Squad sheets: Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers

For Tony Pulis and his floundering Stoke team the international break may just have come at an opportune moment. After an abject performance in the 5-0 thrashing by struggling Bolton, a fortnight's break has given Pulis the chance to reorganise and also time for players such as Matthew Etherington, Ryan Shawcross and Marc Wilson to recover from injury. All are expected to be involved at some point on Saturday, but whether the Potters are able to take advantage of the respite against a resilient QPR side remains to be seen. Rich Flower Venue Britannia Stadium, Saturday 3pm Tickets £25-35 (01782 367599) Last season n/a Referee Mike Jones This season's matches 8 Y 38, R 3, 5.12 cards per game Odds Stoke 5-6 QPR 4-1 Draw 13-5 Stoke Subs from Nash, Sorensen, Palacios, Wilson, Shotton, Upson, Wilkinson, Tonge, Whitehead, Walters, Jerome, Soares, Diao Doubtful None Injured Fuller (achilles, 26 Nov), Sidibe (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form guide LLLWLD Disciplinary record Y19 R0 Leading scorer Walters 3 QPR Subs from Murphy, Buzsaky, Smith, Orr, Derry, Puncheon, Perone, Hall, Andrade, Agyemang, Taarabt, Hill, Vaagan Moen Doubtful Buzsaky (achilles), Hall (hamstring), Orr (achilles), Taarabt (fatigue) Injured Connolly (ankle, 26 Nov), Campbell (foot, 21 Dec), Dyer (foot, Jan), Hulse (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form guide LLWDLD Disciplinary record Y16 R2 Leading scorer Helguson 3 Match pointers • The last top-flight meeting between these sides was in December 1984 and it ended in a 2-0 win for QPR – Gary Bannister and John Gregory got the goals • There has been a red card in each of the last three league matches between these sides • Only Wigan (6%) have scored with a lower percentage of their shots than QPR (9%) • Stoke have won only six of their 17 home Premier League games against teams from London • QPR have used 26 different players so far this season, only Arsenal (27) using more