A win today would be a really great tonic....
Thought Bent might get a start today. Did he not have a good pre-season?
Stoke: Begovic, Bardsley, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic, Diouf. Subs: Huth, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Sidwell, Crouch, Sorensen.Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, N'Zogbia, Richardson, Weimann. Subs: Baker, Clark, Bacuna, El Ahmadi, Bent, Given, Grealish.Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)