PREVIOUS MEETING

Aug 15, 2009 – Premier League

STOKE CITY 2

(Shawcross 19, Jordan og 33)

BURNLEY 0

STOKE safely disposed of Premier League newcomers Burnley on the opening day.

The Clarets arrived with pre-publicised deficiencies at the back – and Ryan Shawcross exposed that fallibility by losing his man to head home Liam Lawrence's free-kick on 19 minutes.

And it was game, set and match just after the half-hour when stand-in centre-half Stephen Jordan nodded Rory Delap's long throw past his own goalkeeper.

Stoke City: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Higginbotham, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Lawrence, Whitehead, Delap, Etherington (Whelan, 76), Beattie (Kitson, 67), Fuller (Cresswell, 88).

Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Kalvenes, Carlisle, Jordan, Blake (Eagles, 72), Alexander (Thompson, 81), McCann, Elliott, Fletcher, Paterson (Guerro, 72).

Attendance: 27,385.

FORM GUIDE

Burnley: WLLLL

Stoke: DWWLL

WHO WE'D LIKE TO SIGN

If he carries on scoring goals like that one against Portsmouth recently, we'll have Martin Paterson back thanks very much.

WHO TO BOO

Join forces with the opposition for once and give Owen Coyle the full works – even though the Bolton boss will be too far away to hear.

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

Howard Webb (Sheffield). Yet to blow for a City goal this season after overseeing a 2-0 defeat by Man United and goal-less draws with Blackburn and Sunderland.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Fox, Carlisle, Cort, Alexander, Nugent, Elliott, MacDonald, Blake, Fletcher.

Stoke: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Collins, Ab Faye, Huth, Lawrence, Delap, Whitehead, Pugh, Sidibe, Fuller.

PREDICTION

STOKE old boy Leon Cort heads home at both ends to hog the headlines in a 1-1 draw.