Stoke have a near full-strength squad to pick from for Monday's home clash with Crystal Palace as Ryan Shawcross and Ricardo Fuller return.

Fuller, the club's joint top scorer with 14 goals this season, and Shawcross, who has eight, have both completed their two-match suspensions and both could slot back into the Potters' starting XI.

They face competition to win back their places, though, with Richard Cresswell and Leon Cort hoping to keep their spots. Cresswell scored in the Potters' last outing, while Cort expects to be fit to face his old club.

Tony Pulis will be without midfielder Salif Diao who could miss the rest of the season after tearing a hamstring nine minutes into the Potters' recent 1-1 draw with Blackpool.

Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock has a doubt over James Scowcroft, who was forced off at half-time during last weekend's goalless draw against Blackpool with a hamstring strain and is struggling to be fit.

Defender Clint Hill should be fit to face his former club, though, having missed the Blackpool game after taking a kick to the top of his foot in training.

Full-back Lee Hills is available after overcoming a shin injury and fellow teenager Victor Moses is training again after a thigh strain, but the striker is short of match fitness.

Injury-hit winger Paul Ifill has also trained this week following his hamstring problems but midfielder Neil Danns has suffered a recurrence of his groin injury and is out.

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