Stafylidis could make bow as Lambert begins Stoke reign
Posted Saturday, January 20, 2018 by PA
Kostas Stafylidis could make his Stoke debut in Saturday’s Premier League home clash with Huddersfield, the Potters’ first match with new boss Paul Lambert in charge.
Lambert is assessing the fitness of the Greece left-back signed on loan from Augsburg, with the 24-year-old having last played for the Bundesliga outfit in November.
Fellow defenders Ryan Shawcross, Erik Pieters, Geoff Cameron and Glen Johnson, each of whom have been sidelined, have all trained ahead of the contest at the bet365 Stadium.
Huddersfield pair Terence Kongolo and Alex Pritchard are in contention to make their first Premier League starts for the club.
Centre-half Kongolo and midfielder Pritchard both stepped off the bench for their league debuts in last week’s home defeat to West Ham, while head coach David Wagner has no new injury concerns.
Martin Cranie, Philip Billing and Jon Gorenc Stankovic are edging closer to their returns after injury. Elias Kachunga (knee) remains the only long-term absentee.
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