Manager Alex Neil has handed Dujon Sterling his first Stoke start, after he signed for the team from Chelsea on transfer deadline day. Josh Laurent is the only other change for the team's starting 11 today as he comes into the midfield.
Stoke: Bursik, Wilmot, Flint, Fox, Fosu, Baker (c), Laurent, Smallbone, Sterling, Delap, Gayle.
Slaven Bilic has made four changes to the Watford starting 11 that drew with Sunderland two weeks ago.
Luigi Gasper, Ismaïla Sarr, Christian Kabasele and Francisco Sierralta all come in, while Kortney Hause, Craig Cathcart, William Troost-Ekong and Joao Pedro are all unavailable due to injury.