Jan 3, 2017 at 8pm UK at ​Bet365 Stadium
StokeStoke City
2-0
Watford
Shawcross (45'), Crouch (49')
Biram Diouf (19')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Doucoure (76'), Kabasele (91')

Team News: Marko Arnautovic, Jonathan Walters return to Stoke City XI

Marko Arnautovic celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Sunderland on April 30, 2016
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Marko Arnautovic and Jonathan Walters return to the Stoke City team for Tuesday's Premier League clash at home to Watford.

Attacking duo Marko Arnautovic and Jonathan Walters have returned to the Stoke City team for Tuesday's Premier League clash at home to Watford.

Arnautovic and Walters have replaced Xherdan Shaqiri and Ibrahim Afellay from the team that lost at Chelsea last time out, which means that Peter Crouch keeps his spot in the final third of the field once again.

As for Watford, Craig Cathcart and Nordin Amrabat have both dropped out of the XI, with Christian Kabasele and Valon Behrami coming into the selection.

Odion Ighalo has also been left on the bench, meaning that captain Troy Deeney will lead the line with support from Etienne Capoue.

Stoke City: Grant; Johnson, Shawcross, M.Indi; Diouf, Allen, Adam, Pieters; Arnautovic; Crouch, Walters
Subs: Given, Bardsley, Whelan, Afellay, Imbula, Shaqiri, Bojan

Watford: Gomes; Kaboul, Prodl, Kabasele, Britos; Doucoure, Guedioura, Behrami, Capoue, Holebas; Deeney
Subs: Pantilimon, Cathcart, Sinclair, Ighalo, Mason, Folivi, Eleftheriou

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