Stoke City return to a back four as Steven Schumacher goes up against his old team Plymouth Argyle in probably their biggest game in at least this season.
A win will go along to securing safety in the Championship for either Stoke or Argyle and Schumacher has made significant changes as he searches for those three points.
Ki-Jana Hoever and Enda Stevens come in at full-backs, Jordan Thompson shifts into midfield with recalled Plymouth old boy Luke Cundle and Million Manhoef and Bae Junho are back in the front line.
Schumacher said in his pre-match press conference: “It’s not about me. It’s about Stoke trying to get points on the board. Everyone understands how crucial and vital the game is and there will be a lot of noise around it going up against a club I was at for a long time and had some good times there. The side story of me being Argyle’s ex-manager is probably that not important, the point is what’s at stake and what everyone is trying to fight for.”
Stoke: Iversen, Hoever, Stevens, McNally, Wilmot, Laurent, Thompson, Cundle, Manhoef, Junho, Campbell. Subs: Bonham, Rose, Burger, Vidigal, Baker, Ennis, Haksabanovic, Leris, Lowe.
Plymouth: Cooper, Mumba, Pleguezuelo, Scarr, Edwards, Hardie, Whittaker, Bundu, Randell, Gallowway, Forshaw. Subs: Hazard, Sousa, Houghton, Wright, Devine, Gibson, Waine, Phillips, Issaka.
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