stanislas, Pugh, Surman, Afobe, Defoe, Boruc, S Cook, Gosling, Mousset, Arter, Ibe, Fraser. 

STOKE V BOURNEMOUTH 

Kick-off: Saturday, 3pm

Odds (subject to change):

Stoke: 11/10

Draw: 12/5

Bournemouth: 12/5

Managers:

Mark Hughes (Stoke)

Eddie Howe (Bournemouth)

Head-to-head league record:

Stoke wins: 2

Draws: 1

Bournemouth wins: 1

Recent league form (latest result first):

Stoke: LWLLD

Bournemouth: LDLWL 

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Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

After winning both games against them in 2015-16, Stoke failed to win either Premier League meeting with Bournemouth last term (D1 L1).

Bournemouth’s 1-0 win at Stoke last season ended a run of six straight league defeats away against the Potters.

Bournemouth have lost four consecutive away games in the Premier League for just the second time (also November 2015). They last lost five consecutive away league matches in January 2008, in the third tier.

Since the 2015-16 season, only Tottenham (60.6%) have had a higher share of their goals scored by Englishmen than Bournemouth (51.9%).

No Premier League team has conceded more shots from inside the six-yard box this season than Bournemouth (12).

No Premier League team has conceded more goals this season than Stoke City (18 – level with Crystal Palace). This is the first time since 1951-52 (24) that they have shipped 18+ goals after the first eight games of a top-flight season.

No Premier League team has conceded more goals this season than Stoke City

No Premier League team has conceded more goals this season than Stoke City

Since Mark Hughes took charge of Stoke at the start of the 2013/14 season, only Newcastle (9) have lost more Premier League games by 4+ goals than the Potters (8). Indeed, Hughes’ total of eight defeats by 4+ goals in 160 games is one more than Tony Pulis (7) managed in 190 top-flight games with Stoke.

Jermain Defoe has scored a Premier League goal against Stoke with each of the three previous clubs he’s faced them with (Portsmouth, Tottenham and Sunderland).

Defoe has scored 199 league goals in 543 appearances, including 19 in 37 for Bournemouth.

Only Jon Walters (43) has scored more goals in the Premier League for Stoke City than Peter Crouch (42). 

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