So, full-time whistles have just blown all across England as the five 1500 BST kick offs come to an end, and Wolves will be infinitely buoyed by the news fellow strugglers Wigan, Bolton and Blackburn all suffered defeat against their respective opponents.
So, Stoke make just one change to the side that lost 2-0 at Wigan last time out, with Ryan Shotton coming in for the injured Andy Wilkinson in defence. Wolves, meanwhile, bring in Ronald Zubar and Karl Hendry for Roger Johnson and David Davis respectively.
Stoke: Begovic, Shotton, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Crouch, Walters Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Upson, Delap, Jerome, Palacios
Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Stearman, Zubar, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Henry, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher Subs: De Vries, Johnson, Berra, Milijas, Davis, Doyle, Forde
As promised, the teams...
The team sheets have just come across my desk, but before we look at those why not first get involved by emailing any and all thoughts or predictions to ryan.gordon@teamtalkmedia.com.
It all appears a pretty tall order for Wolves, and our friends at Sky Bet have put the visitors at 9/2 to snatch all three points, while Stoke are 8/13 favourites for a win today.
Several rungs down the league ladder we find a Wolves side that have scraped together just one victory in their last 17 league encounters, and are, unsurprisingly, glued to the foot of the table. March marked a particularly horrific month for Terry Connor's men, who lost all five of their matches, conceding a whopping 15 goals. However, the Molineux outfit have no time to feel sorry for themselves, with the side needing to garner as many wins as they can from their last seven matches to have any chance of retaining their top-flight status.
Still, City currently occupy 13th in the standings and are 10 points above the relegation zone with seven matches to go, leaving the Potters faithful not overly concerned about being sucked into a battle for survival just yet.
Stoke have enjoyed a highly successful season so far, with Tony Pulis' men holding their own in the Europa League, while also making it to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Their Premier League form, however, has taken a severe dip in recent weeks, with their last victory coming at the beginning of March.
Good afternoon ladies, gentlemen and lovers on the beautiful game! I'm Ryan Gordon and I've been honoured with the task of taking you through all the action as Stoke City host Wolverhampton at the Britannia Stadium.
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