Watch Stoke City v Dynamo Kyiv Live Online

Watch Stoke City v Dynamo Kyiv Live Online

STOKE CITY Begovic Wilkinson, Huth, Upson, Higginbotham Shotton, Diao, Whitehead, Palacios Fuller, Jones

DYNAMO KIEV Shovkovskiy Betao, Vukojevic, Yussuf, Aliyev Brown, Garmash, Gusev, Da Silva  Shevchenko, Yarmolenko

Stoke boss Tony Pulis has an almost fully fit squad at his disposal, with only long-term injury absentee Mamady Sidibie missing. The Potters boss could give Asmir Begovic a chance in the competition after dropping him in the Premier League for veteran Thomas Sorensen.

Matthew Upson and Danny Higginbotham could both be handed a chance to impress after playing in Stoke’s most recent Europa League match against Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Summer signing Wilson Palacios could also be given a run out as he looks to find some match fitness.

Up front, Pulis could well hand a rest to the in-form striking duo Peter Crouch and Jonathan Walters, instead opting to give Ricardo Fuller and Kenwyne Jones a chance to shine. Summer buy Cameron Jerome is likely to be on the bench.

Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is likely to start for Kiev. The 35-year-old struggled to adapt to the Premier League after making his switch to the Stamford Bridge but will be looking to show off his talent to English football fans.

The Ukraine legend is likely to be partnered by the free-scoring Andriy Yarmolenko, although the pair have failed to find the back of the net as frequently in the group stages so far, with Dyanmo scoring just three times in their four matches.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Dynamo Kiev currently top the Ukrainian top flight and are unbeaten in their opening 18 domestic league matches, winning 14 and drawing four.
  
  

• The Ukrainian side have enjoyed European success in the past - winning the Uefa Cup Winners' Cup in 1974–75 and 1985–86, as well as the Uefa Super Cup in 1975.

• They currently boast the Ukrainian Premier League’s top goalscorer in Andriy Yarmolenko, who has scored 11 goals from 17 matches.

• Before this season, Stoke’s only other appearances in Europe came in the Uefa Cup back in the 1972/73 and 1974/75 campaigns, which saw them exit the competition on both occasions at the first round stage.

• Tony Pulis’ side have won all of their European ties at home so far this season, with third qualifying round 1-0 win against Hajduk Split, an impressive 4-1 play-off round win against Thun, and more recently group stage win against Besiktas, (2-1) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (3-0).

• Stoke’s biggest ever home attendance at the Britannia Stadium was a match against Everton on 5 January 2002, when 28,218 fans turned up.