John O'Shea is likely to return for Sunderland after missing the defeat at Leicester due to a family bereavement.
Victor Anichebe is pushing for a recall but on-loan winger Adnan Januzaj is ineligible to face his parent club.
Antonio Valencia will return at right-back after being rested, and Paul Pogba should start after featuring from the bench against Everton.
Ashley Young will be assessed before the game but Wayne Rooney is likely to remain sidelined with an ankle knock.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Guy Mowbray: "In response to criticism of his Stoke side, then-manager Alan Durban was misquoted as once saying: 'If you want entertainment, go to a circus' (He may actually have said 'watch a bunch of clowns').