Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has no fresh injury worries ahead of the match.
O'Neill could keep faith with the side which beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium Of Light in midweek.
Central defender James Collins may again have to be content with a place on the bench because of the form of Carlos Cuellar and Richard Dunne. Emile Heskey is likely to be preferred to John Carew after netting his third goal in the last six matches against the Black Cats.
Stoke defender Robert Huth is suspended for the short trip to Aston Villa on Saturday.
The former Middlesbrough centre-back was booked in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic and will serve a one-match suspension for accumulating five cautions.
His absence could mean Andy Wilkinson reverts to right-back with Danny Collins coming in on the left.
Aston Villa: Friedel, L Young, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, A Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Guzan, Carew, Delph, Reo-Coker, Beye, Collins, Sidwell, Clark, Delfouneso.
Stoke City: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Faye, Collins, Lawrence, Diao, Delap, Etherington, Whitehead, Sidibe, Beattie, Fuller, Tuncay, Whelan, Simonsen, Higginbotham, Cort.
