Welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of the Premier League meeting between Stoke City and Swansea City at the bet365 Stadium.
The Potters found themselves rock bottom of the table not so long ago, but successive wins and no defeat in four has helped them climb out of the drop zone.
It is now visitors Swansea who are in the more immediate danger of finding themselves in a relegation battle, having failed to pick up a single win since the opening day of the season.
Can the Swans get their campaign truly up and running this evening and move to within one point of their opponents? Find out with our extensive coverage below.
STOKE CITY XI: Grant; Bardsley, Shawcross, Indi, Pieters; Whelan, Adam; Shaqiri, Allen, Arnautovic; Bony
SWANSEA CITY XI: Fabianski; Naughton, Van der Hoorn, Mawson, Taylor; Fer, Ki, Sigurdsson; Barrow, Routledge, Llorente
STOKE CITY SUBS: Given, Muniesa, Walters, Imbula, Crouch, Bojan, Sobhi
SWANSEA CITY SUBS: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Amat, Britton, Cork, James, Borja
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Mark Hughes: "We're looking forward to the Swansea game. It won't be easy. I think Swansea are a little bit like ourselves where they've got a lot of quality and you feel they're in a false position. I'm sure the new manager will have a way of playing that he'll want to implement as quickly as he can."
Bob Bradley: "The [new manger] bounce is talked about and you have to make it happen. I'll be excited when we get that first win. We talk a lot about confidence and they need that reinforcement. At the Emirates we had a chance for a point, but I'm not certain we put ourselves in a great position to take three."
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STOKE CITY SUBS: Given, Muniesa, Walters, Imbula, Crouch, Bojan
SWANSEA CITY SUBS: Nordfeldt, Amat, Britton, Cork, James, Borja
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