Valencia vs Stoke - Europa League Match Preview

Team news ahead of Stoke City's make or break Europa League second leg match against Valencia at the Estadi de Mestalla. Kick-off for this evening's match has an earlier time of 7pm and is screened live on ESPN television in the UK. Stoke travel to Valencia trying to overcome a 1-0 deficit but do know that all goals they score tonight will be away ones. Stoke manager Tony Pulis will be missing a number of first team players for tonight's game with Dean Whitehead, Ryan Shawcross, Jon Waters, Matthew Etherington, Marc Wilson, Glenn Whelan and Peter Crouch not traveling to Spain. Pulis has revealed both injury and fatigue from their large amount of games they have played recently has forced him to leave some players back home. In fact Pulis has only taken 15 players to travel with him to Spain, leaving only three outfield players on the bench. One of those players on the bench will be youngster Lucas Dawson. One player who is rested more than others is Robert Huth whose three-match domestic ban does not have any relevance in Europe and he plays tonight. Tony Pulis said in the pre-match press conference: "We've left a few behind but the team I'll pick is what I think is a very strong team. Every player that will start will be a full international, there are three captains of their countries and we'll be giving it a go. "We think Valencia are the best team we've played in Europe so far. No disrespect to Kiev or Besiktas, but we believe they're a level above them. "We know it's going to be a difficult game against a side full of quality but we'll do our best and that's what we always do." Stoke squad: Begovic, Sorensen, Huth, Collins, Shotton, Woodgate, Diao, Pennant, Delap, Arismendi, Palacios, Dawson, Jones, Fuller, Jerome.