Hello! And welcome to our live coverage of Stoke City vs Fulham from the Britannia Stadium. Team news to follow shortly!

Riise working the line from a throw, cleared by Muniesa to Ireland who flicks on to Odemwingie. He lays it back only for the long ball out to Assaidi to be overhit.

Loose pass from Wilson sees Holtby send Bent through. He has to check and lays it off to Richardson who tries an audacious clipped pass back to Bent but he was nowhere near ready to receive it back and Stoke are able to clear.

Fulham try and work it out from the back but Stoke press well and force them long.

Assaidi shows Burn a clean set of heels but doesn't look up before he crosses and sends it over to an empty box.

Straight into Begovic's arms who sends Ireland on his way down the right but he is forced backwards by Riise. Stoke come down the left this time with Pieters who sends a dangerous cross in but it is cleared by Heitinga.

Free kick to Fulham as Holtby looks to send Bent down the line but the forward is tripped by Muniesa before he can scamper after it. Around 35 yards out towards the right wing. Holtby swings it over.

Holtby spends an age on the ball and is robbed by Arnautovic. He sends it inside to Pieters who tries again to find the winger with a one-two but his pass is overhit and it goes out for a goal kick.

Assaidi skips past Burn on the left wing and cuts back to Ireland in the six yard box but Hangeland reads it well and clears.

An exchange of long balls as Wilson goes long to Burn only for him to punt it straight back to Muniesa.

Heitinga absolutely flattens Nzonzi in the middle of the pitch. 50-50 ball and he flies into the tackle. It may have been hard but having seen the replay, was definitely fair.

Wilson goes long looking for Odemwingie in the channel but the ball down the line is too hard and runs out for a goal kick. Tentative start to this match.

Fulham controlling possession now. Trying to calm the nerves after getting through the first breach. Burn tries to send Sidwell down the channell but Pieters cuts it out.

Early chance! Nzonzi bursts into the box and gets to the byline. He cuts it back to Assaidi at the far post but his shot balloons after as he tries to wrap his foot round it and send it back where it came from. Goes high and wide.

Slow start. Parker sent Richardson scampering down the wing but he couldn't keep the ball in play. Diarra mops up the long throw though and Fulham come forward again.

And we're off! Referee Chris Foy toots his whistle and Stoke kick off. Shooting from left to right to start.

Finally, a stat that has little to no bearing on this match whatsoever but is interesting nonetheless, Stoke have conceded 299 goals in Premier League history. Odds for today, Stoke can be backed at 11-8, Fulham for the away win is 9-4 while a draw is 13-5. Kick off in less than five minutes now...

STATS: Fulham have won just 38 of their 246 away Premier League games. Stoke have lost the fewest number of Premier League home games (27) of teams to have played 100 or more. Fulham have conceded 79 goals this season. The last team to concede that many and stay up was Wigan in 2009-10.

STATS: Only the Premier League's top five have taken more home points than Stoke this season. However, if only away points counted, Stoke would be in the relegation zone with just 11 while Fulham would be out of it on 14 points. A win today would mean Stoke equal their highest ever Premier League points total in a single season.

Felix Magath is refusing to give up hope of staying up recalling his days in Germany as a reminder: : "I'm used to these situations, the last relegation battle before this at Wolfsburg in the last game twenty minutes before the end, we were relegated and then at the end of the game we were up. I have no doubt we have to fight until the last seconds."

Mark Hughes won't be sending his Stoke side out to do Fulham any favours in their relegation battle: "We want to get another three points. We've got an opportunity against Fulham to match our biggest ever points total in the Premier League. That's our motivation, it's not about beating a team and making them go out of the league. It's about us doing out business and Fulham have to do theirs."

AWAY NEWS: Felix Magath is desperate for a victory and brings back Dan Burn into defence in place of Amorebieta. The other big news is Greek striker Kostas Mitroglou makes the bench for the first time having come through a week of training but is not fit enough following a knee injury to start today.