If you can think of anything interesting to say about a match between these two sides that features essentially standard lineups from both, you’re a better man than I. Tottenham Hotspur vs. Stoke City. Knock yourselves out.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Stoke City: Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup (4-4-2): Hugo Lloris; Jan Vertonghen, Steven Caulker, Michael Dawson, Kyle Walker; Gareth Bale, Mousa Dembele, Sandro, Aaron Lennon; Emmanuel Adebayor, Jermain Defoe.
Substitutes from: Brad Friedel, William Gallas, Kyle Naughton, Scott Parker, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Jake Livermore, Andros Townsend.
Stoke City starting lineup (4-4-2): Asmir Begovic; Geoff Cameron, Robert Huth, Ryan Shawcross, Andy Wilkinson; Matthew Etherington, Steven Nzonzi, Glenn Whelan, Ryan Shotton; Kenwyne Jones, Jonathan Walters.
Substitutes from: Thomas Sorensen, Matthew Upson, Wilson Palacios, Dean Whitehead, Michael Kightly, Peter Crouch, Cameron Jerome.

















