Stoke City v Fulham

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Stoke City went into the international break on the back of a first league win of the season under Nathan Jones, in the top v bottom clash at SwanseaFollow live text coverage from 12:15 BST on Saturday

Stoke City boss Nathan Jones is seeking back-to-back wins for the first time since he took over in January when his side host Fulham.

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Nathan Collins is available after completing a three-game ban and James McClean has recovered from injury.

Fulham manager Scott Parker has a fully-fit squad to pick from as he looks to extend his side's six-game unbeaten run in the Championship.

Harrison Reed and Bobby Reid hope to force their way into the line-up.

Stoke have picked up just one home point out of a possible 18 this season, but they lifted the pressure on Jones in the final game before the international break when they won at leaders Swansea.

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Substitute Scott Hogan's last-minute winner was the first significant goal scored by Stoke in the 90th minute or later in almost four years, since Marko Arnautovic's injury-time penalty in a 4-3 win at Everton in December 2015.

Match facts

    Stoke City and Fulham have not met since the Potters' 1-0 League Cup win at Craven Cottage in September 2015. The last time the two sides met in a league match outside the top flight was at third-tier level in March 1999, when the Cottagers won 1-0 under Kevin Keegan. Fulham have completed 6,091 passes in the Championship this season - 1,257 more than any other side. Stoke are looking to win consecutive league matches under Nathan Jones for the first time. They last did so in October 2018, under Gary Rowett. Stoke striker Scott Hogan has scored with all three of his shots on target in the Championship this season. Fulham's Tom Cairney has been involved in eight goals in his last 10 Championship appearances (5 goals, 3 assists).

Source: bbc.com