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Stoke City vs Portsmouth

Premier League, England

Date: 22 November, 2009

Stadium: Britannia Stadium

Stoke lost to Hull in the last round even though they were a goal up by half-time but they now have another chance to create a big advantage over the endangered teams. Portsmouth lost to Blackburn as they allowed the opponents to overturn one-goal deficit and Pompey simply have to get something from this match. After the impressive start of the season, the Potters missed a great chance to create a massive advantage over the endangered teams since they could only take one point from the games against struggling Wolves and Hull. The thing that should worry boss Tony Pulis is that his side had the lead in both games but they couldn’t hold on to it and that is why this match is very important for the hosts. The Potters have dropped 12 points this season in the games they scored the first goal and you might want to try with . Toni Pulis is set to miss captain defender Abdoulaye Faye through suspension after the player was sent off against Hull, whereas Salif Diao, Amdy Faye and Mamady Sidibe remain injured. Winger Liam Lawrence, who played extremely well for Ireland against France, has lost his place in the starting line-up to long-throw specialist Rory Delap and he is clearly not happy with the current situation, which means he could be on the way out in January. We really don’t understand why a player who impressed in two matches against cheating Les Bleus is warming the bench in the team like Stoke, but this is something for Tony Pulis to worry.After picking up 4 points from the games against Hull and Wigan, Portsmouth had a great chance to beat another relegation rivals since they were a goal in front at half-time of the Blackburn game at Ewood Park but Pompey couldn’t hold on to the lead and ended up losing the game 3:1. The defeat left them four points adrift of safety and another defeat would see them get in real problems. Pompey have major problems up front, having failed to score in two of the last four away games and the trend is likely to continue against rock-solid Stoke defence. Therefore, you should seriously consider backing .Boss Paul Hart faces some selection worries with Bouba Diop, Steve Finnan, John Utaka and Linvoy Primus all on the sidelines, but the most important thing is that Hassan Yebda and Aruna Dindane have recovered and they are set to start. The two players have returned into action playing for their respective national teams and boss Hart was definitely happy to see them return unscathed. Stoke enter the match with a clear desire to win but they are not the team that would go all guns blazing at their opponents. The Potters cannot allow to lose this match, while Portsmouth are in a similar situation and we therefore expect a very tight game that could be decided by a single goal. Highlights and results will be available soon..

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